Room temperature unstable macromolecule

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of creating a macromolecule capable of ionization or conduction at room temperature through the use of a shared high-energy electron. It suggests that an organic polymer with alternating double bonds and multiple electron-donating groups could achieve this. The ideal macromolecule would need to be rigid enough to maintain electron overlap at room temperature and approximately the same length as the wavelength of long infrared radiation. The conversation touches on the potential applications of such a molecule, including photovoltaics based on conducting organic materials and organic thin film phototransistors. While there is acknowledgment of ongoing research in this area, participants express frustration with the slow pace of development toward creating an ambient heat converter that could harness energy from everyday sources like body heat and environmental radiation.
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What would it take to make a ... macromolecule, a group of atoms, molecules that has one "shared" electron, witch is at a very high energy level, so that room temperatures internal kinetic energy aka heat/ temperature and room temperature long IR waves would be enough to ionize it or, at least, take it to the conduction band?
 
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You would need an organic polymer with alternating double bonds that is multiply substituted with electron donating groups. The electron donating ability of said groups to be determined. Length of the macromolecule should be approximately as long as the wavelength of the long IR electromagnetic radiation. The molecule should be fairly rigid to ensure that the overlap is maintained for the temperature of operation. (molecule should not flop around at room temperature, Tg >> RT)
 
So, it is possible. (?) Why don't we (can't we? ) develop this and use it to convert ambient heat and radiation into electrical current?
 
Hmm, so somethings actually being done at least along the lines of this.. Kinda.
Maybe someday we will actually have an ambient heat converter.. ( I really mean basically human body temperature, room temperature.. radiation coming of the walls and ground and what not. )
Its just that work is not done as fast as one would like.
Good. Kinda.
 

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