Photonics meets excitonics: Natural and artificial molecular aggregates

Nanophotonics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-38

  Saikin, Semion K ^a,c   Eisfeld, Alexander ^b   Valleau, Stéphanie ^a   Aspuru Guzik, Alán ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^c KAZAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Exciton; Exciton dynamics; H aggregates; J aggregates; Light harvesting complexes; Molecular aggregates

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

EXCITON DYNAMICS; H-AGGREGATES; J AGGREGATES; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR AGGREGATE;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84887315693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21928614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2012-0025     Document Type: Review

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