The photophysics of thin polymer films of poly-(meta-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-para-phenylenevinylene)

Stephen M. Lipson; Ashley J. Cadby; Paul A. Lane; Diarmuid F. O'Brien; Anna Drury; Donald D.C. Bradley; Werner J. Blau

doi:10.1007/s007060170154

The photophysics of thin polymer films of poly-(meta-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-para-phenylenevinylene)

Stephen M. Lipson, Ashley J. Cadby, Paul A. Lane, Diarmuid F. O'Brien, Anna Drury, Donald D.C. Bradley, Werner J. Blau

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

We have investigated the effect of film preparation procedures on the photoluminescence efficiency of the luminescent co-polymer poly-(m-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-p-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV). The photoluminescence efficiency of PmPV films improved by up to 50% when the solution was degassed by bubbling argon gas through it prior to spin casting in an inert atmosphere and baking under vacuum. Photoinduced absorption and doping measurements show that this preparation method reduces polaron photogeneration, which reduces the photoluminescence (PL) yield through exciton quenching and excited state absorption. It is proposed that this sample preparation method increases interchain separation, reducing the formation of polarons and non-radiative quenching routes, thus resulting in increased PL efficiency.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Monatshefte fur Chemie
Volume	132
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170154
State	Published - Jan 1 2001
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2019-11-27

Access to Document

10.1007/s007060170154

Cite this

@article{85a5ec64ad184260b500616f63c25fa8,

title = "The photophysics of thin polymer films of poly-(meta-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-para-phenylenevinylene)",

abstract = "We have investigated the effect of film preparation procedures on the photoluminescence efficiency of the luminescent co-polymer poly-(m-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-p-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV). The photoluminescence efficiency of PmPV films improved by up to 50% when the solution was degassed by bubbling argon gas through it prior to spin casting in an inert atmosphere and baking under vacuum. Photoinduced absorption and doping measurements show that this preparation method reduces polaron photogeneration, which reduces the photoluminescence (PL) yield through exciton quenching and excited state absorption. It is proposed that this sample preparation method increases interchain separation, reducing the formation of polarons and non-radiative quenching routes, thus resulting in increased PL efficiency.",

author = "Lipson, {Stephen M.} and Cadby, {Ashley J.} and Lane, {Paul A.} and O'Brien, {Diarmuid F.} and Anna Drury and Bradley, {Donald D.C.} and Blau, {Werner J.}",

note = "Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2019-11-27",

year = "2001",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/s007060170154",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "132",

journal = "Monatshefte fur Chemie",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The photophysics of thin polymer films of poly-(meta-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-para-phenylenevinylene)

AU - Lipson, Stephen M.

AU - Cadby, Ashley J.

AU - Lane, Paul A.

AU - O'Brien, Diarmuid F.

AU - Drury, Anna

AU - Bradley, Donald D.C.

AU - Blau, Werner J.

N1 - Generated from Scopus record by KAUST IRTS on 2019-11-27

PY - 2001/1/1

Y1 - 2001/1/1

N2 - We have investigated the effect of film preparation procedures on the photoluminescence efficiency of the luminescent co-polymer poly-(m-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-p-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV). The photoluminescence efficiency of PmPV films improved by up to 50% when the solution was degassed by bubbling argon gas through it prior to spin casting in an inert atmosphere and baking under vacuum. Photoinduced absorption and doping measurements show that this preparation method reduces polaron photogeneration, which reduces the photoluminescence (PL) yield through exciton quenching and excited state absorption. It is proposed that this sample preparation method increases interchain separation, reducing the formation of polarons and non-radiative quenching routes, thus resulting in increased PL efficiency.

AB - We have investigated the effect of film preparation procedures on the photoluminescence efficiency of the luminescent co-polymer poly-(m-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-p-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV). The photoluminescence efficiency of PmPV films improved by up to 50% when the solution was degassed by bubbling argon gas through it prior to spin casting in an inert atmosphere and baking under vacuum. Photoinduced absorption and doping measurements show that this preparation method reduces polaron photogeneration, which reduces the photoluminescence (PL) yield through exciton quenching and excited state absorption. It is proposed that this sample preparation method increases interchain separation, reducing the formation of polarons and non-radiative quenching routes, thus resulting in increased PL efficiency.

UR - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s007060170154

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=57249083926&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s007060170154

DO - 10.1007/s007060170154

M3 - Article

VL - 132

JO - Monatshefte fur Chemie

JF - Monatshefte fur Chemie

IS - 1

ER -

The photophysics of thin polymer films of poly-(meta-phenylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-para-phenylenevinylene)

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this