Oligo- and polyselenophenes: A theoretical study

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 8613-8624

  Zade, Sanjio S ^b   Zamoshchik, Natalia ^a   Bendikov, Michael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA   (India)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Oligoselenophenes; Polymers; Polyselenophenes; Selenium

Indexed keywords

B3LYP/6-31G; BAND GAPS; BOND LENGTH ALTERNATION; CATION-RADICALS; CONJUGATED SYSTEMS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; DICATIONS; HOMO-LUMO GAPS; OLIGOSELENOPHENES; OLIGOTHIOPHENES; POLYSELENOPHENE; POLYSELENOPHENES; SELENOPHENE; THEORETICAL RESULT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BOND LENGTH; ENERGY GAP; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SELENIUM; THIOPHENE;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 69249127911     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200900971     Document Type: Article

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