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Quasiparticle and excitonic gaps of one-dimensional carbon chains

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Quasiparticle and excitonic gaps of one-dimensional carbon chains. / Mostaani, Elaheh; Monserrat, Bartomeu; Drummond, Neil David et al.
In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 18, No. 22, 14.06.2016, p. 14810-14821.

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Mostaani, E, Monserrat, B, Drummond, ND & Lambert, CJ 2016, 'Quasiparticle and excitonic gaps of one-dimensional carbon chains', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 18, no. 22, pp. 14810-14821. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP07891A

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Mostaani, E., Monserrat, B., Drummond, N. D., & Lambert, C. J. (2016). Quasiparticle and excitonic gaps of one-dimensional carbon chains. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18(22), 14810-14821. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CP07891A

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Mostaani E, Monserrat B, Drummond ND, Lambert CJ. Quasiparticle and excitonic gaps of one-dimensional carbon chains. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016 Jun 14;18(22):14810-14821. Epub 2016 Apr 12. doi: 10.1039/C5CP07891A

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Mostaani, Elaheh ; Monserrat, Bartomeu ; Drummond, Neil David et al. / Quasiparticle and excitonic gaps of one-dimensional carbon chains. In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2016 ; Vol. 18, No. 22. pp. 14810-14821.

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