Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers with Pendant Metal Complexes and Study of Their Photophysical Properties

Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers with Pendant Metal Complexes and Study of Their Photophysical Properties
Author: Ka-Wing Tsoi
Publisher: Open Dissertation Press
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Release: 2017-01-27
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ISBN: 9781361365595

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This dissertation, "Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers With Pendant Metal Complexes and Study of Their Photophysical Properties" by Ka-wing, Tsoi, 蔡家榮, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: A series of copolymers based on poly(phenylene thienylene) mainchain that contains pendent bisterpyridine ruthenium(II) complexes was synthesized by palladium catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. The polymers contain different proportion of metal complexes. The copolymers exhibit broad absorption band in the visible region due to the conjugated backbone and the bisterpyridine ruthenium complexes. The relative intensity of each absorption band depends on the metal complex contents. There is a significant spectral overlap between the emission of the conjugated polymer mainchain and the absorption of the ruthenium complexes. It was found that there is a quenching of polymer emission by the complexes. Based on the results obtained by spectroscopic studies, it is proposed to be Forster type energy transfer process between the polymer mainchain as the donor and the complexes as the acceptors. Two donor-acceptor molecules with pyrazinopyrazine bridge units were synthesized. They exhibit intramolecular charge transfer character and were characterized by 1 H NMR, FTIR, UV-visible absorption and mass spectrometry. The two compounds have absorption band in the near IR region and exhibit narrow band gap. Through structural modification, their optical and electronic properties can be fine tuned. They have potential applications in organic photovoltaic cells and organic field effect transistors. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5351043 Subjects: Conjugated polymers

Pyridine-Based Conjugated Polymers: Photophysical Properties and Light- Emitting Diodes

Pyridine-Based Conjugated Polymers: Photophysical Properties and Light- Emitting Diodes
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Total Pages: 14
Release: 1997
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We study the photophysical properties of the pyridine-based polymers poly (p-pyridyl vinylene) (PPyV) and poly (p-pyridine) (PPy). The primary photoexcitations in the pyridine-based polymers are singlet excitons. We observe direct intersystem crossing (ISC) on picosecond timescales with the volume density of triplet excitons varying with the sample morphology (film or powder). These effects are demonstrated clearly by examining the millisecond photoinduced absorption characteristics of powder and film forms of PPyV. The pyridine-based polymers have been shown to be promising candidates for polymer light-emitting devices both the 'conventional ' diode device and symmetrically configured ac light-emitting (SCALE) device. Here we examine the role of 'insulating' layers and their interfaces with the emitting layer and electrodes in the SCALE device operation with emphasis on the central role of the polymer-polymer interfaces.

Photophysical Studies of Pi-conjugated Oligomers and Polymers That Incorporate Inorganic MLCT Chromophores

Photophysical Studies of Pi-conjugated Oligomers and Polymers That Incorporate Inorganic MLCT Chromophores
Author: Keith Walters
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Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-05-31
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780530004112

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Abstract: The photophysics and photochemistry of several molecular series incorporating inorganic MLCT chromophores within pi-conjugated oligomers and polymers is presented, including photothermal measurements to determine nonradiative decay rates. Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, "Photophysical Studies of Pi-conjugated Oligomers and Polymers That Incorporate Inorganic MLCT Chromophores" by Keith A. Walters, was obtained from University of Florida and is being sold with permission from the author. A digital copy of this work may also be found in the university's institutional repository, IR@UF. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation.

Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers

Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers
Author: Tieneke E. Dykstra
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Total Pages: 326
Release: 2008
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ISBN: 9780494578650

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Poly (para-phenylenevinylene) (PPV), and its derivatives such as poly [2-methoxy, 5-(2'-ethyl-hexoxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV), are typical conjugated polymers. In order to implement conjugated polymers into processable electronics technologies, we must first understand their complex photophysical properties as their efficiencies depend on the balance between exciton recombination and charge carrier formation. The inherent complexities of these materials arise from entanglement of the pi-electron system with disorder and nuclear motions of the polymer backbone. This disorder breaks the polymer chain into conformational subunits which can couple, giving rise to a set of delocalized states formed by Coulombic interactions between proximate subunits. Characteristics of PPVs include high quantum yields, non-mirror image absorption and fluorescence line shapes, and large apparent Stokes' shifts. These properties are discussed in the context of the relationships between polymer conformation, electronic structure, coupling, disorder and polymer photophysics.These important influences are often manifest in the dynamics of what happens after photoexcitation. In this work, we present 3-pulse photon echo peak shift (3PEPS) studies of conjugated polymers in both solution and film. To elucidate timescales characteristic of relaxation processes, we have simulated the 3PEPS data simultaneously with absorption and fluorescence, observing a rapid localization of the exciton in the initial ∼ 20 fs. Additional contributions to the decay of the peakshift are discussed. We also present transient anisotropy data for PPV polymers and oligomers which is compared to dynamics simulation for isolated chains of PPVs. This work demonstrates the influence of microscopic structure on ultrafast dynamics. We show that relaxation between exciton states can lead to rapid depolarization of the anisotropy, even though the spatial extent of exciton migration may be small. Generally, the connection between conformation and electronic structure is a theme throughout this thesis.