Can Quantum Lattice Fluctuations Destroy the Peierls Broken Symmetry Ground State?

The study of bond alternation in one-dimensional electronic systems has had a long history. Theoretical work in the 1930s predicted the absence of bond alternation in the limit of infinitely long conjugated polymers; a result later contradicted by experimental investigations. When this issue was re-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barford, W, Bursill, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005