Analysis of the interband optical transitions: Characterization of synthetic DNA band structure

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Díaz, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; DNA; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL TRANSITIONS;

DANGLING BACKBONE LADDER; INTERBAND OPTICAL TRANSITIONS; OPTICAL GAPS;

BAND STRUCTURE;

DNA; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; OPTICS;

ABSORPTION; DNA; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPTICS; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 43149111308     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2901046     Document Type: Article

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