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Dynamical and Nonlinear Profiles of Polarons and Excitons in Pure and Ultrapure AgCl, AgBr and AgClx Br1-x

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Polarons and Excitons in Polar Semiconductors and Ionic Crystals

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This series of lectures starts with a brief description of a number of basic aspects of the theory of polarons. Subsequently experimental problems in the field of polarons are examined. The experimental progress realized in our laboratory over the last decade is reviewed. Our experiments on AgCl, AgBr and AgClxBr1-x include i) the investigation of transport phenomena, cyclotron resonance absorption and relaxation mechanisms for polarons, ii) the measurement of optical absorption and luminescence in pure and ultrapure crystals with the analysis in terms of excitons and excitonic molecules.

We emphasize the importance of the dynamical and nonlinear response of polarons and excitions in analysing our experiments.

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  1. Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tokyo (Komaba), 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153, Japan

    Taizo Masumi

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  1. University of Antwerp (R.U.C.A. and U.I.A.), Antwerp, Belgium

    Jozef T. Devreese (Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics) (Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics)

  2. Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

    Jozef T. Devreese (Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics) (Professor of Theoretical Solid State Physics)

  3. University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

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Masumi, T. (1984). Dynamical and Nonlinear Profiles of Polarons and Excitons in Pure and Ultrapure AgCl, AgBr and AgClx Br1-x . In: Devreese, J.T., Peeters, F. (eds) Polarons and Excitons in Polar Semiconductors and Ionic Crystals. NATO ASI Series, vol 127. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2693-9_3

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