Biradicaloid and polyenic character of quinoidal oligothiophenes revealed by the presence of a low-lying double-exciton state

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3334-3339

  Di Motta, Simone ^a   Negri, Fabrizia ^a   Fazzi, Daniele ^b   Castiglioni, Chiara ^b,c   Canesi, Eleonora Valeria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

General Theory; Molecular Structure; Quantum Chemistry

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION REGION; C-C BONDS; COLLECTIVE MODES; COMPUTATIONAL LEVEL; DOUBLY EXCITED STATE; EXCITON STATE; GENERAL THEORY; GROUND ELECTRONIC STATE; LOW LYING ELECTRONIC STATE; OLIGOTHIOPHENES; OUT OF PHASE; RAMAN ACTIVITIES; STATE MIXING;

ELECTRONIC STATES; EXCITONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLIGOMERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY;

EXCITED STATES;

EID: 78649945224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz101400d     Document Type: Article

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