Highly conducting polymers and materials for polymeric batteries

Claim 1

An electroactive polymer which comprises a charged polymer backbone of recurring units selected from: (A) --R.sup.1 --N═C═N-- (I) wherein R 1 is a six to twelve atom heterocyclic group; (B) --R.sup.2 --CH═N--R.sup.3 --N═CH-- (II) wherein R 2 is selected from a direct bond, --CH═CH--, or ##STR28## R 3 is selected from a direct bond, --CH═CH--, or a six to twelve atom heterocyclic group with the proviso that when R 3 is a direct bond or ##STR29## R 2 is not ##STR30## ##STR31## wherein R 4 is selected from a direct bond, --CH═CH--, ##STR32## as a six to twelve atom heterocyclic group; and x is oxygen or sulfur; ##STR33## wherein R 5 is selected from a direct bond, --CH═CH--, or a six to twelve atom heterocyclic group; and ##STR34## wherein R 6 is six to twelve atom heterocyclic group; and one of X 1 and X 2 is nitrogen and the other is oxygen or sulfur, and one of X 3 and X 4 is nitrogen and the other is oxygen or sulfur, (F) ═Q═N--N═ (VI) wherein Q is selected from ##STR35## wherein Y 1 and Y 2 are each independently oxygen or sulfur and R 7 and R 8 are each independently lower alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; ##STR36## wherein R 7 and R 8 are as defined hereinabove, and a sufficient concentration of a charge compensating electroactive dopant associated therewith.