Infrared-photoinduced-absorption studies in solubletrans-polyacetylene

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15 September 1985

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B

Vol. 32 (6) , 3377-3380
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.32.3377

Abstract

We report on the observation of photoinduced excitations in trans-polyacetylene in its liquid form in the frequency range from 2000 to 6000

{cm}^{- 1}

. These measurements strongly suggest that trans-polyacetylene is capable of supporting charged solitons even in solution.

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