Photochemical Au(I)–Au(I) Bond Formation: A Battle between Intersystem Crossing and Internal Conversion
- Award ID(s):
- 2308979
- PAR ID:
- 10662846
- Publisher / Repository:
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 15
- ISSN:
- 1948-7185
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3816 to 3821
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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