Polarizing energy transfer in photoluminescent materials for display applications

Nature

Volumn 392, Issue 6673, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Montall, Andrea ^a   Bastiaansen, Cees ^a   Smith, Paul ^a   Weder, Christoph ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

7 DIETHYLAMINO 4 METHYLCOUMARIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MATERIAL STATE; OPTICS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032546374     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/32616     Document Type: Article

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