Photochemistry and Photophysics of Thienocarbazoles

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-128

  Seixas de Melo, J ^a   Rodrigues, L M ^a   Serpa, C ^a   Arnaut, L G ^a   Ferreira, I C F R ^b   Queiroz, M J R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; THIENOCARBAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METHYLATION; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICS; QUANTUM THEORY; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038371580     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)0770121PAPOT2.0.CO2     Document Type: Article

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