Excitons in conjugated polymers: A tale of two particles

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2665-2671

  Barford, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES THEORY; HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; POLYMER OPTOELECTRONICS; QUANTITATIVE DEFINITION; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

BINDING ENERGY; CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS; EXCITED STATES;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84875827149     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp310110r     Document Type: Review

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