Electronic structure of pristine and sodium doped poly(p-pyridine)

G. Greczynski*, N. Johansson, M. Lögdlund, L. A.A. Pettersson, W. R. Salaneck, L. E. Horsburgh, A. P. Monkman, D. A. Dos Santos, J. L. Brédas

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Abstract

Ultraviolet spectroscopy (UPS) and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to study the valence electronic structures of pristine and sodium doped poly (p-pyridine) (PPY). The UPS spectra were analyzed by studying the density-of-valence-states (DOVS) derived from quantum chemical calculations. The electronic band structure of the PPY chains was also theoretically investigated using the valence effective Hamiltonian (VEH) method. The theoretical approach was found to be more accurate in describing the electronic structure of PPY.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4243-4252
Number of pages10
JournalJOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume114
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2001
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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