On the nature of electronic excitations in poly(paraphenylenevinylene): A quantum-chemical investigation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2829-2841

  Beljonne, D ^a   Shuai, Z ^a   Cornil, J ^a   Dos Santos, D A ^a   Bredas J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

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EID: 0001236389     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479560     Document Type: Article

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