Positron annihilation study of polyphenylene dendrimers

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 325-330

  Marek, T ^a   Suvegh K ^a   Vertes A ^a   Ernst, A ^a   Bauer, R ^b   Weil, T ^b   Wiesler, U ^b   Klapper, M ^b   Mullen K ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Free volume; Molecular cavities; Polyphenylene dendrimers; Positronium lifetime; Rigid backbone

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

DENDRITIC BRANCHES;

DENDRIMERS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; DENDRIMER;

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DESTRUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULE; POSITRON; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0038019737     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00061-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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