Electronic relaxation in benzaldehyde evaluated via TD-DFT and localized diabatization: Intersystem crossings, conical intersections, and phosphorescence

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 19839-19849

  Ou, Qi ^a   Subotnik, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC EXCITED STATE; CONICAL INTERSECTION; DIABATIC STATE; ELECTRONIC RELAXATION; INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; INTERNAL CONVERSIONS; MATRIX ELEMENTS; THROUGH THE LENS;

PHOSPHORESCENCE; QUANTUM THEORY; RATE CONSTANTS;

LIGHT EMISSION;

EID: 84885101092     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405574q     Document Type: Article

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