Ebook: Conjugated Conducting Polymers
- Tags: Magnetism Magnetic Materials, Polymer Sciences, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
- Series: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences 102
- Year: 1992
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book reviews the current understanding of electronic, optical and magnetic properties of conjugated polymers in both the semiconducting and metallic states. It introduces in particular novel phenomena and concepts in these quasi one-dimensional materials that differ from the well-established concepts valid for crystalline semiconductors. After a brief introductory chapter, the second chapter presents basic theore tical concepts and treats in detail the various models for n-conjugated polymers and the computational methods required to derive observable quantities. Specific spatially localized structures, often referred to as solitons, polarons and bipolarons, result naturally from the interaction between n-electrons and lattice displacements. For a semi-quantitative understanding of the various measure ments, electron-electron interactions have to be incorporated in the models; this in turn makes the calculations rather complicated. The third chapter is devoted to the electrical properties of these materials. The high metallic conductivity achieved by doping gave rise to the expression conducting polymers, which is often used for such materials even when they are in their semiconducting or insulating state. Although conductivity is one of the most important features, the reader will learn how difficult it is to draw definite conclusions about the nature of the charge carriers and the microscopic transport mechanism solely from electrical measurements. Optical properties are discussed in the fourth chapter.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-5
An Overview of the Theory of ?-Conjugated Polymers....Pages 7-133
Charge Transport in Polymers....Pages 135-173
Optical Properties of Conducting Polymers....Pages 175-216
Magnetic Properties of Conjugated Polymers....Pages 217-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-313
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-5
An Overview of the Theory of ?-Conjugated Polymers....Pages 7-133
Charge Transport in Polymers....Pages 135-173
Optical Properties of Conducting Polymers....Pages 175-216
Magnetic Properties of Conjugated Polymers....Pages 217-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-313
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