Correlated backbone torsional potentials in poly(3-methylthiophene)

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry

Volumn 1008, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-95

  Bhatta, Ram S ^a   Perry, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D potential energy surface; Correlated torsional potential; Density functional theory; Poly(3 methylthophene) oligomers; Torsional cross terms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873640963     PISSN: 2210271X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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