Path-integral Monte Carlo simulations for electronic dynamics on molecular chains. II. Transport across impurities

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 122, Issue 18, 2005, Pages

  Mühlbacher, Lothar ^a   Ankerhold, Joachim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONOR-BRIDGE-ACCEPTOR (DBA) SYSTEMS; ELECTRON TRANSFER (ET); INTERSITE HOPPING; PATH-INTEGRAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; ENERGY GAP; HAMILTONIANS; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 18844408052     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1896355     Document Type: Article

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