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Synthesis, Excited State Dynamics, and Optical Characteristics of Oligophenyl-Based Swivel Cruciforms in Solution and Solid State. (2010)
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Palsson, L., Nehls, B., Galbrecht, F., Coombs, B., Dias, F., Farrell, T., …Monkman, A. (2010). Synthesis, Excited State Dynamics, and Optical Characteristics of Oligophenyl-Based Swivel Cruciforms in Solution and Solid State. Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry), 114(40), 12765-12776. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp1028883

Efficient Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Oligoyne-Linked Donor–π–Acceptor Molecules (2009)
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Pålsson, L., Wang, C., Batsanov, A., King, S., Beeby, A., Monkman, A., & Bryce, M. (2009). Efficient Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Oligoyne-Linked Donor–π–Acceptor Molecules. Chemistry - A European Journal, 16(5), 1470-1479. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200902099

Studies are reported on a series of triphenylamine–(C[TRIPLE BOND]C)n–2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole dyad molecules (n=1–4, 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively) and the related triphenylamine-C6H4–(C[TRIPLE BOND]C)3–oxadiazole dyad 5. The oligoyne-linked D–π–... Read More about Efficient Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Oligoyne-Linked Donor–π–Acceptor Molecules.

Intramolecular charge transfer assisted by conformational changes in the excited state of fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide co-oligomers (2006)
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Dias, F., Pollock, S., Hedley, G., Palsson, L., Monkman, A., Perepichka, I., …Bryce, M. (2006). Intramolecular charge transfer assisted by conformational changes in the excited state of fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide co-oligomers. Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry), 110(39), 19329-19339. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0643653

The strong solvatochromism observed for two fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide oligomers in polar solvents has been investigated using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques. A low-energy absorption band, attributed to a charge-tra... Read More about Intramolecular charge transfer assisted by conformational changes in the excited state of fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide co-oligomers.

Polarized optical spectroscopy applied to investigate two poly(phenylene-vinylene) polymers with different side chain structures (2006)
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Palsson, L., Vaughan, H., & Monkman, A. (2006). Polarized optical spectroscopy applied to investigate two poly(phenylene-vinylene) polymers with different side chain structures. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 125, 164701-164707. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2354473

Two related poly(phenylene-vinylene) (PPV) light-emitting polymers have been investigated by means of polarized optical spectroscopy. The purpose of the investigation was to investigate the nature of the interactions in thin films and to examine what... Read More about Polarized optical spectroscopy applied to investigate two poly(phenylene-vinylene) polymers with different side chain structures.

Absolute measurements of photoluminescence quantum yields of solutions using an integrating sphere (2006)
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Porrès, L., Holland, A., -O. Pålsson, L., Monkman, A., Kemp, C., & Beeby, A. (2006). Absolute measurements of photoluminescence quantum yields of solutions using an integrating sphere. Journal of Fluorescence, 16(2), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-005-0054-8

We demonstrate that absolute measurements of the photoluminescence quantum yield of solutions can be made using an integrating sphere and a conventional fluorimeter. With this method the need for measurements against a luminescence standard is overco... Read More about Absolute measurements of photoluminescence quantum yields of solutions using an integrating sphere.

Influence Of Molecular Weight On Self-organization, Uniaxial Alignment, And Surface Morphology Of Hairy-rodlike Polyfluorene In Thin Films (2004)
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Knaapila, M., Kisko, K., Lyons, B., Stepanyan, R., Foreman, J., Seeck, O., …Monkman, A. (2004). Influence Of Molecular Weight On Self-organization, Uniaxial Alignment, And Surface Morphology Of Hairy-rodlike Polyfluorene In Thin Films. Journal of Physical Chemistry B (Soft Condensed Matter and Biophysical Chemistry), 108(30), 10711-10720. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp049067p

Diffraction analysis of highly ordered smectic supramolecules of conjugated rodlike polymers. (2003)
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Knaapila, M., Torkkeli, M., Jokela, K., Kisko, K., Horsburgh, L., Palsson, L., …Serimaa, R. (2003). Diffraction analysis of highly ordered smectic supramolecules of conjugated rodlike polymers. Journal of Applied Crystallography, 36(3), 702-707. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0021889803003881

A small/wide-angle X-ray scattering and grazing incidence diffraction study of comb-shaped supramolecules of conjugated poly(2,5-pyridinediyl), acid dopant and hydrogen bonded amphiphilic side chains is reported. In solution, polymers are dissolved r... Read More about Diffraction analysis of highly ordered smectic supramolecules of conjugated rodlike polymers..

Polarized luminescence from self-assembled, aligned, and cleaved supramolecules of highly ordered rodlike polymers (2002)
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Knaapila, M., Ikkala, O., Torkkeli, M., Jokela, K., Serimaa, R., Dolbnya, I., …Monkman, A. (2002). Polarized luminescence from self-assembled, aligned, and cleaved supramolecules of highly ordered rodlike polymers. Applied Physics Letters, 81(8), 1489-1491. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1499222

A hierarchical self-assembly in comb-shaped supramolecules of conjugated rodlike polymers is reported. The supramolecules consist of poly(2,5-pyridinediyl), aciddopants, and hydrogen bonded alkyl side chains. A thermotropic smectic state with an exce... Read More about Polarized luminescence from self-assembled, aligned, and cleaved supramolecules of highly ordered rodlike polymers.

Photophysics of a fluorene co-polymer in solution and films. (2002)
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Palsson, L., Wang, C., Russell, D., Monkman, A., Bryce, M., Rumbles, G., & Samuel, I. (2002). Photophysics of a fluorene co-polymer in solution and films. Chemical Physics, 279(2-3), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0301-0104%2802%2900407-x

The photophysical properties of a new light-emitting co-polymer of fluorene and di-alkoxyphenylene are reported. A range of optical spectroscopies were applied to both solutions and solid films, and comparing the results gives information about the e... Read More about Photophysics of a fluorene co-polymer in solution and films..

Protonation and subsequent intramolecular hydrogen bonding as a method to control chain structure and tune luminescence in heteroatomic conjugated polymers (2002)
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Monkman, A., Pålsson, L., Higgins, R., Wang, C., Bryce, M., Batsanov, A., & Howard, J. (2002). Protonation and subsequent intramolecular hydrogen bonding as a method to control chain structure and tune luminescence in heteroatomic conjugated polymers. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(21), 6049-6055. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja012409%2B

We report the effects of protonation on the structural and spectroscopic properties of 1,4-dimethoxy-2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)benzene (9) and the related AB coploymer poly{2,5-pyridylene-co-1,4-[2,5- bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)]phenylene} (7). X-ray crystallograph... Read More about Protonation and subsequent intramolecular hydrogen bonding as a method to control chain structure and tune luminescence in heteroatomic conjugated polymers.

Fluorene co-polymer luminescence: implications for molecular interactions. (2001)
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Palsson, L., Wang, C., Monkman, A., Bryce, M., Rumbles, G., & Samuel, I. (2001). Fluorene co-polymer luminescence: implications for molecular interactions. Synthetic Metals, 119(1-3), 627-628

A co-polymer of fluorene and di-alkoxyphenylene has been studied by means of optical spectroscopy. The absorption spectra of solution and films have a maximum at 350 nm, In thick films additional bands at 450 nm and at 550 nm could also be observed.... Read More about Fluorene co-polymer luminescence: implications for molecular interactions..