Dual intramolecular charge-transfer fluorescence derived from a phenothiazine-triphenyltriazine derivative

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 29, 2014, Pages 15985-15994

  Tanaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Shizu, Katsuyuki ^a   Nakanotani, Hajime ^a,b   Adachi, Chihaya ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fukuoka Industry Academia Symphonicity   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; INSECTICIDES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

ABSORPTION AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE TRANSFERS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); SINGLET EXCITED STATE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENCES; X RAY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84904994549     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp501017f     Document Type: Article

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