Why the particle-in-a-box model works well for cyanine dyes but not for conjugated polyenes

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1840-1845

  Autschbach, Jochen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; QUANTUM THEORY;

CONJUGATED POLYENES; CYANINE DYES; PARTICLE-IN-A-BOX MODEL;

DYES;

EID: 35748932668     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1840     Document Type: Article

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