Positron annihilation studies of chromophore-doped polymers

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 571-574

  Huang, C M ^a   Yuan, J P ^a   Cao, H ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Jean, Y C ^a   Suzuki, R ^b   Ohdaira, T ^b   Nielsen, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromophore; Free volume; Nonlinear optical; Polymers

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); NONLINEAR OPTICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SURFACES;

DOPPLER BROADENING ENERGY SPECTRA; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; POSITRON IMPLANTATION ENERGY;

SPECTROSCOPY;

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEGRADATION; DESTRUCTION; ENERGY; LIFESPAN; POSITRON; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0034213521     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(00)00220-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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