Band Theory of Metallic Polyacetylene

Abstract
Ab initio extended muffin-tin orbital calculations are presented for trans-polyacetylene heavily doped with AsF5, AsF6, SbF6, or PF6. For the hexafluoride dopants, AsF6 and SuF6, hybridization of metal s states with polymer π states produces a partly filled metallic band. This provides a band model of metallic conductivity within and between chains consistent with anisotropic electric conductivity. This model should also apply to other doped conjugated polymers.

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