Interfacial properties of free-standing poly(3-hexylthiophene) films

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1438-1455

  Yimer, Yeneneh Y ^a   Dhinojwala, Ali ^a   Tsige, Mesfin ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHAINS; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THIOPHENE;

ALKYL SIDE CHAINS; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; METHYLENE GROUPS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SURFACE TENSION VALUES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

POLY(3 HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SURFACE TENSION; TEMPERATURE; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84870520592     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4736571     Document Type: Article

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