Colorful Luminescence of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Induced by Molecular Weight
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussions
3. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Polymers | Solution | Film | ||
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λEX2 (nm) | λEX1 (nm) | λEX2 (nm) | λEX3 (nm) | |
P1 | 440 | 445 | 469 | \ |
P2 | 461 | 451 | 476 | 517 |
P3 | 443 | 444 | 481 | 515 |
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Wang, K.; Shi, Y.; Li, Z. Colorful Luminescence of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Induced by Molecular Weight. Polymers 2022, 14, 5372. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14245372
Wang K, Shi Y, Li Z. Colorful Luminescence of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Induced by Molecular Weight. Polymers. 2022; 14(24):5372. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14245372
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Kunsheng, Yueqin Shi, and Zhengjun Li. 2022. "Colorful Luminescence of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Induced by Molecular Weight" Polymers 14, no. 24: 5372. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14245372
APA StyleWang, K., Shi, Y., & Li, Z. (2022). Colorful Luminescence of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes Induced by Molecular Weight. Polymers, 14(24), 5372. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14245372