Polaron Delocalization in Conjugated Polymer Films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 11394-11406

  Ghosh, Raja ^a   Pochas, Christopher M ^a   Spano, Frank C ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COHERENT LIGHT; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; DROPS; HAMILTONIANS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLARONS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; THIOPHENE;

BAND OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OFF-DIAGONAL DISORDER; OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS; POLARON DELOCALIZATION; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); SPATIAL COHERENCE LENGTH;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84973358721     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b02917     Document Type: Article

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