Theory of Primary Photoexcitations in Donor-Acceptor Copolymers

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.267401

Title: Theory of Primary Photoexcitations in Donor-Acceptor Copolymers

Authors:: Aryanpour, Karan; Dutta, Tirthankar; Huynh, Uyen N. V.; Vardeny, Zeev Valy; Mazumdar, Sumit

Publication Date:: 2015-12-30

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1234101

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER46109; DMR-1121252

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 115 Journal Issue: 26; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Aryanpour, Karan, Dutta, Tirthankar, Huynh, Uyen N. V., Vardeny, Zeev Valy, and Mazumdar, Sumit. Theory of Primary Photoexcitations in Donor-Acceptor Copolymers.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Aryanpour, Karan, Dutta, Tirthankar, Huynh, Uyen N. V., Vardeny, Zeev Valy, & Mazumdar, Sumit. Theory of Primary Photoexcitations in Donor-Acceptor Copolymers.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.267401.

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                    Aryanpour, Karan, Dutta, Tirthankar, Huynh, Uyen N. V., Vardeny, Zeev Valy, and Mazumdar, Sumit. Wed .  
        "Theory of Primary Photoexcitations in Donor-Acceptor Copolymers".  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.267401.

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