Photochemical molecular devices

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 459-476

  Balzani, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

COMPUTER; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0344722565     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b300075n     Document Type: Review

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