Unusual size dependence of nonradiative charge recombination rates in acetylene-bridged compounds

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1689-1695

  Biswas, M ^a   Nguyen, Paul ^b   Marder, Todd B ^b   Khundkar, L R ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS;

ACETYLENE-BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

EID: 0031072522     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp960851m     Document Type: Article

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