Torsional structure in poly(para-phenylene vinylene)

R. T. Fu, M. Sluiter, C. Q. Wu, X. Sun, Y. Kawazoe

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Abstract

A direct approach to calculate the phonon dispersion curves in poly(para-phenylene vinylene, PPV) by using a parameterized tight-binding force constant method is presented. The calculated phonon dispersion curves for the first time show a pronounced soft mode in responding to a specific twisted structure in PPV, in very good agreement with experiments. A torsion angle of 22° is predicted in PPV chain, consistent with experimental data in oligomers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)304-305
Number of pages2
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume101
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999 May
EventProceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals (ICSM-98) - Montpellier
Duration: 1998 Jul 121998 Jul 18

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