Dynamical model of the dielectric screening of conjugated polymers

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 15, 2004, Pages

  Barford, William ^a   Bursill, Robert J ^b   Yaron, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONJUGATION; COVALENT BOND; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DIPOLE; DISPERSION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; SCREENING; SOLVATION;

EID: 42749099445     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.155203     Document Type: Article

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