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Title: Electronic and optical excitations of the PTB7 crystal: First-principles GW-BSE calculations

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001059
OSTI ID:
1386538
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 90, Issue 19; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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