Single molecule spectroscopy of poly 3-octyl-thiophene (P3OT)

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 749-757

  Palacios, Rodrigo E ^a   Barbara, Paul F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b 1 University Station A5500 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bimodal emission; Poly 3 alkyl thiophene (P3AT); Poly 3 octyl thiophene (P3OT); Single molecule spectroscopy; Singlet triplet interaction

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL EMISSION; POLY 3 ALKYL THIOPHENE (P3AT); SINGLE MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLET-TRIPLET INTERACTION;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; QUENCHING;

THIOPHENE;

EID: 36049037583     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-007-0186-0     Document Type: Article

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