ABSTRACT
A summary is presented of the electrical and mechanical properties of oriented fibers of poly(3-octylthiophene), POT processed from solution, poly(2,5-di-methoxy-p-phenylene vinylene), PDMPV using precursorpolymer methodology, and from polyaniline, PANI, processed as polyblends with poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide), PPTA, from sulfuric acid. Invariably, a strong correlation was observed between the conductivity and the tensile strength and modulus. We show from basic theoretical concepts that this relationship is an intrinsic feature of conducting polymers.
