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The low field mobility of a charge carrier on a polydiacetylene chain is ultra high, and yet the drift velocity saturates at a low value comparable to the sound velocity. Conventional ideas applicable to conventional semiconductors cannot explain these phenomena. The motion is that of a Solitary Wave Acoustic Polaron (SWAP). The SWAP is characteristic of a one dimensional system. The properties of the SWAP are described.
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Wilson, E.G. (1985). The Ultra High Electron Mobility on Polydiacetylene Chains — The Theory. In: Bloor, D., Chance, R.R. (eds) Polydiacetylenes. NATO ASI Series, vol 102. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2713-6_12
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