Optical properties of photoexcited and chemically doped polythiophene
- 20 October 1984
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
- Vol. 17 (29) , L803-L807
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3719/17/29/009
Abstract
Photoinduced absorption shows a peak in neutral polythiophene film at 1.35 eV. Chemical doping gives rise to more complex absorption in the region 0.5 to 2 eV. These absorptions are discussed in a polaron framework and comparisons are drawn with observations on other polymers.Keywords
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