Photochromic properties of spiropyran in polymeric π-conjugated matrices

Nonlinear Optics Quantum Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 53-63

  Vala, Martin ^a   Weiter, Martin ^a   Rajtrová, Gabriela ^a   Nešpurek, Stanislav ^a,b   Toman, Petr ^b   Sworakowski, Juliusz ^c  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Decolouration; Kinetics; Molecular switch; Photochromism; Spiropyran

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

CONJUGATED CHAIN; PHOTOCHROMIC REACTION; SPIROPYRAN;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34249803210     PISSN: 15430537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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