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

E. Ehrenfreund, D. Moses, A. J. Heeger*, J. Cornil, Jean-Luc Bredas

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Abstract

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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)84-90
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume196
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 7 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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