Conjugated Conducting Polymers

1. Introduction.- References.- 2. An Overview of the Theory of ?-Conjugated Polymers.- 2.1 Synopsis.- 2.2 Theoretical Concepts, Models and Methods.- 2.3 The Hückel and SSH Models: Independent-Electron Theories.- 2.4 Hubbard Model: A Paradigm for Correlated Electron Theories.- 2.5 The One-Dimensional Peierls-Hubbard Model.- 2.6 The Combined Effects of Electron-Phonon and Electron-Electron Interactions: Theory and Experiment.- 2.7 Beyond Simple Models: Discussion and Conclusions.- References.- 3. Charge Transport in Polymers.- 3.1 Models for the Insulating and Semiconducting States.- 3.2 Models for Transport Processes.- 3.3 Experiments in the Insulating and Semiconducting State.- 3.4 The Semiconductor-Metal Transition and the Metallic State.- 3.5 Summary.- References.- 4. Optical Properties of Conducting Polymers.- 4.1 Elementary Considerations.- 4.2 Dielectric Response Function and Band Structure.- 4.3 Band Gap and Band Structures of Undoped Conjugated Polymers.- 4.4 Photon-Phonon Interaction.- 4.5 The Study of Elementary Excitations in Conjugated Polymers.- 4.6 Highly Conducting Conjugated Polymers.- References.- 5. Magnetic Properties of Conjugated Polymers.- 5.1 General Aspects of Magnetic Properties and Resonance Techniques.- 5.2 Structure and Lattice Dynamics of Conjugated Polymers in the Non-Conducting Phase.- 5.3 Spin Dynamics of Conjugated Defects in the Non-Conducting Phase.- 5.4 Magnetic Properties of Conjugated Polymers in the Conducting Phase.- 5.5 Magnetic Properties of Polydiacetylenes (PDA).- 5.6 Other Conjugated Polymers.- 5.7 Conclusions and Remarks.- References.