Excitons in conjugated polymers: Do we need a paradigma change?

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 206, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2750-2756

  Beenken, Wichard J D ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFECTS; DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; DOUBLE BONDS; DYNAMICAL FORMATION; EXCITON TRANSPORT; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER CONFORMATION; SIMPLE MODEL; STRUCTURAL DEFECT; TRANSFER MODELS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; DEFECTS; EXCITONS; MONOMERS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 73849089497     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200925297     Document Type: Article

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