Effects of substituents on the electronic properties of polyacetylenes

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 859, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 37-45

  Schwartz, M ^a   Berry, R J ^b   Dudis, D S ^b   Yeates, A T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Electron affinities; Ionization energies; Optical transition energies; Polyacetylenes

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949145239     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theochem.2008.02.035     Document Type: Article

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