Photoexcitations in trans-(CH)x: A fourier-transform infrared study

Graciela B. Blanchet, C. R. Fincher, T. C. Chung, A. J. Heeger

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Abstract

Photoinduced absorption spectra of trans-(CH)x and -(CD)x between 15 and 8000 cm-1 are presented. The data demonstrate that the photoexcitations result in charged solitons which are pinned. The isotope shifts observed in trans-(CD)x provide new information about the internal modes of the excitation. Saturation of the signal at low levels is discussed in terms of a photoassisted decay channel.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1938-1941
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume50
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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