Electronic conductivity in polyaromatic hydrocarbon glasses: A theoretical perspective

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Ganzenmüller, Georg ^a   Koslowski, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REACTION KINETICS; RESISTORS;

LINEAR RESPONSE THEORY; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES; RANDOM RESISTOR NETWORK;

GLASS;

EID: 33745785842     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2212410     Document Type: Article

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