Optical, magnetic resonance and conductivity studies of the ladder polymer BBL

F. Coter*, Y. Belaish, D. Davidov, L. R. Dalton, E. Ehrenfreund, M. R. McLean, H. S. Nalwa

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Abstract

We report on the optical, magnetic and electric properties of the ladder polymer BBL. Our optical studies indicate a gap of approximately 1.8eV in the neutral undoped state and the presence of charged defects which increase in number upon doping. Electron spin resonance studies suggest that these defects are polarons. The resistivity is very anisotropic and could be fit to Mott's model of variable range hopping. The anisotropy is attributed to anisotropic localization lengths (ξ{norm of matrix}, ξ) of the localized states.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)471-476
Number of pages6
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 1989

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