Quantum-chemical-aided design of copolymers with tailored bandgaps and effective masses: The role of composition

International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Volumn 110, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2522-2531

  Gil Bernal, Hernan ^a   Zambrano, Martha L ^a   Arce, Julio C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SANTIAGO DE CALI   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Alternating copolymer; Bandgap tuning; Conducting polymer; Conjugated polymer; Effective mass

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; BAND GAPS; BANDGAP TUNING; BINARY COPOLYMERS; BINARY SOLUTIONS; CARRIER EFFECTIVE MASS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTATIONAL IMPLEMENTATIONS; EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRONIC PARAMETERS; HOLE EFFECTIVE MASS; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LINEAR BEHAVIOR; PARENT POLYMERS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; LINEARIZATION; MONOMERS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; TUNING;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

EID: 77958076888     PISSN: 00207608     EISSN: 1097461X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qua.22714     Document Type: Conference Paper

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