Excited state energy transfer pathways in photosynthetic reaction centers. 1. Structural symmetry effects

Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 29, 1996, Pages 12052-12059

  Stanley, Robert J ^a   King, Brett ^a   Boxer, Steven G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; KINETIC THEORY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHROMOPHORES; ENERGY TRANSFER PATHWAYS; ENERGY TRANSFER RATES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTERS; STRUCTURAL SYMMETRY EFFECTS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0030198094     PISSN: 00223654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp9614916     Document Type: Article

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