Direct proof of electron transfer in a rigid first generation triphenyl amine core dendrimer substituted with a peryleneimide acceptor

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 501-510

  Lor, M ^a   Jordens, S ^a   De Belder, G ^a   Schweitzer, G ^a   Fron, E ^a   Viaene, L ^a   Cotlet, M ^a   Weil, T ^b   Mullen K ^b   Verhoeven, J W ^a   Van Der Auweraer, M ^a   De Schryver, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE; ANION; DENDRIMER; IMIDE; NANOPARTICLE; PERYLENEIMIDE; TRIPHENYL AMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; ION PAIR EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141932762     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b212450e     Document Type: Article

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