Path-integral Monte Carlo simulations for electronic dynamics on molecular chains. I. Sequential hopping and super exchange

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 12696-12707

  Mühlbacher, Lothar ^a   Ankerhold, Joachim ^a   Escher, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; QUANTUM THEORY; RATE CONSTANTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTRONIC DYNAMICS; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR CHAINS; SEQUENTIAL HOPPING;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 18844417534     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1815293     Document Type: Article

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