Atomic-scale understanding of the interaction of poly(3-hexylthiophene) with the NiO (100) surface: A first-principles study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 20298-20305

  Li, Long Hua ^a,b   Kontsevoi, Oleg Y ^a   Freeman, Arthur J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CALCULATIONS; CHAINS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HOLE MOBILITY; MONOMERS;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; FIRST-PRINCIPLES CALCULATION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES STUDY; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INTERFACIAL ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE);

ELECTRON DEVICES;

EID: 84949117609     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504503s     Document Type: Article

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