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Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 2, 131(2021)

Elucidating the photoluminescence-enhancement mechanism in a push-pull conjugated polymer induced by hot-electron injection from gold nanoparticles

Dongki Lee1, Se Gyo Han2, Jungho Mun2, Kihyuk Yang1, Sung Hyuk Kim1, Junsuk Rho2,3, Kilwon Cho2, Dongyeop X. Oh4,5、*, and Mun Seok Jeong1,6、*
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  • 1Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
  • 2Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
  • 3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
  • 4Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44429, Republic of Korea
  • 5e-mail: dongyeop@krict.re.kr
  • 6e-mail: mjeong@skku.edu
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    Dongki Lee, Se Gyo Han, Jungho Mun, Kihyuk Yang, Sung Hyuk Kim, Junsuk Rho, Kilwon Cho, Dongyeop X. Oh, Mun Seok Jeong, "Elucidating the photoluminescence-enhancement mechanism in a push-pull conjugated polymer induced by hot-electron injection from gold nanoparticles," Photonics Res. 9, 131 (2021)

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    Category: Optical and Photonic Materials

    Received: Sep. 9, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 9, 2020

    Published Online: Jan. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Dongyeop X. Oh (dongyeop@krict.re.kr), Mun Seok Jeong (mjeong@skku.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.409762

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