Energy transfer mechanisms and the molecular exciton model for molecular aggregates

Radiation Research

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kasha, Michael ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION PHYSICS; SPECTROSCOPY; VIBRATION;

ENERGY TRANSFER; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 84864653851     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: 19385404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RRAV03.1     Document Type: Article

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