Polyfluorenes: Twenty years of progress

Polyfluorenes are an important class of electroactive and photoactive materials. In the last three years this research field has literally exploded because of polyfluorenes' exceptional electrooptical properties for applications in light‐emitting diodes. This is the only family of conjugated polymers that emit colors spanning the entire visible range with high efficiency and low operating voltage. Other unusual optical and electrical properties are made possible with polyfluorene derivatives, such as thermochromism and conducting base‐doped polyelectrolytes. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 2867–2873, 2001     

聚芴类电致发光材料

聚芴与其衍生物是一类重要的电致发光聚合物,它们具有较高的光致发光效率,并且易于进行结构修饰,因此受到材料化学家们的高度关注。本文叙述的线索是聚合物结构与其电致发光性能之间的构效关系。通过化学修饰,可以调节材料的前线分子轨道、热和光谱稳定性,进而开发新的发光材料。文中首先简单介绍了聚芴类发光材料的聚合方法,然后把这些聚合物按结构不同分成两个部分介绍：一部分是主链仅含有共轭芴单元的聚合物,它们的化学修饰依赖于芴9位的活性碳原子;另一部分是通过共聚方法得到的主链含有芴和其它基团的聚合物。     

电致蓝光芴取代聚芴的合成与光谱稳定性

为了筛选高效稳定的聚合物电致蓝光材料, 设计合成了三苯胺和芴取代的二芳基芴单体, 并通过Suzuki缩聚合成了交替共聚物TPAFF-co-F和TPAFF-co-P. 将二辛基芴引入聚芴的9位可以增加其溶解度, 同时具有屏蔽主链和减少主链芴9位被氧化的作用, 三苯胺基团将有利于提高空穴在阳极界面的注入能力. 200 ℃下空气中退火24 h实验表明, 在相同条件下, 绿光指数(Igreen/Iblue)顺序为聚(9,9-二辛基芴)(1.07)>TPAFF-co-F(0.65)>TPAFF-co-P (0.47), 证明了烷基芴引入减少了主链氧化的几率. 还制作了发光二极管器件, 其结构为ITO/PEDOT:PSS(40 nm)/TPAFF-co-F或TPAFF-co-P(80 nm)/Ba(4 nm)/Al(120 nm). 在高电流密度下它们保持了良好的光谱稳定性, 在547 mA·cm-2电流密度下, TPAFF-co-F的CIE(国际发光照明委员会)坐标为(0.22, 0.24), TPAFF-co-P的CIE坐标为(0.24, 0.26), 后者的电流效率为0.712 cd·A-1.     

Star Polyfluorenes with a Triphenylamine‐Based Core

Summary: Conjugated three‐ and four‐arm star polymers were successfully prepared by palladium catalyzed one‐pot Suzuki polycondensation of the multifunctional cores and an AB‐type monomer. The molecular weight of the star polymers could be controlled by the feed ratios of the monomers. The bromo end groups could be completely modified by fluorene mono boronic acid or triphenylamine mono boronic ester. The investigation of the optical, electrochemical, and thermal properties of the star polymers was also reported. All polymers exhibited good thermal stabilities and all the TPA‐capped polymers showed good hole‐transport abilities.

Preparation of three‐ and four‐arm star polyfluorences.     

水溶性聚芴衍生物的合成、性质与生物检测应用

共轭聚合物具有强的光捕获能力,可用来放大荧光传感信号,大大提高检测的灵敏度.基于共轭聚合物的新型生物传感体系对于阐明生物体系中的信息传递,特别是对疾病的早期诊断方面具有重要的应用前景.水溶性聚芴衍生物由于具有很好的化学和热稳定性、高的荧光量子产率以及C9位易于修饰等特性,近年来在生物传感领域得到了广泛应用.本文简要介绍...     

Polyfluorenes containing pyrazine units:Synthesis,photophysics and electroluminescence

A series of conjugated copolymers of 9,9-dioctylfluorene and symmetrical pyrazine unit (BY) were synthesized by Suzuki copolymerization and were used as novel light-emitting materials in PLEDs.Efficient energy transfer was observed in both thin film and solution.Compared with the lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level of the polyfluorenes homopolymer (PFO),the lower LUMO energy levels of copolymers indicated that the introduction of the BY unit would be benefit to electron injection.The turn-...     

Enhancement of Oxidative Stability of Polyfluorenes for Direct Thermal Lithography

A homopolymer of 9,9′‐bis[4‐(2‐(2‐tetrahydropyranyloxy)ethoxy)phenyl]fluorene and its copolymers with 3,4‐benzothiadiazole and 4,7‐di(3(4‐n‐octylphenyl)‐2‐thienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole were synthesized to produce a series of thermally reactive blue, green, and red luminescent polymers. Thermolytic removal of the tetrahydropyran (THP) group from polymer films, rendered the films insoluble due to the formation of hydroxyl groups on the termini of side chains. Thermal removal of the THP was lowered by up to 200 °C, when acid is present in the films. These polymers were found applicable to patterning by NIR direct thermal lithography, in conjunction with a NIR dye and thermal acid generator. The presence of the phenyl groups at the 9‐site carbon was found necessary to eliminate fluorenone formation, and enhance the colour purity of the material.

     

Polyfluorenes containing tetraphenylthiophene segments: Synthesis,photophysics, and electroluminescence

2,5‐Bis(4‐bromophenyl)‐3,4‐diphenylthiophene was synthesized from benzyl chloride and sulfur and through the subsequent bromination of the intermediate 2,3,4,5‐tetraphenylthiophene. It was condensed with 2,7‐dibromo‐9,9‐dihexylfluorene via a nickel‐mediated Yamamoto coupling reaction to afford a new series of statistical copolymers with various compositions. In addition, poly(9,9‐dihexylfluorene) (PF) was synthesized under the same conditions for comparison. All the polymers were soluble in common organic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), chloroform, and dichloromethane. Their glass‐transition temperatures increased with an increase in the tetraphenylthiophene (TPT) content in the polymers, and they were 63–149 °C. The solutions of the polymers in THF emitted intense blue light with a photoluminescence maximum at 418–440 nm and quantum yields of 0.32–0.62. Thin films of the polymers with TPT fractions lower than 20 mol % emitted blue‐green light with two well‐resolved peaks at 445 and 520 nm and an optical band gap of about 2.85 eV. A thin film of the polymer with aTPT fraction of 50 mol % emitted pure blue light with a maximum at 419 nm and an optical band gap of 3.28 eV. An enhancement of the light‐emitting‐diode brightness by a factor of ～8 with respect to that of PF was achieved in apolymer containing 5 mol % TPT. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 4015–4026, 2006     

Bipolar Blue Light-emitting Polyfluorenes Containing Dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide/Carbazole Units

Bipolar blue light-emitting polyfluorenes(PFSO-Cz) containing electron-deficient dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide(SO) and electron-rich carbazole(Cz) unit were synthesized. All the polymers show a high thermal stability with the decomposition temperatures over 400℃ and higher photoluminescence quantum yields. The highest occupied molecular orbital energy levels(E_HOMO's) slightly enhance and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels(E_LUMO's) gently depress with the increase of Cz content in the polymers. PL spectra of the polymers display remarkable red shift and broadening with the increase of solvent polarities, indicating significant intramolecular charge transfer(ICT) effect in the polymers. Electroluminescence(EL) spectra of the polymers exhibit a broadening tendency with increasing the content of Cz unit in the polymers. The superior device performances were obtained with the maximum luminous efficiency(LE­_max) of 5.2 cd/A, the maximum external quantum efficiency(EQE_max) of 4.8% and the Internationale de l'Eclairage(CIE)(x,y) coordinates of (0.16, 0.17) for PFSO15-Cz10 based on the single-layer device of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/EL/CsF/Al. The results indicate that the efficient bipolar blue light-emitting polyfluorenes are also constructed by Suzuki copolymerization using the monomers in common use.     

Photocatalytic performance of TiO2 nanocrystals with/without oxygen defects

To investigate the role of oxygen defects on the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂, the TiO₂ nanocrystals with/without oxygen defects are successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal and sol-gel methods, respectively. The as-prepared TiO₂ nanocrystals with defects are light blue and the absorption edge of light is towards the visible light region (～420 nm). Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements all confirm that the concentration of oxygen vacancies in the TiO₂ synthesized by the sol-gel method is less than that synthesized through the hydrothermal route. The introduction of oxygen defects contributes to a new state in the band gap that narrows the band gap, which is the reason for the extension of light absorption into the visible light region. The photocurrent results confirm that this band-gap narrowing enhances the photocurrent response under simulated solar light irradiation. The TiO₂ with oxygen defects shows a higher photocatalytic activity for decomposition of a methylene blue solution compared with that of the perfect TiO₂ sample. The photocatalytic mechanism is discussed based on the density functional theory calculations and photoluminescence spectroscopy measurements.     

主链含有非共轭结构的聚芴类蓝光聚合物的合成与性能研究

通过Suzuki偶合反应合成出了主链中含有非共轭烷氧基组分(-O-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-O-)的聚芴类衍生物聚- 2,7-(9,9-二辛基芴)-co-4,4’-丁氧基二苯(PFP)和聚-2,7-(9,9-二辛基芴)-co-4,4’-丁氧基二苯-co-N-苯基-4,4’-二苯胺(PFTP11)并通过相同的条件合成出主链由芴和三苯胺交替相连的聚合物聚-2,7-(9,9-二辛基芴)-co-N-苯基-4,4’-二苯胺(PFTPA)作为参比材料. 通过1H NMR和FT-IR分析对这些聚合物的化学结构进行了表征. 这三种聚合物在常用的有机溶剂中具有很好的溶解性, 可通过溶液加工的方式制备聚合物薄膜. 这些聚合物均具有较高的热分解温度(＞400 ℃), 聚合物PFP具有较高的玻璃化转变温度(～130 ℃)而PFTP11和PFTPA则未出现明显的玻璃化转变过程. 通过对聚合物的吸收特性进行测试得知它们具有较大的光学带宽(2.89～3.29 eV). 所有聚合物在固体薄膜状态下均发射出蓝色荧光, PFP, PFTP11和PFTPA的最大PL发射分别位于425, 437和440 nm. 通过对其电化学性能进行测试可知由于三苯胺基团的引入聚合物的HOMO能级明显提高, 这意味着聚合物的空穴传输能力得到了有效的改善.     

端基为橙光基团的聚芴合成和发光性质

含溴橙光化合物与双(三环己基膦)钯(0)进行氧化加成反应,合成了相应的芳基钯(Ⅱ)配合物.在加热条件下,该配合物可以引发AB型芴单体聚合,得到端基为橙光芳基基团的聚芴共轭聚合物.含溴橙光化合物与不同配体钯(0)配合物组成催化体系,原位引发聚合,同样可以制备上述端基结构明确的共轭聚合物.其中,以三(邻甲基苯基)膦或卡宾化合物为辅助配体时,室温下即可引发AB型芴单体进行催化剂转移聚合.卡宾化合物为辅助配体时,可以获得Mn为7.48×10~4的高分子量聚芴.MALDI-TOF分析证实,聚合物的一个端基是来自催化剂钯配合物中的橙光芳基基团,另一端基为Br/H原子.聚合物光致发光(PL)光谱主要表现为聚芴单元的蓝色荧光发射.电致发光(EL)光谱表明,聚合物在低分子量时表现为橙红光发射,而在高分子量时,能够得到白光发射.在数均分子量Mn为7.48×10~4时,聚合物可实现纯白光发射,国际色坐标CIE为(0.31,0.32).     

Water‐Soluble Fluorescent Probes Based on Dendronized Polyfluorenes for Cell Imaging

Novel water‐soluble dendronized fluorescent polyfluorenes (DFPFs) are prepared from hydrophilic monomers and hydrophobic comonomers. Incomplete energy transfer is found to result in a two‐color emission of the DFPFs at around 410 and 650 nm. The incomplete energy transfer can be attributed to the poor compatibility between the fluorene and benzothiadiazole units. Polyethylene oxide (PEO) encapsulation of the DFPFs shows over 90% cell viability, indicating good biocompatibility. These DFPFs show differential cellular uptake. P1 with fewer PEO chains exhibits limited cellular membrane uptake and low brightness in cells. By contrast, P3 with more PEO chains is efficiently internalized by cells and accumulated in the cytoplasm. A strong fluorescence from whole cells is also observed.     

Green-emitting Polyfluorenes Containing Hexylthiophen-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide Unit with Large Two-photon Absorption Cross Section

Green light-emitting polyfluorenes containing 3,7-bis(4-hexylthiophen-2-yl)dibenzo[b,d]thiophene 5,5-dioxide(DHTSO)unit were synthesized.All the resulted polymers show high thermal stability with the decomposition temperatures(T_d)over 420°C and the glass transition temperatures(T_g)over 75°C.The polymers exhibit the enhanced highest occupied molecular orbital(HOMO)energy levels and the depressed lowest unoccupied molecular orbital(LUMO)energy levels with the increase of DHTSO unit in polymers.The photoluminescence(PL)spectra of the polymers show positive solvatochromism in solution with the variation of solution polarities,indicating remarkable intramolecular charge transfer(ICT)effect in the polymers containing DHTSO moiety.The fluorescence quantum yields((37)_(PL))are in the range of 34%-67%for PF-DHTSOs in film.All polymers possess two photon absorption(TPA)properties,and the TPA cross sections(?_2)are enhanced with increasing DHTSO unit in polymers.The highest?_2 is 2392 GM for PF-DHTSO15 in chloroform solution upon 740 nm excitation.The device of PF-DHTSO15 shows green emission with the Commission Internationale de L’.Eclairage(CIE)coordinates of(0.26,0.59),and the maximum luminous efficiency(LE_(max))of 10.8 cd·A~(-1) with the configuration of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/EL/Cs F/Al.These results indicate that introducing DHTSO unit into polyfluorene backbone could be a promising molecular design strategy for TPA and effective green-light emission.     

聚芴材料低能级发射现象及其机理研究现状

聚芴是一类重要的蓝光发射材料,有高亮度、高效率等优点;然而聚芴类材料在发光器件中使用一段时间之后,光致发光光谱在530～550 nm、电致发光光谱在2.2～2.3e V的区域出现新的发射带,使得器件的发射变成绿光或蓝绿光,在色度失纯的同时,器件的发光效率也迅速降低.本文概述了目前提出的有关聚芴材料低能级发射形成的原因的假说、试验依据、理论计算、以及基于假说所提出的消除低能级发射、改善材料发射稳定性的方法等研究现状.     

Polyfluorenes with polyphenylene dendron side chains: toward non-aggregating, light-emitting polymers.

A polyfluorene 12 has been prepared in which bulky polyphenylene dendrimer substituents suppress formation of long wavelength emitting aggregates, thus giving a polymer with pure blue emission. Absorption- and emission spectra and molecular modeling confirm that the bulky dendrimer side chains do not cause extra torsion between the fluorene units. New polyfluorenes with 9,9-diaryl substituents have been prepared to determine the minimum size of substituent necessary for aggregation suppression. An LED using 12 has been demonstrated to produce blue emission with onset voltages below 4 V.     

Paper-Based Probes with Visual Response to Vapors from Nitroaromatic Explosives: Polyfluorenes and Tertiary Amines

Although it is well-known that nitroaromatic compounds quench the fluorescence of different conjugated polymers and form colored Meisenheimer complexes with proper nucleophiles, the potential of paper as a substrate for those macromolecules can be further developed. This work undertakes this task, impregnating paper strips with a fluorene-phenylene copolymer with quaternary ammonium groups, a bisfluorene-based cationic polyelectrolyte, and poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (polyDMAEMA). Cationic groups make the aforementioned polyfluorenes attachable to paper, whose surface possesses a slightly negative charge and avoid interference from cationic quenchers. While conjugated polymers had their fluorescence quenched with nitroaromatic vapors in a non-selective way, polyDMAEMA-coated papers had a visual response that was selective to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), and that could be easily identified, and even quantified, under natural light. Far from implying that polyfluorenes should be ruled out, it must be taken into account that TNT-filled mines emit vapors from 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) and dinitrobenzene isomers, which are more volatile than TNT itself. Atmospheres with only 790 ppbv TNT or 277 ppbv DNT were enough to trigger a distinguishable response, although the requirement for certain exposure times is an important limitation.     

A theoretical study on the chirality detection of serine amino acid based on carbon nanotubes with and without Stone-Wales defects

In the present study, the interaction of serine (SER) amino acid (AA) with the pristine and defected carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been investigated by employing the molecular dynamics (MD) and the density functional theory (DFT) approaches. Furthermore, the potential application of CNTs with and without the Stone-Wales (SW) defects in sensing of SER chirality has been studied. Our results confirm that introducing the chiral l and d SERs (LSER and DSER) exerts a significant effect on the electronic and optical properties of the CNTs with and without the SW defect. According to the MD results, it is observed that for all the structures, the obtained minimum distance is among the SER aliphatic segments and the tube atoms. The calculated structural and electronic properties of pristine and defected CNT are in good agreement with the reported research studies. The results indicate that pyramidalization angles (θ_p) at C atoms are altered in the presence of the SW defects. The overall increment of θ_p suggests that the reactivity has increased at the defective regions. In the case of CNT with one SW defect (CNTSW1), the central C–C bond of the SW defect is the most chemically reactive site. Our results establish that pristine CNT is a semiconductor when the LSER and DSER are adsorbed (with the band gap of 0.30 eV and 0.32 eV, respectively). The LSER-adsorbing CNT with two SW defects (CNTSW2) is a semiconductor with a reduced band gap (0.41 eV), while the DSER-adsorbing CNTSW2 is an n-type semiconductor (with a band gap of 0.70 eV). The optical properties are inferred from the dielectric functions of the CNTs. The most remarkable result belongs to the CNTSW2; the imaginary part of the CNTSW2 dielectric function can sensitively distinguish the chirality of the SER amino acid.

     

芴酮对聚醚侧链聚芴体系的影响:合成,表征及光物理性质的研究

利用Yamamoto聚合反应, 通过调节单体2,7-二溴9,9'-二-(三乙氧基甲基)芴和2,7-二溴芴酮的比例, 合成了侧链为极性聚醚链, 芴酮含量逐渐增加的聚芴系列. 通过聚合物溶液及固态薄膜的紫外荧光谱图, 深入研究芴酮作为能量受体的能量转移过程及其对聚合物光物理性质的影响. 结果表明: 稀溶液中体系呈现聚芴本征态的荧光发射, 能量转移对溶液浓度具有依赖性; 固态薄膜中能量转移效率随芴酮含量的增加而快速增长, 退火后这种现象更加明显.