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- Award ID(s):
- 1922111
- PAR ID:
- 10531362
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Edition / Version:
- 1
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 14
- ISSN:
- 1948-7185
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3705 to 3712
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- push-pull polymers N2200 coherent 2D-spectroscopy excitonic correlations
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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