The role of solitons in the first Bu excited state of polyene chains: From short polyenes to polyacetylene

J. L. Brédas, A. J. Heeger

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Abstract

We present calculations on the geometry of the first 1Bu excited state in polyene chains ranging in length from 5 to 29 double bonds. Calculations are performed in the framework of a Hückel Hamiltonian with bond-length-dependent transfer integrals and with σ-bond compressibility and use the parameters originally chosen for polyacetylene. Our results indicate that there is a smooth evolution of the 1Bu excited state geometry relaxation on going from short to long chains. In all cases, we find that the 1Bu excited state geometry tends to relax in such a way as to produce a pair of soliton defects. The implications of our results for the nonlinear optical properties of polyenes are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)56-61
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume154
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 6 1989
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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