Understanding the optical spectroscopy of amphiphilic molecular rectifiers: A density functional approach

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Tan, Osbert ^a   Clark, S J ^a   Szablewski, M ^a   Cross, G H ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; AMPHIPHILICS; ATOMIC STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION; ELECTRONIC GROUND STATE; FIRST-PRINCIPLES DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; INTERVALENCE CHARGE TRANSFER; L-B DEPOSITION; LANGMUIR-BLODGETT LAYERS; LB FILMS; LB LAYER; LONG AXIS; MOLECULAR RECTIFIER; NEAR INFRARED REGION; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; TRANSITION MOMENTS; VISIBLE REGION;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ION EXCHANGE; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 78650901087     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3516177     Document Type: Article

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