A tuned LRC-DFT design of ambipolar diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing quinoidal molecules interesting for molecular electronics

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2591-2601

  García, Gregorio ^a,b   Granadino Roldán, José M ^b   Hernández Laguna, Alfonso ^c   Garzón, Andrés ^d   Fernández Gómez, Manuel ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

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EID: 84962418436     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct4000845     Document Type: Article

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