Computational quantum mechanics-based study of conduction in iodine doped polyethylene

Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 138-141

  Huzayyin, A ^a   Boggs, S ^a,b   Ramprasad, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; DFT; Iodine; Polythylene

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LEVELS; CONDUCTION; CONDUCTION PROCESS; POLYMER CHAINS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IODINE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY; THERMOPLASTICS;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS;

EID: 77949296996     PISSN: 00849162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CEIDP.2009.5377829     Document Type: Conference Paper

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