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Luminescence Behavior of Self-Assembled Multilayer Heterostructures of Poly (Phenylenevinylene)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Marysilvia Ferreira
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139.
M. F. Rubner
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139.
B. R. Hsieh
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139.
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Abstract

Multilayer thin film heterostrutuctures comprised of alternating layers of a poly (phenylene vinylene) (PPV) precursor and various polyanions were fabricated using a new self-assembly technique. Thermal treatment of these films produced multilayers of the fully conjugated form of PPV. Alternating Multilayers fabricated with inert polyanions such as sulfonated polystyrene exhibited a very strong photoluminescence whereas alternating multilayers fabricated with electron acceptor polyanions such as sulfonated C?O and poly (thiophene acetic acid) displayed a highly quenched luminescence. This latter behavior suggests that self-assembled Multilayers can be used to examine photoinduced charge transfer interactions between PPV and various electron acceptors.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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