Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 10, 100009(2022)

Photoinduced excimer generation in perylene diimide dimer: effects of solvent polarity [Invited]

Guangliu Ran1, Hang Wang2, Yujing Song1, Yahui Liu2, Zhishan Bo2,3, and Wenkai Zhang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics and Applied Optics Beijing Area Major Laboratory, Center for Advanced Quantum Studies, , Beijing 100875, China
  • 2College of Textiles & Clothing, , Qingdao 266071, China
  • 3Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, , Beijing 100875, China
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    Guangliu Ran, Hang Wang, Yujing Song, Yahui Liu, Zhishan Bo, Wenkai Zhang, "Photoinduced excimer generation in perylene diimide dimer: effects of solvent polarity [Invited]," Chin.Opt.Lett. 20, 100009 (2022)

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    Special Issue: ULTRAFAST OPTICS: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS

    Received: Aug. 16, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 8, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 12, 2022

    The Author Email: Wenkai Zhang (wkzhang@bnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.100009

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