A microscopic model for helical twisting power by the optical isomers of an octahedral metal complex

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 6 A, 2005, Pages 4067-4072

  Sato, Hisako ^a,b   Yamagishi, Akihiko ^a,b   Yoshida, Jun ^a   Nakano, Haruyuki ^c   Hoshino, Naomi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Chiral dopant; Helical twisting power; Metal complex

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTIMIZATION;

AB INITIO; CHIRAL DOPANT; HELICAL TWISTING POWER; METAL COMPLEX;

ISOMERS;

EID: 23944500770     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.44.4067     Document Type: Article

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