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Intramolecular Excitation Energy Transfer in Bichromophoric Molecules - Fundamental Aspects and Applications

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The bichromophoric molecules considered in the present paper consist of two chromophores covalently linked by a molecular spacer (for instance, a polymethylene chain) so that no conjugation between them is possible. Several intramolecular excited-state processes can occur in this kind of molecule (De Shryver et al., 1977a).

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Valeur, B. (1989). Intramolecular Excitation Energy Transfer in Bichromophoric Molecules - Fundamental Aspects and Applications. In: Jameson, D.M., Reinhart, G.D. (eds) Fluorescent Biomolecules. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5619-6_16

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