Chromophores in phenylenevinylene-based conjugated polymers: Role of conformational kinks and chemical defects

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Hennebicq, Emmanuelle ^a   Deleener, Caroline ^a   Brédas, Jean Luc ^a,b   Scholes, Gregory D ^c   Beljonne, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFECTS; CONFORMATIONAL KINKS; PHENYLENEVINYLENE-BASED POLYMERS; SUPERMOLECULAR MODELS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; CHEMICAL RELAXATION; CONFORMATIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

CHROMOPHORES;

CARBON; POLY(4 PHENYLENEVINYLENE); POLY(4-PHENYLENEVINYLENE); POLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CARBON; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ELECTRONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; POLYMERS; POLYVINYLS; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM THEORY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33746921657     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2221310     Document Type: Article

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