Electric field induced fluorescence modulation of single molecules in PMMA based on electron transfer

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 11130-11140

  Chen, Ruiyun ^a   Gao, Yan ^a   Zhang, Guofeng ^a   Wu, Ruixiang ^a   Xiao, Liantuan ^a   Jia, Suotang ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

External electric fields; Modulation; Polarization; Single molecule fluorescence

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); ROTAXANE; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SQUARAINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MODULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; POLARIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION TIME; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; PROCEDURES; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

CYCLOBUTANES; ELECTRICITY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; PHENOLS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; ROTAXANES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84866949702     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130911130     Document Type: Article

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