Effects of Molecular Symmetry on the Electronic Transitions in Carotenoids

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1821-1829

  Fiedor, Leszek ^a   Heriyanto, ^a,b   Fiedor, Joanna ^a,c   Pilch, Mariusz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Ma Chung University   (Indonesia)

^c AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; EXCITED STATES; GROUND STATE; ISOMERS;

ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION; ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; FRANCK-CONDON FACTORS; IR AND RAMAN SPECTRA; MOLECULAR SYMMETRY; SEVERE DEFORMATION; SYMMETRY PROPERTIES;

PIGMENTS;

CAROTENOID;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT;

CAROTENOIDS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 84971349503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b00637     Document Type: Article

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