Electronic and Crystal Structures of Nitrogen-Containing Electroconductive and Electroactive Polymers

Current ideas about the electronic and crystal structures of nitrogen-containing conductive polymers are considered. A comparative critical analysis of literature data on electronic, vibrational, and NMR spectra for different nuclei, and X-ray diffraction data for various forms of polyaniline, polyphenylenediamine, and polypyrrole is presented. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between the electronic and crystal structure of nitrogen-containing polyconjugated systems and their electrical conductivity.