FIELD-THEORETICAL CALCULATION IN POLYACETYLENE

Authors
PUREZA JM DECARVALHO CAA
Citation
Jm. Pureza et Caa. Decarvalho, FIELD-THEORETICAL CALCULATION IN POLYACETYLENE, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 55(11), 1997, pp. 6682-6684
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
55
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
6682 - 6684
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1997)55:11<6682:FCIP>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We use field-theoretic continuum models for polyacetylene in order to calculate the energy difference per CH group between the cis-transoid and trans-cisoid configurations, as well as to derive a limit for the velocity of a defect along the chain.