Tetrathiophene on graphite: Molecular dynamics simulations

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 497-505

  Marcon, Valentina ^a   Raos, Guido ^a   Allegra, Giuseppe ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformational analysis; Conjugated polymers; Molecular dynamics; Molecular modeling; Thin films

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAPHITE; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TORSIONAL STRESS;

FLAT GRAPHITE SUBSTRATES; MOLECULAR LAYERS; TETRATHIOPHENE;

MACROMOLECULES;

2,2' DITHIOPHENE; GRAPHITE; TETRATHIOPHENE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FILM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 4544344905     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200400012     Document Type: Article

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