Synthesis and optical properties of fluorene and p-phenylenevinylene copolymers containing non-conjugated spacer

A series of alternating fluorene and p-phenylenevinylene copolymers containing non-conjugated spacer have been synthesized through the Wittig polycondensation reaction. These amorphous copolymers are highly soluble in common organic solvents and can be spin-cast to obtain transparent films. The effects of non-conjugated spacers in the main chain and the methoxyl groups on the side chain on the thermal behavior, photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) properties of these copolymers have been investigated in detail. Single-layered light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been fabricated in the configuration of ITO/PEDOT/copolymer/Ca/Al and emitted blue light in the range of 456-492 nm. The measurements of current vs voltage show turn-on voltages at 6.2-12.4 V. Among the LEDs based on the six copolymers, the maximum EL brightness and efficiency of the LED based on P1 containing 4CH₂ aliphatic segment length in the main chain and without methoxyl groups on side chain are reached 3936 cd/m² and 0.70 cd/A, respectively.     

New π-conjugated polymers based on N-(4-(3,5-bis(4-bromophenyl)-[1,2,4]triazol-4-yl)-phenyl)carbazole: Synthesis and photoluminescent, electroluminescent, and electrochromic properties

New π-conjugated copolyfluorenes carrying main-chain electron-acceptor triazole groups and side-chain electron-donor carbazole fragments are synthesized. All copolymers show solubility in common organic solvents and exhibit high thermal stability and excellent film-forming behavior. The absorption, photoluminescent, electroluminescent, and electrochromic properties of the copolymers are investigated. Polymer films feature stable electrochromic properties as their color changes from yellow in the neutral from to lilac in the oxidized form during a change in the applied voltage from 0 to 1.9 V. In addition, copolyfluorenes demonstrate better electroluminescent properties than the standard homopolylfluorene and offer promise as attractive electroactive materials for use as emitting layers in polymer light-emitting devices.     

Synthesis,optical, electrochemical and electroluminescent properties of novel fluorene-alt-bithiophene copolymers bearing phenylvinyl bridged accepting side chains

Two-dimensional poly[fluorene-alt-bithiophene] backboned copolymers were prepared by introducing phenylvinyl bridged accepting side chain containing malononitrile, 1,3-indanedione, or 4-nitrophenyl acetonitrile accepting moiety. The structural, optical, electroluminescent, electrochemical properties of these polymers were studied in details. These polymers possess good thermal stability and low highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level (−5.59 to 5.67 eV). Results show that the introduction of π-conjugated accepting side chains can effectively adjust the optical and electrochemical properties of the resulting polymers. These new alternating copolymers may be promising electroluminescent materials.     

Electroluminescence in polymers

Polymeric materials containing chromophores are promising for electroluminescent (EL) device applications including displays and lighting. We report EL for a series of copolymers containing uniform conjugated chromophores and nonconjugated spacers. The emission color of the copolymers can be varied by adjusting the molecular structure to alter the energy gap between the HOMO and LUMO of the chromophore. The design can also be used to tailor other properties of the polymer, such as the glass transition temperature, by varying the length of the nonconjugated spacers.     

Synthesis and photophysical properties of conjugated polymers with pendant 9,10-anthraquinone units

We have synthesized and investigated the photophysical properties of a series of electron-donor conjugated copolymers with pendant electron-acceptor units. The copolymers consist of diethynyl-1,4-phenylene, fluorene, or phenylene rings alternating with a phenylene unit bearing a pendant 9,10-anthraquinone moiety. The pendant donor-acceptor polymers were designed to have different optical pi-pi* band gaps, while the oxidation potential of the polymer backbone remains approximately constant in the series. The reduction potential of the donor-acceptor polymers is associated with the pendant acceptor units. This leads to the special situation that the electrochemical gap between oxidation and reduction potentials is constant, while the optical band gap decreases, going from PPP, via PPF, to PPE. This design is used to study the effect of the optical gap on the photoinduced electron-transfer reaction that occurs between the main chain electron donor and the pendant acceptor, while the same polymer architecture and energy of the charge separated state are maintained. Fluorescence and photoinduced absorption spectroscopy are used to study the electron transfer following photoexcitation in relation to solvent polarity and in thin solid films. For the fluorene-phenylene alternating copolymer, intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer occurs in the Marcus optimal region.     

芴与噻吩发光共聚物的合成及其电致发光性能

采用Suzuki偶合方法合成出了一系列新型的 9,9 二辛基芴 (DOF)和噻吩 (Th)的共聚物 .其中 ,DOF与Th的投料比 (摩尔比 )分别为 95∶5 (PTF5 )、90∶1 0 (PTF1 0 )、85∶1 5 (PTF1 5 )、70∶3 0 (PTF3 0 )、5 0∶5 0 (PTF5 0 ) .所有的聚合物均可溶于常用的有机溶剂 ,如THF,CHCl3等 ,其分子量在 60 0 0～ 5 3 0 0 0之间 .当在聚芴主链中引入噻吩后 ,其发光波长发生了红移 ,最大发光波长由PTF5时的 490nm红移到PTF5 0时的 5 41nm .随着聚芴主链中噻吩含量的增加 ,最大电致发光和光致发光效率都逐渐降低 由这些聚合物所制得的器件 ,最大电致发光效率为PTF5和PTF1 0的 0 45 %.由此表明 ,在聚芴主链中引入少量的低带隙单体噻吩可以调节聚芴的发光颜色及发光效率     

平面型给-受体共轭聚合物的合成及在体异质结聚合物太阳能电池中的应用

设计合成了主链为聚2,8-{5,11-二烷基吲哚[3,2-b]咔唑}-4,7[2,5-噻吩]-二-5,6-二烷氧基-2,1,3-苯并噻二唑, 具有不同侧链的2种平面型给-受体共轭聚合物(QP-2和QP-3), 研究了其热学、光物理和光伏性质. 用聚合物-PC₇₁BM([6,6]-苯基C₇₁丁酸甲酯)共混物作为活性层构筑了本体异质结聚合物太阳能电池. 其中以QP-3为给体、以PC₇₁BM为受体的光伏电池能量转换效率最高达到2.59%, 开路电压为0.72 V, 短路电流为9.24 mA/cm², 填充因子为0.38. XRD结果表明, 平面型共轭聚合物具有较好的结晶性, 原子力显微镜(AFM)显示平面型共轭聚合物易于发生微观相分离.     

聚合物发光电化学池的研究——中国科学院有机固体重点实验室导电聚合物电化学研究工作简介(Ⅱ)

简要介绍本研究组 1997年以来在聚合物发光电化学池 (LEC)研究中取得的一些成果,包括发光聚合物的电化学性质及其HOMO和LUMO能级的电化学测量,LECp i n结的交流阻抗分析,双功能嵌段共聚物LEC,以及咪唑盐离子液体掺杂的室温准冷冻p i n结LEC等.     

Investigating side chain mediated electroluminescence from carbazole-modified polyfluorene

In molecular design of electroluminescent (EL) conjugated polymers, introducing a charge transport moiety on a side chain is found to be a promising method for balancing electron and hole fluxes in EL devices without changing the emitting color if there is no interaction between moiety and main chain. In the case of grafting a carbazole (Cz) moiety (hole transporting) on blue emitting polyfluorene, a green emission appears with intensity comparable to the blue emission, which was attributed to a possible interaction between main chain and Cz as previously reported by us. Here, a detailed study of its EL mechanism was carried out by means of time-resolved EL with the assistance of molecular simulation and thermally stimulated current measurements; exploration of how main chain segments interact with the transport moiety was performed. We found the Cz groups in Cz100PF play multiple roles: they act as (1) hole transporter to improve hole injection, (2) hole trapping site for efficient electron-hole recombination to yield blue-emitting excitons, and (3) source of green emission from electroplex formed via electric field-mediated interaction of the Cz/Cz radical cation with an electron in the nearby PF backbone. In combination, these observations suggest that integrated consideration for both intramolecular and intermolecular interactions provides a new route of molecular design of efficient EL polymers.     

Soluble electroluminescent poly(phenylene vinylene)s with balanced electron- and hole injections.

We report a new route for the design of efficient soluble electroluminescent PPV-based copolymers bearing electron-deficient oxadiazole (OXD) moieties on side chains. The introduction of OXD through a long alkylene spacer with PPV backbone provides a molecular dispersion of OXD in the film; both the side chain OXD and the main chain PPV do retain their own electron-transport and emissive properties, respectively. The use of phenylene vinylene derivatives with asymmetric and branched substituents and a long spacer provides solubility for ease of device fabrication as well as amorphous structure to allow a well-mixing of OXD groups with the main chains. By properly adjusting the OXD content through copolymerization, we can tailor the chemical structure of electroluminescent material to give a balance of hole- and electron injections for various metal cathodes, such that the quantum efficiency is significantly improved and the turn-on voltage is reduced for the devices with aluminum and calcium. For the device with calcium fabricated in open air, a maximum brightness of 15000 cd/m(2) at 15 V/100 nm and a maximum luminance efficiency of 2.27 cd/A can be obtained, respectively, about 30 times brighter and 9.4 times more efficient than those with the corresponding homopolymer, poly[2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV). The use of physical blends to simulate the copolymers provides no significant improvement, since phase-separation structures appear, causing an inefficient utilization of OXD and sometimes voltage-dependent emission spectra. The present route permits a fabrication of single layer PLED with high brightness, high efficiency, and low turn-on voltage.     

含噻吩单元的硅芴共聚物的合成及其蓝色电致发光性能

将少量(摩尔分数为1%—3％)含噻吩的窄带隙单体和宽带隙硅芴单体进行共聚, 合成了聚{9,9-二己基-3,6-硅芴-co-[2,5-二(2-甲基苯撑-4-基)-噻吩]}和聚{9,9-二己基-3,6-硅芴-co-[2,5-二(2-苯撑-4-基)-噻吩]}两类硅芴共聚物, 通过紫外-可见吸收光谱、光致发光光谱, 并制作聚合物发光二极管器件测试电致发光光谱等手段, 系统表征了两类硅芴共聚物材料的性能. 实验结果表明, 噻吩的加入形成了新的蓝色发光中心, 并且实现了从硅芴链段到含噻吩发光中心的有效能量转移. 通过增加发光中心结构的空间位阻来减小其共轭程度, 可以使聚合物的PL和EL光谱发生较大蓝移. 最终得到了效率为0.46%和色坐标(CIE)为(0.19, 0.16)的蓝光LED器件.     

新型以咔唑为主链的能量转移型发光聚合物

用Suzuki偶合反应合成了一系列以咔唑为主链，与不同的芳香环和杂环化合物 共聚的新型电致发光无规共聚物．这些共聚物溶于普通的有机溶剂，发较强的荧光 ．咔唑链段为共聚物提供了很好的空穴传输和空穴注入性能．与咔唑共聚的窄能隙 单体，如蒽(ANT)、噻吩(Th)、2，1，3-苯并噻二唑(BTDZ)、2，1，3—苯并硒二唑 (BseDZ)和4，7—二噻吩—2，1，3—苯并噻二唑(DBT)在聚合物中含量小于50％时 成为陷阱中心．还观察到极为有效的分子内能量转移．由于共聚单体的能隙不同， 这些电致发光共聚物的发光范围可覆盖整个可见光谱区．研究结果表明，用咔唑作 为宽带主体，与少量低带隙单体共聚，有可能成为一种合成同时兼有优异空穴注入 特性，又能广泛调节发光颜色的新的发光聚合物体系．     

Low‐bandgap donor–acceptor copolymers with 4,6‐bis(3′‐(2‐ethylhexyl)thien‐2′‐yl)thieno[3,4‐c][1,2,5]thiadiazole: synthesis,optical, electrochemical,and photovoltaic properties

Two new low‐bandgap alternating copolymers (CEHTF and CEHTP) consisting of 4,6‐bis(3′‐(2‐ethylhexyl)thien‐2′‐yl)thieno[3,4‐c][1,2,5] thiadiazole and 9,9‐bis(2‐ethylhexyl)fluorene or 2,5‐bis(isopentyloxy)benzene were synthesized by Suzuki coupling reaction of corresponding comonomers. Their optical, electrochemical, and photovoltaic (PV) properties were studied and are reported. Both the copolymers exhibited long‐wavelength absorption covering the whole visible spectral region, which is in CEHTP thin films extended up to near infrared region, ambipolar redox properties, and electrochromism. High‐electron affinities and low‐optical bandgap values, 1.37 and 1.15 eV, were determined for CEHTF and CEHTP, respectively. PV devices with bulk heterojunction made of blends of copolymers and fullerene derivative [6,6]‐phenyl‐C⁶¹‐butyric acid methyl ester ([60]PCBM) were prepared and characterized. Effects of intramolecular charge transfer strength and side‐chain nature and length on photophysical properties are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

一种含铽单体的合成及其电致发光研究

合成了一种具有聚合活性的含铽配合物单体(Tb(acac)~2(AA)phen),并用红外光谱、元素分析等进行表征。研制了结构为ITO/PVK/Tb(acac)~2(AA)phen/Alq^3/Al的电致发光器件并测定了它的电致发光谱、电流-电压特性、亮度-电压曲线等性能。该器件具有良好的整流特性,其电致发光显示了铽离子的绿光特征发射,并具有较好的单色性。同时,探讨了该器件的电致发光机理。     

Synthesis and characterization of polyfluorenes containing bisphenazine units

Novel conjugated copolymers based on 9,9‐dioctylfluorene and bisphenazine (BP) were synthesized by Suzuki polymerization. Energy transfer from the conjugated main chain to the BP moieties was observed. Full energy transfer was achieved when the molar content of the bisphenazine was 20% (20BPPF) in toluene solution. The similar phenomena were observed even for 1% bisphenazine content copolymer (1BPPF) in film. The lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels (?3.06 eV) of the copolymers were lower than that of the polyfluorene homopolymer (PFO; ?2.65 eV), indicating that the introduction of the BP unit was benefit to electron injection. Single‐layer electroluminescent devices (ITO/PEDOT:PSS/polymer/LiF/Al) were fabricated to investigate their electroluminescence (EL) performances. The maximum brightness and current efficiency of all BPPF copolymers surpassed the PFO homopolymer. The best single‐layer device was based on 5BPPF, with a maximum brightness of 1532 cd/m² and current efficiency of 1.09 cd/A. Much higher efficiency could be achieved for multilayer EL devices of 5BPPF (ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PVK/polymer/TPBI/LiF/Al), which showed a maximum current efficiency of 10.01 cd/A. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 1990–1999, 2010     

吡啶-芴类电荧光聚合物的光谱特性

用Suzuiki聚合反应将二溴代吡啶 (2 ,5 、2 ,6 、3,5 取代 )与芴共聚 ,合成了不同主链结构的吡啶 芴共聚物 .研究结果表明 ,将吡啶基引人聚芴主链可以调节共聚物的发光颜色 .间位吡啶基引入聚芴主链 ,使聚合物的能级加宽 ,PL、EL光谱发生蓝移 ;对位吡啶基则使光谱红移 .间位吡啶基 (3,5 Py、2 ,6 Py)引入聚芴主链 ,可提高聚合物的色纯度 .共聚物中 3,5 Py含量为 4 0mol%时 ,可得到较纯的蓝光 .     

基于聚芳醚的双色白光聚合物的合成与光物理及电致发光性能

采用缩聚反应,通过将深蓝光荧光团(五联芴)和橙光荧光团(4-芴基-7-(4-二苯胺基-苯基)-2,1,3-苯并噻二唑)分别链接在聚芳醚的侧链上,合成了一种双色白光电致发光聚芳醚P1,接着将一种高效浅蓝光荧光团(2,7-二(9-乙基-咔唑乙烯基)芴)引入到了P1的侧链上,得到了聚芳醚P2和P3.系统研究了这些聚芳醚材料的溶解性、热稳定性、电化学性能、光物理性能和电致发光性能等.结果表明,所有聚芳醚都具有良好的溶解性与热稳定性;薄膜态时存在明显的由深蓝光荧光团到浅蓝光荧光团及橙光荧光团的能量转移;退火前后的薄膜光致发光光谱基本一致,表明具有优秀的光谱稳定性.基于这些聚芳醚的单层电致发光器件(ITO/PEDOT:PSS/高分子/Ca/Al),利用部分能量转移和电荷俘获作用,可以实现近白光发射.器件的最大电流效率可以达到7.96 cd/A,最大亮度为9950 cd/m2,色坐标为(0.33,0.44).     

Blue-light emitting diodes and flat display based on poly(p-phenylenevinylene) copolymers

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吖啶衍生物的合成、表征、光致发光及电致发光性质研究

本文设计合成了一系列以吖啶为核的荧光小分子发光化合物（1～4）,通过在分子两侧引入不同的取代基来调节化合物的能级、载流子传输性质.对这些材料的光物理、电化学、热力学和能量转移性能进行了系统表征.结果表明这些材料具有高的发光效率、合理的能级结构和良好的主/客体能量转移特性.以这些材料为发光层的器件显示了优良的性能,电致发光器件的开启电压为2.4V,最高效率可达到13.3lm/W和11.8cd/A.     

Synthesis and electroluminescent studies of blue‐emitting copolymers containing phenylene vinylene and oxadiazole moieties in the main chain

Two statistical copolymers III and IV combining features of the two reference polymers I and II were synthesized by a Wittig reaction with the objective of raising the electron‐transport properties and fluorescence quantum yields relative to the alternating block copolymers I and II . The electroluminescent properties of single‐layer LEDs using these copolymers were studied. External quantum efficiencies of 0.035 and 0.11% were obtained from single‐layer devices on the basis of III and IV , respectively, which are higher than those of similar devices using I and II . Two single‐layer LEDs using a blend of I and II (4:1 and 1:1 wt/wt) corresponding to the compositions of copolymers III and IV , respectively, were also fabricated for comparison. Results indicated that the covalent incorporation of oxadiazole is effective in improving the efficiency of LEDs and that the molar content of oxadiazole plays an important role in the performance of the devices. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 235–241, 2002