Polythiophene‐ and Polypyrrole‐based Mono‐ and Multilayers

Nanosized conducting polymers are particularly interesting for molecular electronics. The production, on different surfaces, of well‐defined mono‐ and multilayers of these polymers is of high importance given their nanometer‐size one‐dimensional resolution. In this paper we review the work carried out by our group on the obtainment of novel thiophene‐ and pyrrole based nanometer‐size molecular structures on different surfaces with new and promising properties. The results on the obtainment of self‐assembled monolayers, brush structures, and electrostatic self‐assembled multilayers of pyrrole‐ and thiophene‐ based polymers are described. Finally recent results on the obtainment of hybrid materials constituted of oligo‐ or polythiophenes and gold nanoparticles are reported.