Dynamical localization limiting the coherent transport range of excitons in organic crystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1812-1818

  Wang, Ti ^a   Chan, Wai Lun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

electron vibrational interaction; exciton transport; molecular crystals; organic photovoltaics; ultrafast spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

DYNAMICAL LOCALIZATION; ELECTRON-VIBRATIONAL COUPLING; ELECTRON-VIBRATIONAL INTERACTIONS; EXCITON TRANSPORT; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSIONS; ULTRA-FAST SPECTROSCOPIES; ZINC PHTHALOCYANINES;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84902073022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500716k     Document Type: Article

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