Polarized optical spectroscopy applied to investigate two poly(phenylene-vinylene) polymers with different side chain structures

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Pålsson, Lars Olof ^a   Vaughan, Helen L ^a   Monkman, Andrew P ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM (CD); OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33750432853     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2354473     Document Type: Article

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