Criteria for quantum coherent transfer of excitations between chromophores in a polar solvent

Chemical Physics Letters

Volumn 421, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 266-271

  Gilmore, Joel B ^a   McKenzie, Ross H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; MOLECULES; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PROTEINS;

PROTEIN-PIGMENT COMPLEXES; QUANTUM COHERENT TRANSFER; QUANTUM DECOHERENCE; QUANTUM OSCILLATIONS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33644985445     PISSN: 00092614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2005.12.104     Document Type: Article

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