Supramolecular organization in block copolymers containing a conjugated segment: A joint AFM/molecular modeling study

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-81

  Leclere Ph ^a   Hennebicq, E ^a   Calderone, A ^a   Brocorens, P ^a   Grimsdale, A C ^b   Mullen K ^b   Bredas J L ^a,c   Lazzaroni, Roberto ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Conjugated polymers; Molecular mechanics; Supramolecular organization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTODIODES; SOLUBILITY; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

MOLECULAR MODELING;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0037213711     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6700(02)00033-3     Document Type: Review

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