Merocyanine dyes: Dimeric aggregation in solution, film structure and pH sensing

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1351-1356

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Skjonnemand, Karl ^a   Paxton, Gary A N ^a   Allen, David W ^b   Mifflin, Joanne P L ^b   Li, Xing ^b  

^a Nanomaterials Group   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (N HEXADECYLQUINOLINIUM 4 YLMETHYLIDEAMINO) 2,6 DICHLOROPHENOLATE; CHLOROPHENOL; DIMER; MEROCYANINE; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIMERIZATION; ENERGY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FILM; PH; POLARIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REFRACTION INDEX; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0035003425     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b009914g     Document Type: Article

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