Dielectric dependence of single-molecule photoluminescence intermittency: Nile red in poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 29, 2014, Pages 8905-8913

  Hess, Chelsea M ^a   Riley, Erin A ^a   Reid, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EMISSION INTENSITY; LOCAL DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRON-TRANSFER; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTERMITTENCY; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); SOLVATOCHROMIC PROPERTIES;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

NILE RED; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

CHEMISTRY; IMPEDANCE; LUMINESCENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; OXAZINES; POLYVINYLS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84904963076     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp505874m     Document Type: Article

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