Effect of media polarity on the photoisomerisation of substituted stilbene, azobenzene and imine chromophores

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 625-630

  King, N R ^a   Whale, Eric A ^a   Davis, Fred J ^a   Gilbert, Andrew ^a   Mitchell, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001597754     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a607980f     Document Type: Article

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