Non-classicality of the molecular vibrations assisting exciton energy transfer at room temperature

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  O'Reilly, Edward J ^a   Olaya Castro, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER;

ENERGY FLUX; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHOTORECEPTION; PIGMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; VIBRATION;

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION; ELECTRON; LIGHT; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTUM THEORY; TEMPERATURE; VIBRATION;

EID: 84892189596     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4012     Document Type: Article

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