Electronic-structure theory of organic semiconductors: Charge-transport parameters and metal/organic interfaces

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-87

  Coropceanu, Veaceslav ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Winget, Paul ^a   Zhu, Lingyun ^a   Brédas, Jean Luc ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Donor acceptor molecular crystals; Electron phonon coupling; Electronic coupling; Organic electronics; Transparent conducting oxides

Indexed keywords

DONOR-ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON PHONON COUPLINGS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

COUPLINGS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84880222986     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-071312-121630     Document Type: Review

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