Abstract
Nanosecond pulsed photoconductivity experiments in as-grown trans-polyacetylene at room temperature are reported. From the decay of the photoresponse the free drift time of photogenerated carriers is found to be τfd<10-9sec. From the amount of collected charge the upper limit of τfd is reduced to picoseconds so that the relaxation of electrons and holes into mobile solitons and anti-solitons is questionable.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 869-871 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Solid State Communications |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1983 |
Externally published | Yes |