Ultra-high performance photoluminescent polarizers based on melt- processed polymer blends

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2221-2226

  Eglin, Michael ^a   Montali, Andrea ^a   Palmans, Anja R A ^a   Tervoort, Theo ^a   Smith, Paul ^a   Weder, Christoph ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BIS(4 DODECYLOXYPHENYLETHYNYLENE); 1,4 BIS(PHENYLETHYNYL)BENZENE; BENZENE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; LUMINESCENCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLARIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032852176     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a902864a     Document Type: Article

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