Model Hamiltonian analysis of singlet fission from first principles

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 12700-12705

  Parker, Shane M ^a   Seideman, Tamar ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a   Shiozaki, Toru ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

AB INITIO ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE METHODS; COUPLING STRENGTHS; ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATION; FIRST PRINCIPLES; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; MODEL HAMILTONIANS; MOLECULAR DIMERS; SINGLET FISSIONS;

HAMILTONIANS;

EID: 84903208776     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505082a     Document Type: Article

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