Electronic and Vibrational Absorption Spectra of Radical Cation Salts Based on TTF Derivatives

Abstract
Electronic and vibrational absorption spectra of radical cation salts based on TMTTP and unsymmetrical related molecules have been studied. A quantitative approach of the charge transfer absorption band has allowed the authors to propose a DRUDE-LORENTZ model to fit the experimental data. The physical meaning of the parameters associated with this fit is based upon the presence of strong electron-electron interactions in a narrow electronic band model (“extended HUBBARD model”) in agreement with the other physical properties known in these compounds.