Solvent effects on vibronic coupling in a flexible bichromophore: Electronic localization and energy transfer induced by a single water molecule

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1644-1648

  Buchanan, Evan G ^a   Gord, Joseph R ^a   Zwier, Timothy S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

excitonic splitting; gas phase; internal mixing; jet cooled; local modes; solvatochromic shift; surface hopping; vibronic coupling

Indexed keywords

EXCITONIC SPLITTING; GASPHASE; INTERNAL MIXING; JET-COOLED; LOCAL MODES; SOLVATOCHROMIC SHIFTS; SURFACE HOPPING; VIBRONIC COUPLING;

ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; MIXING;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84878104236     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400641p     Document Type: Article

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