A time-dependent density functional study of the singlet-triplet energy gap in charge-separated states of rigid bichromophoric molecules

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2935-2944

  Paddon Row, Michael N ^a   Shephard, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE-SEPERATED (CS) STATES;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROCARBONS; NEGATIVE IONS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 0037187993     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp015549e     Document Type: Article

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