Poly(p-phenylene)
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Dopant
A dopant, also called a doping agent, is a trace impurity element that is inserted into a substance in order to alter the electrical properties or the optical properties of the substance. In the case of crystalline substances, the atoms of the dopant very commonly take the place of elements that...
s is used to convert the non-conductive form to a semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
. It is made of repeating p-phenylene
Phenylene
The phenylene group is based on a di-substituted benzene ring . For example, poly is a polymer built up from para-phenylene repeating units....
units.