RESOURCE LETTER ERA-1 - ELECTRONIC POLYMERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

This Resource Letter provides a guide to the literature on electronic polymers and their potential applications. Journal articles and books are cited for the following topics: (i) theories of the electronic str ucture and excited states of conjugated polymers, the role of electron -phonon and electron-electron interactions in determining these states , the mechanisms of charge transport, and the insulator-metal transiti on; (ii) information on the synthesis, structure, and morphology of re presentative polymers; (iii) results of transport, optical, and magnet ic measurements on both conductive and semiconducting/insulating mater ials; and (iv) solid state device and other applications for conjugate d polymers. (C) 1996 American Association of Physics Teachers.