ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF POLYSILANES: EXCITATIONS OF σ-CONJUGATED CHAINS

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Theoretical Approaches to σ-Conjugation

• Isolated Strands In Solution And Low-Temperature Glasses

• Solid-State Spectra of PDHS and PMPS

• Photoconductivity and Exciton-Exction Annihilation

• Concluding Remarks

• Acknowledgments

• References