Low-power green-to-blue and blue-to-UV upconversion in rigid polymer films

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 303-306

  Merkel, Paul B ^a   Dinnocenzo, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy upconversion; Fluorescence; Polymer films; Quantum yield; Triplet state

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; ESTERS; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; PLASTIC FILMS; PLATINUM; POLYMERS;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BLUE LIGHTS; DIPHENYLOXAZOLE; ENERGY UPCONVERSION; EXCITATION INTENSITIES; EXCITED SINGLET STATES; GREEN LIGHTS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; LOW POWERS; MONOCHROMATIC EXCITATIONS; PMMA FILMS; POLIES (METHYL METHACRYLATE); RIGID POLYMERS; TRIPLET ENERGIES; TRIPLET STATE; UP CONVERSIONS; UPCONVERSION EMISSIONS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 58049083817     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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