Lifetime determination of fluorescence and phosphorescence of a series of oligofluorenes

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Chi, Chunyan ^a   Im, Chan ^a   Wegner, Gerhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION ENERGY; KETO-OLIGOMERS; OLIGOFLUORENES;

FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THIN FILMS;

OLIGOMERS;

EID: 30844462553     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2137709     Document Type: Article

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