Simulation study of the initial crystallization processes of poly(3-hexylthiophene) in solution: Ordering dynamics of main chains and side chains

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 6282-6289

  Takizawa, Yuumi ^a   Shimomura, Takeshi ^a   Miura, Toshiaki ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; THIOPHENE;

COMBINED STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; EXTERNAL FLOW FIELDS; LANGEVIN DYNAMICS; NANO-FIBER STRUCTURE; NUCLEATION PROCESS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SIMULATION STUDIES;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84878105273     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp400308b     Document Type: Article

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