De-aggregation of a polyfluorene derivative in clay nanocomposites: A photophysical study

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2259-2265

  Tozoni, José Roberto ^a   Guimarães, Francisco Eduardo Gontigo ^b   Atvars, Teresa Dib Zambon ^c   Nowacki, Bruno ^d   Marlleta, Alexandre ^a   Akcelrud, Leni ^d   Bonagamba, Tito José ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clays; De aggregation; Nanocomposites; Polyfluorene

Indexed keywords

BLUE SHIFT; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; CLAY PLATELETS; DE-AGGREGATION; DISPERSED POLYMERS; PHOTOPHYSICAL STUDIES; POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVE; POLYFLUORENES; POLYMER BASED; PRISTINE MATERIALS; SINGLE-MOLECULE STUDIES;

CLAY; KAOLIN; KAOLINITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TOLUENE;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 81155134749     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2011.09.023     Document Type: Article

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