Optical bandgaps of π-conjugated organic materials at the polymer limit: Experiment and theory

Advanced Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-191

  Gierschner, Johannes ^a,b   Cornil, Jérôme ^a   Egelhaaf, Hans Joachim ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Konarka Austria Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; EXTRAPOLATION; OLIGOMERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM THEORY;

OPTICAL BANDGAPS; OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; POLYMER LIMIT; QUANTUM CHEMICAL METHODS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33846490219     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200600277     Document Type: Review

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