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A particulate fluorescent conjugated polymer surfactant complex and method of making and using same. The particles are between about 15 and about 50 nm and when formed from a lipsome surfactant have a charge density similar to DNA and are strongly absorbed by cancer cells.
Enhanced Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers
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A particulate fluorescent conjugated polymer surfactant complex and method of making and using same. The particles are between about 15 and about 50 nm and when formed from a lipsome surfactant have a charge density similar to DNA and are strongly absorbed by cancer cells.
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A particulate fluorescent conjugated polymer surfactant complex and method of making and using same. The particles are between about 15 and about 50 nm and when formed from a lipsome surfactant have a charge density similar to DNA and are strongly absorbed by cancer cells.
Understanding and Controlling Conjugated Polymer Conformation and Photophysics
Author: Youngah Kwon
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In general, this work suggests techniques and approaches to enhance understanding of various photophysical phenomena in conjugated polymers and other multichromophoric systems over an array of length scales.
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In general, this work suggests techniques and approaches to enhance understanding of various photophysical phenomena in conjugated polymers and other multichromophoric systems over an array of length scales.
Long-lived Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers
Author: Christine Marie Liberatore Cuppoletti
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Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Investigating the Photochemistry and Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers by Single Molecule Spectroscopy
Photophysics and Photochemistry of Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
Author: Scott N. Clafton
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Category : Conducting polymers
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Nanoparticles prepared by the reprecipitation of conjugated polymers are an exciting development in the field of biological imaging and fluorescence sensing. The colloidal stability of these hydrophobic polymers in aqueous suspension was found to originate from the surface charge density of ~15 mC/m2, which is in part attributed to negatively charged functional groups produced by polymer oxidation. The suitability of these nanoparticles in traditional conjugated polymer applications, such as polymer photovoltaics, was also investigated using femtosecond fluorescence upconversion and transient absorption spectroscopies. Polarisation resolved studies of energy transfer in highly compact nanoparticles and extended polymer conformations showed the nanoparticles exclusively undergo intermolecular energy transfer. These observations were supported by energy transfer simulations on polymer structures obtained from coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Next, the recombination of polarons in composite rr-P3HT/PCBM nanoparticles, dominated by geminate recombination below 10 wt% PCBM, was demonstrated using a one dimensional diffusion model. This model also yielded the P3HT domain size of ~5 nm, which confirms these nanoparticles can serve as a model system for probing charge generation and recombination processes in device-like environments. Finally, the power dependent exciton decay in highly ordered nanowires yielded an exciton diffusion length of 11 ± 3 nm, which is toward the upper limit of diffusion lengths reported for annealed P3HT films. This data indicates the gentle solution based crystallisation of nanowires is a promising route for enhancing the performance of bulk heterojunction devices.
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Category : Conducting polymers
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Nanoparticles prepared by the reprecipitation of conjugated polymers are an exciting development in the field of biological imaging and fluorescence sensing. The colloidal stability of these hydrophobic polymers in aqueous suspension was found to originate from the surface charge density of ~15 mC/m2, which is in part attributed to negatively charged functional groups produced by polymer oxidation. The suitability of these nanoparticles in traditional conjugated polymer applications, such as polymer photovoltaics, was also investigated using femtosecond fluorescence upconversion and transient absorption spectroscopies. Polarisation resolved studies of energy transfer in highly compact nanoparticles and extended polymer conformations showed the nanoparticles exclusively undergo intermolecular energy transfer. These observations were supported by energy transfer simulations on polymer structures obtained from coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Next, the recombination of polarons in composite rr-P3HT/PCBM nanoparticles, dominated by geminate recombination below 10 wt% PCBM, was demonstrated using a one dimensional diffusion model. This model also yielded the P3HT domain size of ~5 nm, which confirms these nanoparticles can serve as a model system for probing charge generation and recombination processes in device-like environments. Finally, the power dependent exciton decay in highly ordered nanowires yielded an exciton diffusion length of 11 ± 3 nm, which is toward the upper limit of diffusion lengths reported for annealed P3HT films. This data indicates the gentle solution based crystallisation of nanowires is a promising route for enhancing the performance of bulk heterojunction devices.
Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers
Author: Tieneke E. Dykstra
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ISBN: 9780494578650
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Poly (para-phenylenevinylene) (PPV), and its derivatives such as poly [2-methoxy, 5-(2'-ethyl-hexoxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV), are typical conjugated polymers. In order to implement conjugated polymers into processable electronics technologies, we must first understand their complex photophysical properties as their efficiencies depend on the balance between exciton recombination and charge carrier formation. The inherent complexities of these materials arise from entanglement of the pi-electron system with disorder and nuclear motions of the polymer backbone. This disorder breaks the polymer chain into conformational subunits which can couple, giving rise to a set of delocalized states formed by Coulombic interactions between proximate subunits. Characteristics of PPVs include high quantum yields, non-mirror image absorption and fluorescence line shapes, and large apparent Stokes' shifts. These properties are discussed in the context of the relationships between polymer conformation, electronic structure, coupling, disorder and polymer photophysics.These important influences are often manifest in the dynamics of what happens after photoexcitation. In this work, we present 3-pulse photon echo peak shift (3PEPS) studies of conjugated polymers in both solution and film. To elucidate timescales characteristic of relaxation processes, we have simulated the 3PEPS data simultaneously with absorption and fluorescence, observing a rapid localization of the exciton in the initial ∼ 20 fs. Additional contributions to the decay of the peakshift are discussed. We also present transient anisotropy data for PPV polymers and oligomers which is compared to dynamics simulation for isolated chains of PPVs. This work demonstrates the influence of microscopic structure on ultrafast dynamics. We show that relaxation between exciton states can lead to rapid depolarization of the anisotropy, even though the spatial extent of exciton migration may be small. Generally, the connection between conformation and electronic structure is a theme throughout this thesis.
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ISBN: 9780494578650
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Languages : en
Pages : 326
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Poly (para-phenylenevinylene) (PPV), and its derivatives such as poly [2-methoxy, 5-(2'-ethyl-hexoxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV), are typical conjugated polymers. In order to implement conjugated polymers into processable electronics technologies, we must first understand their complex photophysical properties as their efficiencies depend on the balance between exciton recombination and charge carrier formation. The inherent complexities of these materials arise from entanglement of the pi-electron system with disorder and nuclear motions of the polymer backbone. This disorder breaks the polymer chain into conformational subunits which can couple, giving rise to a set of delocalized states formed by Coulombic interactions between proximate subunits. Characteristics of PPVs include high quantum yields, non-mirror image absorption and fluorescence line shapes, and large apparent Stokes' shifts. These properties are discussed in the context of the relationships between polymer conformation, electronic structure, coupling, disorder and polymer photophysics.These important influences are often manifest in the dynamics of what happens after photoexcitation. In this work, we present 3-pulse photon echo peak shift (3PEPS) studies of conjugated polymers in both solution and film. To elucidate timescales characteristic of relaxation processes, we have simulated the 3PEPS data simultaneously with absorption and fluorescence, observing a rapid localization of the exciton in the initial ∼ 20 fs. Additional contributions to the decay of the peakshift are discussed. We also present transient anisotropy data for PPV polymers and oligomers which is compared to dynamics simulation for isolated chains of PPVs. This work demonstrates the influence of microscopic structure on ultrafast dynamics. We show that relaxation between exciton states can lead to rapid depolarization of the anisotropy, even though the spatial extent of exciton migration may be small. Generally, the connection between conformation and electronic structure is a theme throughout this thesis.
Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers
Conjugated Polymers
Author: John R. Reynolds
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1315159295
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
This book covers properties, processing, and applications of conducting polymers. It discusses properties and characterization, including photophysics and transport. It then moves to processing and morphology of conducting polymers, covering such topics as printing, thermal processing, morphology evolution, conducting polymer composites, thin films
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1315159295
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
This book covers properties, processing, and applications of conducting polymers. It discusses properties and characterization, including photophysics and transport. It then moves to processing and morphology of conducting polymers, covering such topics as printing, thermal processing, morphology evolution, conducting polymer composites, thin films
Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers and Oligomers
Spectral Properties and Photophysics of Conjugated Polymers in Electric Fields
Author: Timothy McCalvin Smith
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