Quantum nuclear dynamics in the photophysics of diamondoids

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Patrick, Christopher E ^a   Giustino, Feliciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANE; AMANTADINE DERIVATIVE; CARBON; CONGRESSANE; DIAMONDOID; NANODIAMOND; NANOMATERIAL; TRIMANTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; CARBON; HYDROCARBON; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NANOANALYSIS; PHOTOPHYSICS; PHYSICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM NUCLEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84879651719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3006     Document Type: Article

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