Ultrafast structural dynamics of Cu(I)-bicinchoninic acid and their implications for solar energy applications

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 10497-10506

  Fransted, Kelly A ^a   Jackson, Nicholas E ^b   Zong, Ruifa ^c   Mara, Michael W ^a,b,d   Huang, Jier ^a,e   Harpham, Michael R ^a   Shelby, Megan L ^a,b   Thummel, Randolph P ^c   Chen, Lin X ^a,b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; GROUND STATE; LIGANDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLVENTS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION;

EXCITED STATE LIFETIMES; EXCITED-STATE DYNAMICS; EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTRUM; FORBIDDEN TRANSITIONS; SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS; SOLVENT ACCESSIBILITY; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE;

EXCITED STATES;

EID: 84924273866     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504294j     Document Type: Article

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