The influence of bridging ligand electronic structure on the photophysical properties of noble metal diimine and triimine light harvesting systems

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-103

  Wang, Xian Yong ^a   Del Guerzo, Andre ^b   Baitalik, Sujoy ^c   Simon, Gerald ^d   Shaw, George B ^e   Chen, Lin X ^e   Schmehl, Russell ^f  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c Scottish University   (India)

^d FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraligand; Intramolecular energy transfer; Ligand localized; Metal to ligand charge transfer

Indexed keywords

IMINE; IRON; LIGAND; OSMIUM; RUTHENIUM;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ELECTRONS; IMINES; IRON; LIGANDS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OSMIUM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RUTHENIUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646574003     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-005-9007-y     Document Type: Review

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