Utilizing redox-chemistry to elucidate the nature of exciton transitions in supramolecular dye nanotubes

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 655-662

  Eisele, D M ^a,b   Cone, C W ^c   Bloemsma, E A ^d   Vlaming, S M ^a,d   Van Der Kwaak, C G F ^d   Silbey, R J ^a   Bawendi, M G ^a   Knoester, J ^d   Rabe, J P ^b   Vanden Bout, D A ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84864326944     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1380     Document Type: Article

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