Quantum-Classical Calculation of the Absorption and Emission Spectral Shapes of Oligothiophenes at Low and Room Temperature by First-Principle Calculations

ChemPhysChem

Volumn 15, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3320-3333

  Improta, Roberto ^a   Ferrer, Francisco J Avila ^a,b   Stendardo, Emiliano ^a   Santoro, Fabrizio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

computational chemistry; density functional calculations; oligothiophenes; quantum chemistry; simulated spectra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941076327     PISSN: 14394235     EISSN: 14397641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402323     Document Type: Article

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