Exciton multiplication from first principles

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1280-1289

  Jaeger, Heather M ^a   Hyeon Deuk, Kim ^b   Prezhdo, Oleg V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84879205711     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar3002365     Document Type: Article

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