Twisting of conjugated oligomers and polymers: Case study of oligo- And polythiophene

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 3688-3700

  Zade, Sanjio S ^a   Bendikov, Michael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Oligothiophene; Polymers; Polythiophene

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MONOMERS; THIOPHENE; WAVELENGTH;

OLIGOTHIOPHENES; RADICAL CATIONS; SEXITHIOPHENE;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 34250330250     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600819     Document Type: Article

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