Fluorescence lifetime fluctuations of single molecules probe the local environment of oligomers around the glass transition temperature

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 126, Issue 18, 2007, Pages

  Valle R A L ^a   Baruah, M ^a   Hofkens, J ^a   De Schryver, F C ^a   Boens, N ^a   Van Der Auweraer, M ^a   Beljonne, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENTROPY; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS TRANSITION; OLIGOMERS; PROBES; SUPERCOOLING;

GLASSY STATE; LIFETIME FLUCTUATIONS; MEAN FRACTION; RELAXATION DYNAMICS;

DYES;

EID: 34248357366     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2728902     Document Type: Article

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