Nanostructures and electronic properties of a high-efficiency electron-donating polymer

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 117, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 12628-12634

  Bhatta, Ram S ^a   Perry, David S ^b   Tsige, Mesfin ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-LENGTH DEPENDENCE; CONJUGATION LENGTH; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC (OPV); OTHER CONJUGATED POLYMERS; POLY(3-ALKYLTHIOPHENE); STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; TORSIONAL COUPLING; TORSIONAL POTENTIALS;

CALCULATIONS; CHAIN LENGTH; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY HARVESTING; SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84888984470     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409069d     Document Type: Article

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