Theoretical investigation of the origins of abrupt thermochromism in the polysilanes

Polymer

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1815-1823

  Gahimer, Tamara ^a   Welsh, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrupt thermochromism; Interaction parameter; Polysilanes

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; ENERGY GAP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE;

BAND GAP ENERGY; LONDON DISPERSION FORMULA; MOLECULAR POLARIZABILITY; ROTATIONAL ISOMERIC STATE THEORY; THERMOCHROMISM;

POLYSILANES;

EID: 0029724502     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0032-3861(96)87297-1     Document Type: Article

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