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Electronic Communication in Heterometallated Porphyrin Oligomers

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This thesis explores the design and synthesis of heterometallated oligo-porphyrin nanostructures and presents an investigation into the photophysical and electronic properties of this class of compounds. This introductory chapter presents a literature review of heterometallic porphyrin arrays, followed by an introduction to some of the techniques used to investigate the structures presented throughout this thesis.

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Cremers, J. (2020). Introduction. In: Electronic Communication in Heterometallated Porphyrin Oligomers. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39101-0_1

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