Probing Si and Ti Based Sol-Gel Matrices by Fluorescence Techniques

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 397-417

  Hungerford, Graham ^a   Pereira, Mário Rui ^a   Ferreira, João A ^a   Viseu, Teresa M R ^a   Coelho, Anabela F ^a   Isabel, M ^a   Ferreira, C ^a   Suhling, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Microenvironment; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DRYING; DYES; FLUORESCENCE; GELATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SOL-GELS; THIN FILMS; TITANIUM;

MICROENVIRONMENT; TIME-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE;

SILICON;

EID: 1942422226     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021361909772     Document Type: Article

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