Synthesis and photoluminescence stability of non-conjugated polymers based on fluorene and benzoxazole

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 528-534

  Xu, Xiaohui ^a   Zhang, Huiru ^b   Liu, Xiaoyun ^a   Zhuang, Qixin ^a   Han, Zhewen ^a  

^a East China University of Science and Technology   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzoxazole; Fluorene; Non conjugated polymer; Spectral stability; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BENZOXAZOLE; BLUE EMISSION; BLUE EMISSION INTENSITY; CONDENSATION POLYMERIZATION; CROSSLINKS; FLUORENES; ISOPROPYLIDENE; LUMINESCENT POLYMER; NON-CONJUGATED POLYMERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; SPECTRAL STABILITY; THERMAL-ANNEALING; UV LIGHT; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYCONDENSATION; PROPANE; STABILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 77049100103     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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