Optical measures of thermally induced chain ordering and oxidative damage in polythiophene films

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1950-1957

  Carach, C ^a   Gordon, M J ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; MORPHOLOGY; THIOPHENE;

ABSORBANCES; CHAIN ALIGNMENTS; CHAIN ORDERING; DOMAIN GROWTH; FILM CHEMISTRY; FILM MORPHOLOGY; LINE SHAPE; LOW TEMPERATURE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; OXIDATIVE DAMAGE; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER MORPHOLOGY; POLYTHIOPHENE FILMS; PROCESSING CONDITION; SIDE-CHAINS; THERMALLY INDUCED; VIBRONIC EXCITATION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84873884827     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp307474u     Document Type: Article

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