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Nature Materials 7, 427–428 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nmat2191

Conjugated Polymers: What makes a chromophore?

Benjamin J. Schwartz

Conjugated polymers, such as poly(phenylene vinylene) derivatives (Fig. 1a), are remarkable materials: they combine the electrical properties of semiconductors with the mechanical properties of plastics.