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High-resolution spectroscopy at low temperatures (1.5–77 K) is used to study the electronic properties of the low-temperature phase of poly-di-n-hexyl-silane in solution. The absorption spectra exhibit an unexpected sensitivity to sample preparation. Experiments probing the energy transfer dynamics are reported and a model for the electronic excitation and the disorder reigning in the polymer is presented.
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Tilgner, A., Trommsdorff, H.P., Zeigler, J.M. et al. Excited states of polysilanes: High-resolution spectroscopy and molecular modeling. J Inorg Organomet Polym 1, 343–360 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00702498
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