Structure-dynamics relationship in coherent transport through disordered systems

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mostarda, Stefano ^a   Levi, Federico ^a   Prada Gracia, Diego ^a   Mintert, Florian ^a   Rao, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; GEOMETRY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCATTERING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DYNAMICS; EXCITATION; GEOMETRY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM TRANSPORT;

EID: 84881567202     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3296     Document Type: Article

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