The intramolecular vibrations of prototypical polythiophenes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 9704-9718

  Degli Esposti, Alessandra ^a   Moze, O ^b   Taliani, C ^a   Tomkinson, J T ^c   Zamboni, R ^a   Zerbetto, Francesco ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FREQUENCIES; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUTRON SCATTERING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

DIPOLE MOMENT; FORCE FIELDS; INELASTIC NEUTRON SCATTERING; PHONON TRANSITIONS; POLYTHIOPHENES; PYRAMIDALIZATION; RESTRICTED HARTREE FOCK MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY;

MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS;

EID: 0030168732     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.471757     Document Type: Article

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