Doped β-carotene films: spinless charge storage stabilized by structural relaxation

E. Ehrenfreund; D. Moses; A. J. Heeger; J. Cornil; J. L. Brédas

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Doped β-carotene films: spinless charge storage stabilized by structural relaxation

E. Ehrenfreund, D. Moses, A. J. Heeger^*, J. Cornil, J. L. Brédas

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We show that soliton-like charge storage configurations are formed in β-carotene upon p-doping by intermolecular charge transfer. The charge storage states are characterized by a single-intragap absorption band, by zero spin, and by significant structural (bond length) relaxation. The similarity to the charged solitons observed in trans-polyacetylene demonstrates the important role of solitons in finite conjugated chains.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	84-90
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	196
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(92)85933-2
State	Published - Aug 7 1992
Externally published	Yes

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