Effect of thermodynamics and curvature on the crystallinity of P3HT thin films on ZnO: Insights from atomistic simulations

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4687-4694

  Saba, Maria Ilenia ^a   Mattoni, Alessandro ^a  

^a IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CRYSTALLINE ORDER; CURVED SUBSTRATES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED ZNO; POLYMER BACKBONES; ROOM-TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; SUBSTRATE MORPHOLOGIES;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANORODS; POLYMER FILMS; SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMICS; ZINC OXIDE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84897699161     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4109305     Document Type: Article

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