Influence of a non-ionic surfactant on the UV-vis absorption features of regioregular head-to-tail poly(3-hexylthiophene) in water-based dispersions

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 149-154

  Fraleoni Morgera, Alessandro ^a   Marazzita, Simone ^a   Frascaro, Davide ^a   Setti, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Non ionic surfactant; Polythiophenes; Solvatochromism; UV vis spectroscopy; Water

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DISPERSIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERS; TOXICITY; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION;

NON-IONIC SURFACTANT; POLYTHIOPHENES; SOLVATOCHROMISM; WATER-BASED DISPERSIONS;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 9944254153     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2004.06.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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