Nonmonotonic energy harvesting efficiency in biased exciton chains

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Vlaming, S M ^a   Malyshev, V A ^a   Knoester, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HAMILTONIANS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

ENERGY BIAS; NONMONOTONIC ENERGY HARVESTING;

EXCITONS;

EID: 39349083935     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2784556     Document Type: Article

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