Abstract
The increase of the Peierls gap as the length of polyenes decreases is explained within an effective Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model. The effective electron-phonon coupling becomes length- and temperature-dependent due to the quantum and the thermal fluctuations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L417-L420 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 15 |
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| State | Published - 30 May 1985 |