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On the Origin of Color Degradation in Polyfluorenes – Block Copolymer Approach for Stable Blue Light Emission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Christos L. Chochos ,
Joannis K. Kallitsis  and
Vasilis G. Gregoriou
Christos L. Chochos
Affiliation:
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes (FORTH-ICEHT), P.O. Box 1414, Patras 26500, Greece. Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece.
Joannis K. Kallitsis
Affiliation:
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes (FORTH-ICEHT), P.O. Box 1414, Patras 26500, Greece. Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece.
Vasilis G. Gregoriou*
Affiliation:
Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Processes (FORTH-ICEHT), P.O. Box 1414, Patras 26500, Greece.
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* Corresponding author. Phone: (+30)2610–965205. Fax: (+30)2610–965223.
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Abstract

Spectroscopic studies on a series of rod-coil block copolymers with terfluorene as the rigid segment demonstrate that the main cause of color instability in fluorene oligomers and polymers is aggregate and/or excimer formation and not the presence of keto defects alone (fluorenone formation) along the molecular chain. Keto defects when are present contribute to the appearance of the undesirable ‘green’ emission band but are not the leading cause of color instability. Thus, the synthesis of materials where aggregation and/or inter-chain, inter-segment interactions are inhibited is the key approach for the production of stable polymeric light-emitting devices (PLED's). The potential of this method is verified by the synthesis of photo-oxidative stable fluorene/styrene diblock copolymer blue emitters.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 856: Symposium BB – Multicomponent Polymer Systems-Phase Behavior, Dynamics, and Applications , 2004 , BB2.9
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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