High-generation dendrimers with excimer-like photoluminescence for the detection of explosives

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 5328-5337

  Shaw, Paul E ^a   Chen, Simon S Y ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Burn, Paul L ^a   Meredith, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES; EXCIMER-LIKE STATE; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; NITRATED EXPLOSIVES; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUENCHING EFFICIENCY; STEADY-STATE ABSORPTION; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

CHROMOPHORES; EXPLOSIVES; EXPLOSIVES DETECTION; NITRATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUENCHING;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 84875156431     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4002884     Document Type: Article

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