Abstract
The electronic structure of a novel conjugated polymer, polyalkylidene fluorene has been studied using a combined experimental-theoretical approach. The densities of states in the valence band region of the new derivative, poly(9-(1′-decylundecylidene)fluorene), were measured by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and compared with electronic band-structure calculations performed in the valence effective Hamiltonian framework. The results are compared with those of similar studies on the reference polymer poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene). We report the experimentally determined ionization potential for this new material and discuss the role of substitution in altering the electronic properties of the polymer backbone. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 184-188 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 385 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 9 2004 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2023-02-14ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry