EPR Spectroscopy of Polarons in Conjugated Polymers and Their Nanocomposites
Preface
1. Introduction
1.1. Properties of conjugated polymers
1.2. Polarons and bipolarons in conjugated polymers
1.3. Resonant manipulation of interacting polarons in polymer nanocomposites
1.4. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of polarons in polymer systems
2. Magnetic, Relaxation and Dynamic Parameters of Polarons in Conjugated Polymers
2.1. Poly(p-Phenylene)
2.2. Poly(bis-Alkylthioacetylene)
2.3. Polypyrrole
2.4. Polyaniline
2.5. Poly(Tetrathiafulvalenes)
2.6. Polythiophene
2.7. Poly(3-Alkylthiophenes)
2.7.1. Poly(3-Hexylthiophene)
2.7.2. Poly(3-Octylthiophene)
3. Spin-Assisted Polaron Dynamics in Polymer:Dopant/Polymer:Fullerene Nanocomposites
4. Concluding Remarks
5. Appendix
5.A.1. Theoretical backgrounds of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of polarons in conjugated polymers
5.A.1.1. Lande factor
5.A.1.2. Spin susceptibility
5.A.1.3. Spectral line shape and width
5.A.1.4. Electron relaxation and spin dynamics
5.A.1.5. Mechanism of charge transport in polymer systems
5.A.1.6. Dysonian EPR spectral contribution
5.A.2. EPR techniques
6. References
The Author