Structure-dependent photophysics of first-generation phenyl-cored thiophene dendrimers

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-297

  Mitchell, William J ^a   Ferguson, Andrew J ^a   Kose, Muhammet E ^a   Rupert, Benjamin L ^a   Ginley, David S ^a   Rumbles, Garry ^a   Shaheen, Sean E ^a   Kopidakis, Nikos ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE LENGTHS; CONJUGATION LENGTHS; DENDRON; DENDRONS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS; ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS; EXCITED-STATE GEOMETRIES; ORTHO POSITIONS; PARA POSITIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM YIELDS; PHOTOPHYSICS; RED SHIFTS; SPECTROSCOPIC DATUM; STERIC INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; THIOPHENE DENDRIMERS; TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; VIBRATIONAL MODES;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; THIOPHENE;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 61849139979     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm802410d     Document Type: Article

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