Abstract
The ability of a poly(phenylene ethynylene) conjugated polyelectrolyte to detect a small molecule quencher in the solid state was assessed by coating the polymer onto a plastic-backed, non-fluorescent, silica-gel TLC plate. The efficiency of the emission quenching process was quantified by noting the resulting loss of emission with increasing quencher concentration, in accordance with the Stern-Volmer relation. The emission quenching induced by the addition of the analyte occurred with Stern-Volmer constants in the range of 10 3 M-1. © 2006 Materials Research Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
Pages | 257-262 |
Number of pages | 6 |
State | Published - May 8 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |