Control of energy transfer in oriented conjugated polymer-mesoporous silica composites

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5466, 2000, Pages 652-656

  Nguyen, Thuc Quyen ^a   Wu, Junjun ^a   Doan, Vinh ^a   Schwartz, Benjamin J ^a   Tolbert, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034725084     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5466.652     Document Type: Article

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