Abstract
The results of a series of experiments are described which demonstrate that solitons are the important excitations in trans-(CH)x and that the properties of these non-linear excitations can be directly studied through measurements on trans-(CH)x samples, either during photoexcitation of after doping. The importance of these concepts in the more general context of conducting polymers is addressed. Although the two-fold degenerate ground state of trans-(CH)x is quite special, the relevant concepts can be generalized to confined soliton pairs (bipolarons) and applied to a wide variety of conjugated polymers in which the ground state degeneracy is not present.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 173-184 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Synthetic Metals |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1984 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry