A normal-mode study of a polymer glass containing a chromophore impurity

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2401-2409

  Forrest, Bruce M ^a   Leontidis, Epameinondas ^b   Suter, Ulrich W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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EID: 0001193631     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.470935     Document Type: Article

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