Triplet state photophysics in an aryleneethynylene π-conjugated polymer

Abstract

The triplet state photophysics of a polyaryleneethynylene π-conjugated polymer and a related model compound are investigated with various techniques, including laser flash photolysis and time-resolved thermal lensing (TRTL).

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