Poly(2,7-carbazole)s: Structure-property relationships

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1110-1119

  Blouin, Nicolas ^a   Leclerc, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 53549119416     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar800057k     Document Type: Article

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