Atomistic investigation of the solubility of 3-alkylthiophene polymers in tetrahydrofuran solvent

Macromolecules

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 8003-8008

  Caddeo, Claudia ^a   Mattoni, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLTHIOPHENES; ATOMISTIC APPROACH; CONJUGATED CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FLORY-HUGGINS THEORY; MOLECULAR SOLVENTS; SOLUBILITY PROPERTIES; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; TETRAHYDROFURAN SOLVENTS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84885204222     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: 15205835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma401345n     Document Type: Article

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