Molecular engineering of push-pull dipolar and quadrupolar molecules for two-photon absorption: A multivalence-bond states approach

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3951-3959

  Barzoukas, M ^a   Blanchard Desce, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; GROUND STATE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTONS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

MULTIVALENCE-BOND STATE MODELS; PUSH-PULL DIPOLAR MOLECULES; QUADRUPOLAR MOLECULES;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 0034622731     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1288367     Document Type: Article

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