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Title: Identification of electronic transitions in polyacetylene by acoustic phonon spectroscopy

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10140133
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT (United States). Dept. of Physics

We have found that a strain-induced oscillation in the decay of the picosecond photoinduced absorption of polyacetylene (CH){sub x} can be used to identify the allowed and forbidden electronic transitions in that polymer.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
10140133
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-94-1114; CONF-940262-3; ON: DE94009324
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. international topical conference on optical probes of conjugated polymers and fullerenes,Salt Lake City, UT (United States),16-19 Feb 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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