Solvatochromism Unravels the Emission Mechanism of Carbon Nanodots

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 3419-3423

  Sciortino, Alice ^a,b   Marino, Emanuele ^c   Dam, Bart Van ^c   Schall, Peter ^c   Cannas, Marco ^a   Messina, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN BONDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; EMISSION ENERGIES; EMISSION MECHANISM; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SOLVATOCHROMISMS; SOLVENT INTERACTIONS;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 84984893093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01590     Document Type: Article

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