Oligothienylenevinylenes as a new class of multinanometer linear π- conjugated systems for micro- and nanoelectronics

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-156

  Roncali, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

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CARBON MONOXIDE; OLIGOMER; POLYMER; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OPTICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLID STATE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034109154     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar990023m     Document Type: Article

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