Photophysical characterization of dilute solutions and ordered thin films of alkyl-substituted polyfluorenes

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2117-2122

  Teetsov, Julie ^a   Fox, Mary Anne ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; FILM; FLUORESCENCE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHYSICS; POLYMERIZATION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0032882285     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a902829c     Document Type: Article

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