Ordered luminescent nanohybrid thin films of Eu(BA)3Phen nanoparticle in polystyrene matrix from diblock copolymer self-assembly |
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Authors: | Chao Wang Yaoming Zhang Xianqiang Pei Qihua Wang |
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Institution: | a State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China b Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, PR China |
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Abstract: | A simple route for fabricating highly ordered luminescent thin films based on hybrid material of diblock copolymer and europium complex, assisted with self-organization of polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide) (PS-b-PEO) diblock copolymer upon solvent annealing, is presented. PS-b-PEO self-organized into hexagonal patterns and europium complex of Eu(BA)3Phen was selectively embedded in PS blocks after solvent annealing in benzene or benzene/water vapor. During benzene annealing, the orientation of the PEO cylindrical domains strongly depended on the Eu(BA)3Phen concentration. In contrast, when the hybrid thin films were annealed in mixture of benzene and water vapor, high degree of orientation of the PEO cylindrical domains is more easily obtained, which is independent of Eu(BA)3Phen concentration. Furthermore, preferential interaction of PEO domains with water induces a generation of nanopores in the hybrid thin film. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the long-range lateral order and phase composition of the hybrid thin films. The ordered nanohybrid thin films kept the fluorescence property of Eu(BA)3Phen and showed a strong red emission under the 254 nm light's irradiation. The fluorescence property was confirmed by photoluminescence (PL) spectra. |
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Keywords: | Block copolymer Europium complex Luminescence Nanohybrid thin film Self-assembly |
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