Regioregular di(2'-(thienyl))furan- and di(2′-thienyl)benzene-based polymers: steric and heavy-atom effects on the luminescence of conjugated systems

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 6889-6891

  Yang, Cheng ^a   Abley, Michael ^b   Holdcroft, Steven ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CREO Products Inc   (Canada)

^c BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE; FURAN RESINS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYDIHEXYLTHIENYLBENZENE; POLYDIHEXYLTHIENYLFURAN;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0032595867     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma990937o     Document Type: Article

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