Dual fluorescence of Methylene Blue encapsulated in silica matrix

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Gupta, Umesh ^a   Mohan, D ^a   Ghoshal, S K ^b   Nasa, Vandana ^c  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c GVM Girls College   (India)

Author keywords

Dual fluorescence; Glass; Laser induced fluorescence; Methylene Blue; Sol gel

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249116312     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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