Fluorescence quantum yield of oly(p-phenylenevinylene) prepared via the paracyclophene route: Effect of chain length and interchain contacts

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2618-2624

  Bazan, Guillermo C ^a   Miao, Yi Jun ^a   Renak, Michelle L ^a   Sun, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHAIN LENGTH; DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION; INTERCHAIN CONTACTS; PARACYCLOPHENE ROUTE; POLYNORBORNENE; POLYPHENYLENEVINYLENE; QUANTUM YIELD;

POLYMERS;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029666751     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja953716g     Document Type: Article

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