Excited state calculations on fluorene-based polymer blends: Effect of stacking orientation and solvation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Ramon, John Glenn S ^c   Bittner, Eric R ^a,b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORENE; POLYFLUORENE; STACKING ORIENTATION;

COPOLYMERS; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELECTRON MOBILITY; HOLE MOBILITY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SOLVATION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 34248351168     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2732341     Document Type: Article

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