Morphologies and Photophysical Properties of Conjugated Rod-Coil Block Copolymers

Complex Macromolecular Architectures: Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-Assembly

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 593-622

  Kuo, Chi Ching ^a   Liu, Cheng Liang ^a   Chen, Wen Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Conjugated rod coil; Morphology; Photophysical properties; Polymer brushes; Polymer fibers; Self assembly; Solution; Stimuli responsive; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885095290     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470825150.ch19     Document Type: Chapter

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