Transport Phenomena in Polymers: Temperature Dependences

Abstract

We have developed a fairly complete picture of the behavior of a variety of linear excitations nonlinearly coupled to a bath of phonons. The role of solitons and of polarons in the parameter phase space and the nature of the transport of excitation energy in molecular aggregates has been considerably clarified through our work. We now understand a great deal about the effects of quantum and thermal fluctuations on the transport of energy in such systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA238114

Entities

People

  • Bruce J. West
  • Katja Lindenberg

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Theory Of Solids
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Energy Bands
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Phonons
  • Probability
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Quasiparticles
  • Scientists
  • Solitons
  • Statistics
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Wave Equations
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Space
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