Photoisomerization in dendrimers by harvesting of low-energy photons

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6641, 1997, Pages 454-456

  Jiang, Dong Lin ^a   Aida, Takuzo ^b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; INFRARED RADIATION; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; MACROMOLECULE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030752340     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/41290     Document Type: Article

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