Room temperature anthracene excimer emission from self-assembled (aminomethyl)anthracene derivatives in plastic crystalline phase

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 214, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 248-256

  Jaseer, M ^a   Prasad, Edamana ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Excimer emission; Luminescence; Plastic crystal; Self assembly; Silver nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956058999     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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