ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Theoretical, Physical and Computational Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
A density functional calculation of the structural and electronic properties of polytetrafluoroethylene systems with several different dihedral angles is presented using two different local density approximations, the Gáspár-Kohn-Sham and the Perdew-Zunger. All the geometrical parameters were optimized simultaneously for the stable conformation. The torsional potential curve shows an absolute minimum at the dihedral angle of 163.7°, corresponding to a slightly deformed planar zigzag conformation. Other two distinct local minima for the quasi-stable helical conformation are found at the gauche form. The calculated valence and conduction bands are discussed and compared with other theoretical calculations and experiment. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 64: 243-246, 1997
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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