Chain length and torsional dependence of exciton binding energies in P3HT and PTB7 conjugated polymers: A first-principles study

Polymer

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2667-2672

  Bhatta, Ram S ^a   Tsige, Mesfin ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Fundamental gap; HOMO LUMO gap; Optical gap

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; CHAINS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; EXCITONS;

EXCITON-BINDING ENERGY; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; FUNDAMENTAL GAP; HOMO-LUMO GAPS; OPTICAL GAP; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC (OPV); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THIENO[3 ,4-B]THIOPHENE;

BINDING ENERGY;

EID: 84901245203     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.04.022     Document Type: Article

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