Graphene-like molecules based on tetraphenylethene oligomers: Synthesis, characterization, and applications

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 4221-4229

  Ma, Ji ^a   Lin, Tingting ^b   Pan, Xiaoyong ^b   Wang, Weizhi ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; CYCLIZATION; DEHYDROGENATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAPHENE; MOLECULES; OLIGOMERS;

BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; CYCLIZATION REACTIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER MECHANISMS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR CONJUGATION; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; RING-CLOSING REACTIONS; VOLTAMMETRY MEASUREMENTS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84904631980     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm501590w     Document Type: Article

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