Hydrogen-bonding-mediated J-aggregation and white-light emission from a remarkably simple, single-component, naphthalenediimide chromophore

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1290-1294

  Molla, Mijanur Rahaman ^a   Ghosh, Suhrit ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Hydrogen bonds; Naphthalenediimide; Self assembly; White light emission

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; FLUORESCENCE QUANTUM YIELD; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUTURE PROSPECTS; HYDROGEN BONDING MOTIFS; N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTORS; NAPHTHALENEDIIMIDE; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOPHYSICAL; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; SYNTHONS; WHITE LIGHT EMISSION;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN BONDS; LIGHT EMISSION; QUANTUM YIELD; SELF ASSEMBLY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 84857146509     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201103600     Document Type: Article

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