Triplet-triplet annihilation-induced up-converted delayed luminescence in solid-state organic composites: Monitoring low-energy photon up-conversion at low temperatures

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 26, 2014, Pages 14256-14265

  Goudarzi, Hossein ^a   Keivanidis, Panagiotis E ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PHOTONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

DELAYED LUMINESCENCE; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; LOW ENERGY PHOTONS; LUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; SOLID-STATE ORGANIC; SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84903762485     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5052936     Document Type: Article

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