Electrofluorescence of MEH-PPV and its oligomers: Evidence for field-induced fluorescence quenching of single chains

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 7732-7742

  Smith, Timothy M ^a   Hazelton, Nathaniel ^a   Peteanu, Linda A ^a   Wildeman, Jurjen ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EXCITONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OLIGOMERS; QUENCHING;

EXCITON DELOCALIZATION; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; SOLVENT GLASS MATRIXES;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33646456915     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp054264p     Document Type: Article

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