Mechanothermally induced conformational switch of a porphyrin dimer in a polymer film.
Stretching a polymer film induces a conformational change (from the twisted to planar state) in the embedded porphyrin dimer, as evidenced by steady-state and time-resolved emission spectra.
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. z.gryczynski@tcu.edu.
Hung
H
Doan
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. z.gryczynski@tcu.edu.
Sangram L
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Raut
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. z.gryczynski@tcu.edu.
David
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Yale
Underwood International College, Integrated Science & Engineering Division, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea. mbalaz@yonsei.ac.kr.
Milan
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Balaz
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. s.dzyuba@tcu.edu.
Sergei V
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Dzyuba
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA. z.gryczynski@tcu.edu.
Zygmunt
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Gryczynski