The effect of side-chain length on the solid-state structure and optoelectronic properties of fluorene- alt -benzothiadiazole based conjugated polymers-A DFT study

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 116, Issue 43, 2012, Pages 10597-10606

  Eslamibidgoli, Mohammad J ^a   Lagowski, Jolanta B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOTHIADIAZOLES; DFT STUDY; FLUORENES; GAP VALUES; GASPHASE; HEXAGONAL PHASIS; HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY; INTERCHAIN INTERACTIONS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR PACKINGS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PACKING STRUCTURE; PLANAR CONFIGURATIONS; RED-SHIFTED; SIDE-CHAINS; SOLID-STATE STRUCTURES; STABLE CONFIGURATION; TIME-DEPENDENT DFT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES;

CHAIN LENGTH;

EID: 84868244056     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp304974p     Document Type: Article

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