HJ-aggregate behavior of crystalline 7,8,15,16-tetraazaterrylene: Introducing a new design paradigm for organic materials

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 49, 2014, Pages 28842-28854

  Yamagata, H ^a,b   Maxwell, D S ^b   Fan, J ^c   Kittilstved, K R ^a   Briseno, A L ^b   Barnes, M D ^b   Spano, F C ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTALS; EXCITONS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ABSORPTION AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; CRYSTALLINE AGGREGATES; DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; SHORT-RANGE CHARGE TRANSFER; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84916614040     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp509011u     Document Type: Article

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