Toward a realistic modeling of the photophysics of molecular building blocks for energy harvesting: The charge-transfer state in 4,7-dithien-2-yl-2,1, 3-benzothiadiazole as a case study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 27, 2013, Pages 13785-13797

  D'Alessandro, Maira ^a   Amadei, Andrea ^b   Daidone, Isabella ^a   Po', Riccardo ^c   Alessi, Andrea ^c   Aschi, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 ,3-BENZOTHIADIAZOLE; CHARGE TRANSFER STATE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; MOLECULAR BUILDING BLOCKS; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; THEORETICAL MODELING; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

CHARGE TRANSFER; CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84880168555     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401173s     Document Type: Article

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