On the photophysics of carotenoids: A multireference DFT study of peridinin

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 44, 2013, Pages 13808-13815

  Knecht, Stefan ^a,b   Marian, Christel M ^c   Kongsted, Jacob ^b   Mennucci, Benedetta ^d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND LENGTH ALTERNATION; CONTINUUM SOLVATION MODELS; LIGHT-HARVESTING COMPLEX; LOW-LYING SINGLETS; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; SINGLET EXCITED STATE; SPECTROSCOPIC SIGNATURES;

PIGMENTS;

EXCITED STATES;

CAROTENOID; PERIDININ; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; QUANTUM THEORY;

CAROTENOIDS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, MOLECULAR; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLVENTS;

EID: 84887745607     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4078739     Document Type: Article

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