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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 471-476 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Synthetic Metals |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Mar 1989 |