The interplay between neutral exciton and charge transfer states in single-strand polyadenine: A quantum dynamical investigation

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1527-1543

  Santoro, Fabrizio ^a   Improta, Roberto ^a   Avila, Francisco ^a,b   Segado, Mireia ^c   Lami, Alessandro ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE;

CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRON; LASER; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY; ARTICLE;

ADENINE; DIMERIZATION; ELECTRONS; LASERS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84881093177     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50111f     Document Type: Article

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