Soliton dynamics in hydrogen-bonded solids with asymmetric double-well potentials

Alexander Gordon

doi:10.1016/0038-1098(88)91037-X

Soliton dynamics in hydrogen-bonded solids with asymmetric double-well potentials

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The proton motion is studied in hydrogen-bonded chains where the potential double-well relief is asymmetric. An exact solution of the nonlinear differential equation of motion is obtained for the protonic sublattice in which protons move in asymmetric double-minimum potentials. It is shown that the propagating protonic displacement in hydrogen-bonded solids of this type is a soliton of a bell-shaped form. In the limiting case of the symmetric double-well potential the usual kink solution is obtained.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	885-887
Number of pages	3
Journal	Solid State Communications
Volume	68
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1098(88)91037-X
State	Published - Dec 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Soliton dynamics in hydrogen-bonded solids with asymmetric double-well potentials

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