Charge dynamics through pi-stacked arrays of conjugated molecules: Effect of dynamic disorder in different transport/transfer regimes

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 707-716

  Troisi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Electron phonon coupling; Organic semiconductor; Quantum dynamics

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RATE CONSTANTS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING; MODULATION TIMESCALE; QUANTUM DYNAMICS; SUPRAMOLECULAR FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 33750156870     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020600857305     Document Type: Article

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