A novel light harvesting system: Synthesis, characterization, and photophysical properties of covalently porphyrin-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes

Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic and Nano-Metal Chemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 553-561

  Guo, Zhen ^a   Ren, Dong Mei ^a   Ouyang, Qin ^a   Shi, Xiu Ying ^a   Du, Feng ^a   Chen, Yong Sheng ^a   Zheng, Jian Yu ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Fluorescence; Light harvesting; Porphyrin; Single walled carbon nanotube

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349144120     PISSN: 15533174     EISSN: 15533182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15533170802265764     Document Type: Article

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