Studies of an intrinsically soluble copolymer with well-defined alternating substituted p-phenylenevinylene and hexanedioxy blocks

C. Y. Liau, Y. Y. Gan, Y. Zhou, Y. L. Lam, L. H. Gan*

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Abstract

Intrinsically soluble copolymer with well-defined alternating substituted 2.5 p-phenylenevinylene (2.5 PV) and hexanedioxy blocks was synthesized by using the Wittig reaction. The copolymer was characterized with FTIR, 1H NMR, UV-vis and fluorescence techniques. Thermal properties were investigated with DSC and TGA under nitrogen atmosphere. Time-resolved studies done on the polymer solution and film indicate that the polymer has a recombination time in the region of 20 μs, which is four order of magnitude greater than that reported for the PPV. A single-layer light-emitting diode device having a simple ITO/polymer/Al configuration was fabricated. The forward bias current was obtained and the device shows typical diode behaviour. Photodegradation of the copolymer was also studied by applying high-intensity UV illumination as well as low-intensity irradiation at a fix wavelength to the polymer film. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7339-7346
Number of pages8
JournalPolymer
Volume41
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • LED
  • Photo- and electro-luminescence
  • Poly(phenylenevinylene)

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