Qualitatively incorrect features in the TDDFT spectrum of thiophene-based compounds

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 13-21

  Prlj, Antonio ^a   Curchod, Basile F E ^a,b   Fabrizio, Alberto ^a   Floryan, Leonard ^a,c   Corminboeuf, Clémence ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITED STATES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THIOPHENE;

AB INITIO; ACTIVE FIELD; ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED STATE; OLIGOTHIOPHENES; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; TIME DEPENDENT PHENOMENA;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 84924367301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz5022087     Document Type: Article

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