Water-soluble conjugated polymers: Synthesis and optical properties

Autor: Baohan Xie, Zhonghua Peng, Ruirun Guo, Kun Li, Mahuya Bagui, Qing Wang
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 45:5123-5135
ISSN: 1099-0518
0887-624X
Popis: Two sets of water-soluble poly(phenylene vinylene)s were synthesized and their optical properties were studied. The aqueous solubility of all these polymers is rendered by pendant sulfonate groups. One set of polymers (polymer I series) contains, in addition to the sulfonate pendants, dimethoxy substituents, while the other (polymer II series) contains oligo(ethylene oxide) side chains. Within each set, polymers containing lithium (Ia and IIa), sodium (Ib and IIb), and potassium (Ic and IIc) counter ions were prepared. The two sets of polymers showed different properties from physical appearance (fiber vs film) to thermal properties and to optical properties. It was found that set I polymers, with shorter side chains, exhibit stronger aggregation in aqueous solutions than set II polymers, which led to their lower fluorescence quantum yields and lower polymer-to-MV2+ quenching efficiencies. Within each set, the effect of counter ions on optical properties was noted. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5123–5135, 2007
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