Photoinduced infrared absorption of quasi-one-dimensional halogen-bridged binuclear transition-metal complexes

TL;DR

This study examines the optical conductivity of photogenerated solitons in various quasi-one-dimensional halogen-bridged binuclear transition-metal complexes, revealing differences in absorption spectra linked to their distinct ground states.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of soliton-induced absorption spectra across three different complexes with unique electronic ground states.

Findings

A_4_[Pt_2_(P_2_O_5_H_2_)_4_X]nH_2_O spectra split into two bands.

Pt_2_(RCS_2_)_4_I and Ni_2_(CH_3_CS_2_)_4_I show single-band spectra.

Significant excitonic effects observed in Ni_2_(CH_3_CS_2_)_4_I.

Abstract

We investigate the optical conductivity of photogenerated solitons in quasi-one-dimensional halogen-bridged binuclear transition-metal MMX complexes with particular emphasis on a comparison among the three distinct groups: A_4_[Pt_2_(P_2_O_5_H_2_)_4_X]nH_2_O (X=Cl,Br,I; A=Na,K,NH_4_,...), Pt_2_(RCS_2_)_4_I (R=C_n_H_2n+1_) and Ni_2_(CH_3_CS_2_)_4_I, which exhibit a mixed-valent ground state with the X sublattice dimerized, that with the M_2_ sublattice dimerized and a Mott-Hubbard magnetic ground state, respectively. Soliton-induced absorption spectra for A_4_[Pt_2_(P_2_O_5_H_2_)_4_X]nH_2_O should split into two bands, while that for Pt_2_(RCS_2_)_4_I and Ni_2_(CH_3_CS_2_)_4_I should consist of a single band. The excitonic effect is significant in Ni_2_(CH_3_CS_2_)_4_I.