Optical anisotropy in thin films of a blue electroluminescent conjugated polymer

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 298, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 138-142

  Sturm, J ^a   Tasch, S ^a   Niko, A ^a   Leising, G ^a   Toussaere, E ^b   Zyss, J ^b   Kowalczyk, T C ^c   Singer, K D ^c   Scherf, U ^d   Huber, J ^d  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Luminescence; Optical properties; Polymers

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AROMATIC POLYMERS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELLIPSOMETRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; LUMINESCENCE OF SOLIDS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

ANISOTROPIC OPTICAL CONSTANTS; METHYL SUBSTITUTED LADDER TYPE POLYPARAPHENYLENE;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0031124836     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(96)09159-6     Document Type: Article

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