Chemistry: Excitons surf along conjugated polymer chains

Science

Volumn 323, Issue 5912, 2009, Pages 348-349

  Brédas, Jean Luc ^a   Silbey, Robert ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(4 PHENYLENEVINYLENE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMISTRY; POLYMER; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRON; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 58449087079     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1168821     Document Type: Short Survey

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