Charge transfer fluorescence and 34 nm exciton diffusion length in polymers with electron acceptor end traps

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 7231-7241

  Zaikowski, Lori ^a,b   Mauro, Gina ^a,b   Bird, Matthew ^b   Karten, Brianne ^a   Asaoka, Sadayuki ^c   Wu, Qin ^b   Cook, Andrew R ^b   Miller, John R ^b  

^a DOWLING COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COPOLYMERS; DIFFUSION; EXCITONS; FLUORESCENCE; KETONES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; QUANTUM YIELD; SOLVENTS; XYLENE;

CHARGE TRANSFER ENERGY; CHARGE TRANSFER FLUORESCENCE; CHARGE TRANSFER STATE; EXCITON DIFFUSION LENGTH; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; SOLVENT REORGANIZATION; STEADY STATE FLUORESCENCES; VIBRATIONAL ENERGIES;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALIMIDE DERIVATIVE; POLY(2,7-(9,9-DIHEXYL)FLUORENE);

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON; FLUORESCENCE; QUANTUM THEORY;

ANTHRAQUINONES; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONS; FLUORENES; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHALIMIDES; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84935028237     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp510095p     Document Type: Article

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