Intramolecular polarization induces electron-hole charge separation in light-harvesting molecular triads

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-134

  Rego, Luis G C ^a   Hames, Bruno C ^a   Mazon, Kahio T ^a   Joswig, Jan Ole ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CHARGE-SEPARATED STATE; DISCRETE SELF-TRAPPING EQUATIONS; ENERGY TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRON-HOLE PAIRS; PHOTOEXCITED STATE; QUANTUM DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SUPRAMOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

POLARIZATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

SEPARATION;

EID: 84892611234     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp408955e     Document Type: Article

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