Energy dissipation in multichromophoric single dendrimers

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 514-522

  De Schryver, F C ^a   Vosch, T ^a   Cotlet, M ^a   Van Der Auweraer, M ^a   Mullen K ^b   Hofkens, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

DENDRIMERS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 23744452985     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar040126r     Document Type: Article

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