Enhanced intersystem crossing in three-spin systems: A perturbation theory treatment

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2268-2273

  Yeganeh, Sina ^a   Wasielewski, Michael R ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING PARAMETERS; FERMI'S GOLDEN RULE; INTERSYSTEM CROSSING; PERTURBATION THEORY; RATE EXPRESSION; SIMPLE MODEL; SPIN EXCHANGES; STABLE RADICALS; THREE-SPIN SYSTEM;

CHROMOPHORES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 67849127164     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja807590q     Document Type: Article

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