Destabilization of a self-trapped exciton in a quasi-one-dimensional semi-conductor: Mg[Pt(CN)₄]•7H₂O with hydrostatic pressure

Abstract

Optical data from single-crystal Mg[Pt(CN)₄]•7H₂O together with calculations of the exciton energies allow us to draw conclusions on the existence of a self-trapped exciton, which becomes metastable by changing the relevant material parameters with hydrostatic pressure.