Interactions of π-conjugated polymers with inorganic nanocrystals

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-70

  Bhattacharyya, Santanu ^a   Patra, Amitava ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Electron transfer; Energy transfer; Optoelectronics; Semiconducting polymer

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GOLD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING; INORGANIC NANOCRYSTALS; INORGANIC NANOPARTICLE; INORGANIC QUANTUM DOTS; INTERFACIAL CHARGE TRANSFER; ORGANIC/INORGANIC INTERFACES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 84901440157     PISSN: 13895567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2014.05.001     Document Type: Review

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