Insulator-Metal Transition and Inhomogeneous Metallic State in Conducting Polymers

Abstract

This review article summarizes the insulator to metal transition that occurs in polyaniline, polypyrrole, and polyacetylene with increasing order. Based on dc and microwave frequency conductivity and optical studies, an inhomogeneous disorder induced insulator-metal transition is proposed to occur.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 20, 1997
Accession Number
ADA330213

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Epstein
  • R. S. Kohlman

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemistry
  • Conductive Polymers
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Density
  • Fermi Levels
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Microwave Frequency
  • Scattering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transport Properties

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  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene