A study of the thermal elimination reaction in a poly(p-phenylene vinylene) precursor

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 319-326

  Shah, Hiren V ^a   McGhie, Andrew R ^b   Arbuckle, Georgia A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

26009 24 5 (CAS No.); Defects; Elimination; PPV; TGA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000333538     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(96)03014-6     Document Type: Article

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