Charge transfer emission of T-shaped π-conjugated molecules: Impact of quinoid character on the excited state properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2591-2598

  Inouchi, Toshifumi ^a   Nakashima, Takuya ^a   Kawai, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; THIOPHENE;

BENZOTHIOPHENE; CONJUGATED MOLECULES; CONJUGATED SYSTEMS; CONJUGATION SYSTEM; EMISSION PROPERTIES; ENHANCED EMISSION; EXCITED-STATE PROPERTIES; TWISTED INTRA-MOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFERS;

MOLECULES;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUINONES; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84898484924     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp501225j     Document Type: Article

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