The short wave near-infrared fluorescence properties of two p-azaquinodimethane (p-AQM)-based conjugated polymers

Yaowei Zhu; Yawei Miao; Tingting Xue; Youchang Liu; Chunying Zheng; Jiping Ma; Weiqiang Tan; Shuguang Wen; Chuantao Gu

doi:10.1142/s1793545820410035

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