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Physics Letters A

Volume 95, Issues 3–4, 25 April 1983, Pages 201-203
Physics Letters A

Semiconductor-like structure of infinite linear polyacene

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Abstract

We investigate the Hartree-Fock ground state stability of linear polyacenes against spin-wave distortions. It is predicted that linear polyacenes with very many rings have an antiferromagnetic-like ground state and a semiconductor structure with a gap of about 1–2 eV.

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