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Organic Afterglow Phosphors

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Long Afterglow Phosphorescent Materials

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Compared to inorganic materials, organic optoelectronic counterparts of carbon-based small molecules or polymers prepared by various organic and polymeric synthetic methods hold important and advisable features including reduced manufacturing costs, versatility of molecular structures and properties, and compatibility with a vast range of substrates from transparent glass to flexible polymeric materials.

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  1. Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China

    Suli Wu

  2. Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China

    Zaifa Pan

  3. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunication, Nanjing, China

    Runfeng Chen

  4. National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Xiaogang Liu

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Wu, S., Pan, Z., Chen, R., Liu, X. (2017). Organic Afterglow Phosphors. In: Long Afterglow Phosphorescent Materials. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60421-3_5

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