Topologically protected excitons in porphyrin thin films

Nature Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1026-1032

  Yuen Zhou, Joel ^a   Saikin, Semion K ^a,b   Yao, Norman Y ^c   Aspuru Guzik, AlÆn ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRINS; TOPOLOGY;

ENERGY LANDSCAPE; EXCITON TRANSPORT; HOMOGENEOUS MAGNETIC FIELD; LIGHT-HARVESTING SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR AGGREGATE; ORGANIC MATERIALS; TOPOLOGICAL PHASIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC ARRAYS;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84969740544     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/NMAT4073     Document Type: Article

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