Determining the exciton diffusion length in a polyfluorene from ultrafast fluorescence measurements of polymer/fullerene blend films

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 19832-19838

  Bruno, A ^a   Reynolds, L X ^a   Dyer Smith, C ^a   Nelson, J ^a   Haque, S A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

9 ,9-DIOCTYLFLUORENE; DEGREE OF EMISSIONS; DISSOCIATION RATES; EMISSION QUENCHING; EXCITON DIFFUSION LENGTH; FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT;

DISSOCIATION; EXCITONS; FULLERENES; QUENCHING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84885101912     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp404985q     Document Type: Article

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