Singlet and triplet emission from methylenediphenyl-diisocyanate-based poly(ester urethane): Determination of the energy-level diagram

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-135

  Cooke, D W ^a   Muenchausen, R E ^a   Bennett, B L ^a   Wrobleski, D A ^a   Orler, E B ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphenylmethane; Energy level; Luminescence; Poly(ester urethane)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; GROUND STATE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOSPHORESCENCE; POLYESTERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PHOSPHORESCENCE SPECTRA;

POLYURETHANES;

4,4' METHYLENEDIPHENYL 1,1' DIISOCYANATE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; LUMINESCENCE; MODEL; PHOSPHORESCENCE; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0037317746     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00329-8     Document Type: Article

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