Abstract
Electronic charge carriers in ionic materials can self-trap to form large polarons. Interference between the ionic displacements associated with oppositely charged large polarons increases as they approach one another. Initially, this interference produces an attractive potential that fosters their merger. However, for small enough separations this interference generates a repulsive interaction between oppositely charged large polarons. In suitable circumstances, this repulsion can overwhelm their direct Coulomb attraction. Then, the resulting net repulsion between oppositely charged large polarons constitutes a potential barrier which impedes their recombination.
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