Muon studies in organic conductors

Abstract

This paper contains a brief review of muon studies of organic conductors with emphasis on polymers. The species created by implanted muons in both semiconducting polymers and polymers doped to metallic values of conductivity are described. Both diamagnetic centres and paramagnetic radicals are formed in the semiconducting materials. The mechanisms of interaction of the muon with the polymers and the longitudinal relaxation of the muon species are discussed. In highly conducting polymers the muons are primarily present in diamagnetic states. Implanted muons have also been used to study both organic chargetransfer salts and Rb₃C₆₀in the superconducting state.