Relative stability of polarons and bipolarons in emeraldine oligomers: a quantum chemical study

被引:33
作者
de Oliveira, ZT [1 ]
dos Santos, MC [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, UNICAMP, Inst Fis, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
polymers; elastomers and plastics; electronics states (localized); optical properties;
D O I
10.1016/S0038-1098(99)00580-3
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
The electronic structure of emeraldine base form of polyaniline is investigated by means of semi-empirical quantum chemical methods. A phenyl-capped octaaniline has been adopted as the molecular model for the polymer. Neutral and protonated states of this molecule were investigated. In particular, the energetics of polaron and bipolaron formation and their relative stability were obtained. The results are consistent with a polaron being energetically more stable than a bipolaron. The implications of the present results regarding the current models for the insulator-to-metal transition in emeraldine upon acidic doping are discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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