Published September 3, 1984 | Version v1
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Evolution of polaron states into bipolarons in polypyrrole

  • 1. University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106

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The kinetics of polaron recombination into bipolarons in polypyrrole has been studied by optical-absorption spectroscopy on films doped in situ in an electrochemical cell. ESR studies confirm that the metastable states possess spin, while the stable states do not. The data reveal a slow evolution, consistent with polaron-diffusion rates limited by the mobility of the accompanying counterion

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
53
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1005-1008
ISSN
0031-9007