DYNAMICS OF CONFORMATIONAL DEFECTS IN POLY(3-HEXYL)THIOPHENE

A model for the electronic torsional interaction in quasi-one-dimensio nal chains of poly(3-hexyl)thiophene (P3HT) is proposed. The model adm its conformational defects like topological solitons. It is shown that the dynamics of these defects can be studied by numerically integrati ng the corresponding time-dependent equations of motion for the ring t orsion angle and the pi electrons. The results have indicated that thi s kind of defect is very massive. The vibrational motion of the rings has suggested an interesting mechanism of charge transfer between tors ional solitons.