The spectroscopy of the low-lying bands in the special-pair radical-cations of photosynthetic reaction centres

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Reimers, Jeffrey R ^a   Hutter, Michael C ^a   Hush, Noel S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hole transfer; Near IR spectroscopy; Radical cation; Special pair; Vibronic coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031829677     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005937026373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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