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Todor-Boer O, Farcău C, Botiz I. Large Enhancement of Photoluminescence Obtained in Thin Polyfluorene Films of Optimized Microstructure. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:2278. [PMID: 39204498 PMCID: PMC11359287 DOI: 10.3390/polym16162278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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There is a clearly demonstrated relationship between the microstructure, processing and resulting optoelectronic properties of conjugated polymers. Here, we exploited this relationship by exposing polyfluorene thin films to various solvent vapors via confined-solvent vapor annealing to optimize their microstructure, with the final goal being to enhance their emission properties. Our results have demonstrated enlargements in photoluminescence intensity of up to 270%, 258% and 240% when thin films of polyfluorenes of average molecular weights of 105,491 g/mol, 63,114 g/mol and 14,000 g/mol, respectively, experienced increases in their β-phase fractions upon processing.
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- Otto Todor-Boer
- Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation Subsidiary, National Institute for Research and Development of Optoelectronics Bucharest INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies INCDTIM, 67-103 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Physics of Condensed Matter and Advanced Technologies, Faculty of Physics, Babeș-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Reiker T, Liu Z, Winter C, Cappellari MV, Abradelo DG, Strassert CA, Zhang D, Zacharias H. Ultrafast electron dynamics in excited states of conjugated thiophene-fluorene organic polymer (pF8T2) thin films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:4736-4751. [PMID: 38251969 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp00502j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The electronic states of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-alt-bithiophene) pF8T2 on H/Si(100) substrates, prototypical for organic photovoltaics, were investigated by ultrafast photoelectron spectroscopy and by time-resolved fluorescence studies. Occupied and unoccupied electronic states were analysed by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), static and dynamic femtosecond two-photon photoemission (2PPE), and time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC). Time-resolved measurements allow assessment of population lifetimes of intermediate states. The combination of time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and fluorescence excitation allows following the electronic dynamics in excited states from the femtosecond to the nanosecond time scale. For this prototypical material the electron kinetic energy resolved lifetimes range from about a few tens of femtoseconds up to hundreds of picoseconds. After annealing these types of organic thin films the efficiency of organic solar cells usually increases. We show that annealing does not influence the initial ultrafast charge generation processes, but the long-lived states. However, the nanosecond scale fluorescence lifetimes measured by TCSPC are prolonged after annealing, which therefore is identified as the cause of a greater exciton diffusion range and thus is beneficial for charge carrier extraction.
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- T Reiker
- Center for Soft Nanoscience, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Physics Institute, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Physics Institute, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Heisenbergstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Solids Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
- Physics Institute, University of Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Niu F, Gu F, Zhao M, Gao Y, Tu W, Kou M, Pan W. Aggregation and Growth Mechanism of Ovalbumin and Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose Colloidal Particles under Thermal Induction. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:1532-1543. [PMID: 36908256 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Ovalbumin (OVA)/sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) colloidal particles were prepared with different compactness and morphologies by regulating the interaction between proteins and polysaccharides during heating. Electrostatic interactions between the amine groups of OVA (-NH3+) and carboxyl groups of CMC (-COO-) enhanced complex formation. The protein conformation change benefited the hydrophobic interaction between the particles. Proteins in colloidal particles were unfolded/folded under thermal induction to form aggregates having more β-sheet structures. When the OVA/CMC ratio was 1:2, the initially loosely connected OVA/CMC aggregation changed into a uniform sphere between 25 and 90 °C. The mass ratio of OVA to CMC within the final colloidal particle (90 °C) was about 1:1.4. The OVA/CMC particle stability was maintained with hydrogen bonding, hydrophobicity, and disulfide bond. When OVA levels were predominant, OVA and CMC developed an approximately hollow sphere. Moreover, the final colloidal particle composition showed the OVA-to-CMC ratio as 3:1 (w/w). OVA bound into colloidal particle pores to increase compactness. Moreover, OVA and CMC bound to the colloidal particle while the particle shrank, thereby increasing the compactness of colloidal particles. There was a significant decrease in ABTS•+ scavenging activity of curcumin compared with that of the particles with a ratio of 1:2. Thus, the rational adjustment of the structure of colloidal particles could effectively enhance their functional characteristics, providing a new way for the controlled release of the active ingredients.
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- Fuge Niu
- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Food Safety Key Lab of Zhejiang Province, School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Zhang G, Li R, Wang X, Chen X, Shen Y, Fu Y. The inhibiting water uptake mechanism of main-chain type N-spirocyclic quaternary ammonium ionene blended with polybenzimidazole as anion exchange membrane. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Lei D, Guo Y, Lu D. Study of the Chain Condensation Process from a Dilute to a Concentrated Solution and the Transformation of the Chain Conformation from a Solution to a Film for the Conjugated Polymer PFO. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:8498-8505. [PMID: 35309444 PMCID: PMC8928514 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The chain behavior in a precursor solution and its condensation process are still key issues that have been paid close attention to but have not been solved yet for semirigid conjugated polymers. In this research, the chain condensation process from a dilute to a concentrated solution and the transformation of the chain conformation from a solution to a film for the conjugated polymer poly(9,9'-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) were investigated by a scaling law method obtained from rheological measurements. By establishing a scaling relationship between specific viscosity and concentration, it was found that the motion of molecular chains conformed to the Zimm model in dilute solution, and the motion of molecular chains conformed to the Rouse model in semidilute unentangled solution as well as conformed to the Edwards tube model in semidilute entangled solution. Furthermore, it was also found that toluene is a θ solvent for PFO at 25 °C. Some important physical parameters in connection with PFO intrinsic properties were also obtained here, such as intrinsic viscosity [η] = 136.84 mL g-1, root-mean-square end-to-end distance R = 41.4 nm, and Kuhn segment length b = 6.28 nm. In particular, this was the first time that the effect of the film-forming process of spin coating on the transformation proces of the PFO chain conformation from the precursor solution to a film was studied, and the spin-coating time (t) was found to be several orders of magnitude longer than the PFO chain relaxation time (τ Z(τ R)). This research enriches knowledge and understanding of the chain behavior in the precursor solution for semirigid conjugated polymers and reveals the correlation of chain behaviors in solution with the film's condensed state structure in the process of chain dynamic evolution from a solution to a film.
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- Dong Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular
Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular
Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular
Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun 130012, China
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Intermolecular CH-π Electrons Interaction in Poly (9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO): An Experimental and Theoretical Study. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27051488. [PMID: 35268589 PMCID: PMC8912045 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27051488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study demonstrates the presence of CH-π interaction in poly [9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-1) due to an aggregate formation of PFO-1 in the liquid state. The absorption spectra of PFO-1 in certain solvents at low concentrations showed a single band at 390 nm. However, when using high concentrations, a new band at 437 nm appeared. This band is due to the aggregate formation of PFO-1. The aggregate formation occurs as a result of the CH interaction of the n-alkyl side chains with π-electrons in the benzene ring. The optical characteristics of another conjugated polymer of poly [9,9-di-(2-ethylhexyl)-fluorenyl-2,7-diyl] (PFO-2) were investigated to confirm the CH-π interaction. The absorption showed only one wavelength at 390 nm without any new band at the end of the spectrum, even at higher concentrations and lower temperatures. The main reason for the absence of aggregate formation in PFO-2 is the sterical hindrance caused by the branched alkyl side chains. In addition, Density Functional Theory (DFT) was used to compute the HOMO–LUMO transitions, electron charge distribution, and frontier molecular orbitals for each polymer. The Mulliken charge distribution and demonstrated a notable difference in the reactivity of the alkyl side chain, confirming the higher ability of PFO-1 to form CH-π bonds. docking model emphasized that the band at 437 nm could be attributed to the interaction between CH in the n-alkyl side chain and π bonds in the aromatic rings of PFO-1.
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Li T, He Q, Guan Y, Liao J, He Y, Luo X, Cao W, Cui Z, Jia S, Liu A, Yao S, Guan X, Zhang H, Lu D. Influence of molecular weight and the change of solvent solubility on β conformation and chains condensed state structure for poly (9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) in solution. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zou Y, Wang D, Guo J, Yang J, Pu Y, Chen JF. Synthesis of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) in a rotating packed bed with enhanced performance for polymer light-emitting diode. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00297c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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One of the most suitable methods for synthesizing conjugated polymers is the Suzuki cross-coupling reaction because of high tolerance and stability. Herein, we report an improved strategy to synthesize conjugated...
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Rajamanickam S, Mohammad SM, Hassan Z, Omar AF, Muhammad A. Investigations into Ag nanoparticles–carbon–poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO) composite: morphological, structural, optical, and electrical characterization. Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03938-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Meng C, Gao K, Tang S, Zhou L, Lai W, Luo L, Wang X, Liu Y, Wang K, Chen Y, Liu X. The adsorption of aromatic macromolecules on graphene with entropy-tailored behavior and its utilization in exfoliating graphite. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 599:12-22. [PMID: 33933787 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aromatic macromolecules tend to form a compact conformation after physically adsorbed on graphene and it brings about great entropy loss for physisorption, due to the strong interaction between aromatic macromolecules and graphene. However, previous researches have validated the availability of aromatic macromolecules to stabilize graphene based on physisorption. In order to clarify the underlying mechanism of this physisorption process on graphene, a series of aromatic polyamide copolymers are used as models in this research. Apart from their adsorbed conformations on graphene, the conformations of these copolymers as the free states in diluted solutions are taken into consideration. Although these copolymers present the fully extended conformation on graphene, their conformations in diluted solutions vary largely with the copolymer composition. It is verified that the copolymer with smaller conformational change could have the better stabilization effectiveness for graphene, rather than the one having stronger interaction with graphene. Therefore, the entropy-tailored behavior for the adsorption of aromatic macromolecules on graphene is put forward. Based on this mechanism, the chemical structure of aromatic polyamide is optimized and furthermore it is utilized to directly exfoliate natural graphite flakes. Eventually, high-quality graphene nanosheets with a large dimension and low defects are obtained. Moreover, its exfoliating effectiveness is superior to those of the commonly used exfoliating agents nowadays.
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- Chenbo Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- Institute of Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Jiangyou, Sichuan 621908, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China.
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- College of Physics, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China
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- State Key Lab of Fluorinated Functional Membrane Materials, Dongyue Polymer Material Company of Dongyue Federation, Zibo, Shandong 256401, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, PR China.
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Tseng TW, Yan H, Nakamura T, Omagari S, Kim JS, Vacha M. Real-Time Monitoring of Formation and Dynamics of Intra- and Interchain Phases in Single Molecules of Polyfluorene. ACS NANO 2020; 14:16096-16104. [PMID: 33084298 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c08038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) is one of the most important conjugated polymer materials, exhibiting outstanding photophysical and electrical properties. PFO is also known for a diversity of morphological phases determined by conformational states of the main chain. Our goal in this work is to address some of the key questions on formation and dynamics of one such conformation, the β-phase, by following in real time the evolution of fluorescence spectra of single PFO chains. The PFO is dispersed in a thin polystyrene film, and the spectra are monitored during the process of solvent vapor annealing with toluene. We confirm unambiguously that the PFO β-phase segments are formed on a true single-chain level at room temperature in the solvent-softened polystyrene. We further find that the formation of the β-phase is a dynamic and reversible process occurring on the order of seconds, leading to repeated spontaneous transitions between the glassy and β-phase segments during the annealing. Comparison of PFO with two largely different molecular weights (Mw) shows that chains with lower Mw form the β-phase segments much faster. For the high Mw PFO chains, a detailed Franck-Condon analysis of the β-phase spectra shows a large distribution of the Huang-Rhys factor, S, and even dynamic changes of this factor occurring on a single chain. Such dynamics are likely a manifestation of changing coherence length of the exciton. Further, for the high Mw PFO chains we observe an additional conformational state, a crystalline γ-phase. The γ-phase formation is also a spontaneous reversible process in the solvent-softened matrix. The phase can form from both the β-phase and the glassy phase, and the formation requires high Mw to enable intersegment interactions in a self-folded chain.
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- Tzu-Wei Tseng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8-44, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8-44, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8-44, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8-44, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Li T, Zhang H, Liu B, Ma T, Lin J, Xie L, Lu D. Effect of Solvent on the Solution State of Conjugated Polymer P7DPF Including Single-Chain to Aggregated State Structure Formation, Dynamic Evolution, and Related Mechanisms. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Tao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan 454003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (Nanjing Tech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays &Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Avenue, Changchun, China
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Liu YD, Zhang Q, Yu XH, Liu JG, Han YC. Increasing the Content of β Phase of Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) by Synergistically Controlling Solution Aggregation and Extending Film-forming Time. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-019-2259-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Huang J, Zheng D, Peng B, Kong M, Hang Y, Ma J, Jia X. Unlocking the action mechanisms of molecular nonlinear optical absorption for optical conjugated polymers under aggregation states. Polym Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py01268g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Controlling the molecular microstructure and the molecular aggregation state under different conditions to improve the MNOA performance of OCPs.
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- Jin Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing 211816
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- PR China
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Peerless JS, Milliken NJB, Oweida TJ, Manning MD, Yingling YG. Soft Matter Informatics: Current Progress and Challenges. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201800129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Yu J, Chao H, Li G, Tang R, Liu Z, Liu Z, Jiang J. Backbone-Based LCST-Type Hyperbranched Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol)) with CO2
-Reversible Iminoboronate Linkers. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201800346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jiabao Yu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials; School of Life Sciences; Anhui University; Hefei Anhui Province 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an Shaanxi Province 710062 P. R. China
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Ren J, Li X, Ma T, Liu B, Zhang H, Li T, Lu D. Dynamic Evolution from Chain Disorder to Order of PTB7 Condensed State Structures under External Fields. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:28093-28102. [PMID: 30058322 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this research, the effect of external fields (solvent, temperature, solution concentration, and external force) on dynamic evolution from chain disorder to order of poly[[4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]benzo[1,2- b:4,5- b']dithiophene-2,6-diyl][3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl)carbonyl]thieno[3,4- b]thiophenediyl]] (PTB7) condensed state structures was explored by UV-vis absorption spectra, atomic force microscope, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was found that PTB7 main chains presented amorphous conformations induced by the poor solvent 1,2-dichloroethane. However, the local ordered aggregation appeared in amorphous conformations when the solubility of the poor solvent was again lowered by reducing temperature. It is worth noting that the size of ordered aggregation was further increased with the decrease of solution concentration or increase of external force. It was found that there were two main PTB7 absorption peaks in the UV-vis absorption spectra; we denoted A0 -0 for the intensity of the lower energy absorption peak and A0-1 for the intensity of the higher energy absorption peak. The ratio R = A0-0/ A0-1 was used to characterize the dynamic evolution from disorder to order of the PTB7 condensed state structures in absorption spectra. It increased from 0.94 for PTB7 amorphous state to 1.25 for PTB7 large-size ordered aggregation. The dynamic evolution from chain disorder to order could also be distinctly observed by TEM. It was inferred that PTB7 condensed state structures (amorphous state, local ordered aggregation, and large-scale ordered aggregation) might exist simultaneously because of the complexity of copolymer conformations. This research is meaningful to establish physical basis for the molecule design and the synthesis of materials to enhance photoelectronic device efficiency based on condensed matter physics of conjugated polymer.
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- Jiaxuan Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry , Jilin University , No. 2699 Qianjin Avenue , Changchun 130012 , China
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Yu MN, Soleimaninejad H, Lin JY, Zuo ZY, Liu B, Bo YF, Bai LB, Han YM, Smith TA, Xu M, Wu XP, Dunstan DE, Xia RD, Xie LH, Bradley DDC, Huang W. Photophysical and Fluorescence Anisotropic Behavior of Polyfluorene β-Conformation Films. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:364-372. [PMID: 29298074 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b03148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We demonstrate a systematic visualization of the unique photophysical and fluorescence anisotropic properties of polyfluorene coplanar conformation (β-conformation) using time-resolved scanning confocal fluorescence imaging (FLIM) and fluorescence anisotropy imaging microscopy (FAIM) measurements. We observe inhomogeneous morphologies and fluorescence decay profiles at various micrometer-sized regions within all types of polyfluorene β-conformational spin-coated films. Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-2,7-diyl) (PFO) and poly[4-(octyloxy)-9,9-diphenylfluoren-2,7-diyl]-co-[5-(octyloxy)-9,9-diphenylfluoren-2,7-diyl] (PODPF) β-domains both have shorter lifetime than those of the glassy conformation for the longer effective conjugated length and rigid chain structures. Besides, β-conformational regions have larger fluorescence anisotropy for the low molecular rotational motion and high chain orientation, while the low anisotropy in glassy conformational regions shows more rotational freedom of the chain and efficient energy migration from amorphous regions to β-conformation as a whole. Finally, ultrastable ASE threshold in the PODPF β-conformational films also confirms its potential application in organic lasers. In this regard, FLIM and FAIM measurements provide an effective platform to explore the fundamental photophysical process of conformational transitions in conjugated polymer.
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- Meng-Na Yu
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Departments of Engineering Science and Physics and Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, Oxford University , 9 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PD, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) , 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech) , 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China
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