1.8 Electronic and Optical Devices (ECD, Battery, EL, Diode, Transistor, Nonlinear Optical Device, etc.)1.8.1 Redox Functions; 1.8.2 Electronic and Optical Devices; 1.9 Conclusions; References; 2 Catalyst-Transfer Condensation Polymerization for Precision Synthesis of π-Conjugated Polymers; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Kumada-Tamao Coupling Polymerization with Ni Catalyst; 2.2.1 Polythiophene; 2.2.1.1 Discovery and Mechanism of Catalyst-Transfer Condensation Polymerization; 2.2.1.2 A Variety of Monomers; 2.2.1.3 Block Polythiophenes; 2.2.1.4 Block Copolymers of Polythiophene and Other Polymers |