Spectroscopic observation of polaron-lattice band structure in the conducting polymer polyaniline

Abstract

We present the results of soft x-ray emission measurements for undoped and protonated polyemeraldine. We show that the polaron-lattice band structure fully accounts for the observed x-ray transitions. A finite spectral intensity of C Kα and N Kα XES is observed at the Fermi level for protonated polyemeraldine, supporting the applicability of the polaronic-metal model for highly conducting polymers.