Comparison of LC-TDDFT and ADC(2) methods in computations of bright and charge transfer states in stacked oligothiophenes

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3280-3289

  Li, Hao ^a   Nieman, Reed ^b   Aquino, Adélia J A ^b   Lischka, Hans ^b,c   Tretiak, Sergei ^a,d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84904321604     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct500072f     Document Type: Review

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