Nonradiative decay mechanisms in DNA model systems

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2047-2053

  Kohler, Bern ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELOCALIZATIONS; DNA MODEL; ELECTRONIC MOTIONS; EXCITED ELECTRONIC STATE; FASTER RATES; FEMTOSECONDS; MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION; MULTIMERS; NONRADIATIVE DECAYS; NUCLEOBASES; ON TIME; POLYNUCLEOTIDES; QUANTUM DYNAMICS CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM-CHEMICAL METHODS; SINGLE BASIS; THEORETICAL RESEARCH; TIME-SCALES; ULTRA-FAST; ULTRAFAST LASER SPECTROSCOPY; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

DNA; DYNAMICS; ELECTRONIC STATES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; GENES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 77954255381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz100491x     Document Type: Review

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