Research Article
DFT Study of Polythiophene Energy Band Gap and Substitution
Effects
Table 2
Values of dihedral angle
(°) of the studied compounds obtained by B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) level.
| Compounds | | | | | | | |
| 8T | 179.96 | 179.96 | 179.96 | 179.96 | 179.96 | 179.96 | 179.96 |
| 8TOC | HT | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | HH | 161.49 | 179.96 | 170.17 | 179.69 | 169.86 | 179.98 | 161.51 | TT | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 |
| 8TCOC | HT | 146.37 | 155.18 | 156/94 | 154.19 | 157.29 | 152.34 | 148.24 | HH | 165.04 | 126.17 | 176.70 | 132.04 | 171.43 | 130/92 | 162.30 | TT | 122.47 | 170.57 | 127.90 | 168.60 | 127.90 | 170.60 | 122.47 |
| 8TOOC | 175.85 | 177.14 | 175.93 | 178.73 | 179.92 | 179.62 | 179.97 |
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