Optical spectroscopy of isolated and aggregate hexabenzocoronene derivatives: A study of self-assembling molecular nanowires

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Fleming, A J ^a   Coleman, J N ^a   Dalton, A B ^b   Fechtenkotter A ^c   Watson, M D ^c   Mullen K ^c   Byrne, H J ^d   Blau, W J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DERIVATIVES; GROUND STATE; LUMINESCENCE; SELF ASSEMBLY; SPECTROSCOPY;

MOLECULAR NANOWIRES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0037426780     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0262618     Document Type: Article

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