A correlated electron view of singlet fission

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1339-1347

  Zimmerman, Paul M ^a   Musgrave, Charles B ^b   Head Gordon, Martin ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84879201912     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar3001734     Document Type: Article

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