An oligomer study on small band gap polymers

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 112, Issue 43, 2008, Pages 10764-10773

  Karsten, Bram P ^a   Viani, Lucas ^b   Gierschner, Johannes ^b,c   Cornil, Jérôme ^b   Janssen, René A J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTO MADRILEÑO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN NANOCIENCIA IMDEA NANOCIENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM ALLOYS; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BAND GAPS; DICATION; DONOR AND ACCEPTORS; EXCHANGE ENERGIES; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; LOWER ENERGIES; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPTICAL ABSORPTIONS; OPTICAL-; PENTAMER; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; PYRAZINE; RADICAL CATIONS; SMALL BAND GAP POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 55949089939     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp805817c     Document Type: Article

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