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The interaction between multipoles is not isotropic even in cubic systems. This results in the introduction of geometric reduction factors in the calculation of energy-transfer rates in crystals. We derive these reduction factors for the cases of dipole–dipole, dipole–quadrupole, and quadrupole–quadrupole couplings and present a general procedure for their derivation in other cases. For the dipole–dipole case the geometric factor is independent of the distribution of the acceptor species, but for higher-order couplings, a significant angular dependence is found.
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Received: 6 November 1998 / Accepted: 15 January 1999 / Published online: 7 June 1999
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Luxbacher, T., Fritzer, H., Riehl, J. et al. The angular dependence of the multipole–multipole interaction for energy transfer. Theor Chem Acc 103, 105–108 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002140050520
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002140050520