Structural change in mesoscopic Peierls chains

Authors
Baldea, I Koppel, H Cederbaum, LS
Citation
I. Baldea et al., Structural change in mesoscopic Peierls chains, SYNTH METAL, 101(1-3), 1999, pp. 394-394
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC METALS
ISSN journal
03796779 → ACNP
Volume
101
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
394 - 394
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(199905)101:1-3<394:SCIMPC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Quantum phonon fluctuations restore the broken symmetry and cause a smooth structural transition in finite Peierls chains. A minimum dimerization size is predicted that can be in the (sub)micrometer range.