Modeling disorder in polymer aggregates: The optical spectroscopy of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) thin films

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 23, 2005, Pages

  Spano, Frank C ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERCHAIN SPECIES; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (PLED); SELF-AGGREGATION;

ABSORPTION; HAMILTONIANS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LUMINESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERS; THIN FILMS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 23344445776     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1914768     Document Type: Article

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