Electronic structure of platinum-containing polyynes

O. Lhost, J. M. Toussaint, J. L. Bredas, H. F. Wittmann, K. Fuhrmann, R. H. Friend, M. S. Khan, J. Lewis

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Abstract

Using an Extended Hückel approach, we investigate the electronic structure of a class of metal-containing polyynes (oligomers and polymers). These systems contain square-planar coordinated platinum sites linked by conjugated sequences of acetylenic units. We mainly focus on the evolution of the first optical transition as a function of the molecule size when going from short oligomers to the polymer. Our primary interest is in establishing the contribution of the metal atoms in the conjugation path.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4525-4530
Number of pages6
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume57
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 19 1993
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • conjugated polymer
  • extended Hückel.
  • polyynes
  • transition-metal complex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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