Tuning from π,π* to charge-transfer excited states in styryl-substituted terthiophenes: An ultrafast and steady-state emission study

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 110, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 7696-7702

  Clarke, Tracey M ^a   Gordon, Keith C ^a   Kwok, Wai Ming ^b   Phillips, David Lee ^b   Officer, David L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; SOLVENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; TUNING;

Π,Π; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEADY-STATE EMISSION; STYRYL-SUBSTITUTED TERTHIOPHENES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33745767306     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0600312     Document Type: Article

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