Multireference Ab Initio Investigation on Ground and Low-Lying Excited States: Systematic Evaluation of J-J Mixing in a Eu3+ Luminescent Complex.
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SUBMITTER: Babetto L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8769492 | biostudies-literature |
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