A quantum molecular dynamics study of exciton self-trapping in conjugated polymers: Temperature dependence and spectroscopy

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 17, 2000, Pages 7684-7692

  Kobrak, Mark N ^a,b   Bittner, Eric R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

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EID: 0038274475     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481379     Document Type: Article

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