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Synthetic metals: Polyacetylene and organic superconductors lead the field

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  1. Martin Byrce is a lecturer and Munir Ahmad a member of research staff in the Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE.

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    Bryce, M., Ahmad, M. Synthetic metals: Polyacetylene and organic superconductors lead the field. Nature 311, 301–302 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/311301b0

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