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 language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4525-4530 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Synthetic Metals |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 19 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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