Formation of a defect-free π-electron system in single β-phase polyfluorene chains

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3690-3692

  Da Como, Enrico ^a,c   Borys, Nicholas J ^a   Strohriegl, Peter ^b   Walter, Manfred J ^a   Lupton, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE LENGTH; BROAD BANDS; CONVENTIONAL POLYMERS; DEFECT-FREE; ELECTRON SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; ENTIRE SYSTEM; EXCITATION SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; POLYFLUORENES; POLYMER CHAINS; QUANTUM WIRES; SINGLE-MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSPORT OF CHARGE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONJUGATION; ELECTRON; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79952755840     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja109342t     Document Type: Article

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