Abstract
The electronic properties of the metal tungsten bronzes of high x value are interpreted in terms of a model in which the conduction electron wavefunctions are derived principally from the metal atomic p functions. It is shown that the physical properties of the bronzes are consistent with this model, which is compared, in this respect, with others. The transition to metallic conductivity at low x values is discussed, using the theory of Mott, and a number of experiments are suggested for clarifying some features of the electronic structure of the tungsten bronzes, and also of the related vanadium bronzes.

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