Controllable supramolecular chain aggregation through nano-steric hindrance functionalization for multi-color larger-area electroluminescence

Suppression of hierarchical chain aggregation in light-emitting π-conjugated polymers (LCPs) is significant for restraining long-wavelength emission and improving the device performance. Herein, for the inhibition of molecular aggregation and the enhancement of luminescence efficiency, a series of m...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Materials for optical and electronic devices, 2018, Vol.6 (26), p.7018-7023
Main Authors: Xu, Man, Wang, Wei-Biao, Bai, Lu-Bing, Yu, Meng-Na, Han, Ya-Min, Lin, Jin-Yi, Zhang, Xin-Wen, Ling, Hai-Feng, Lin, Zong-Qiong, Huang, Ling, Xie, Ling-Hai, Zhao, Jian-Feng, Wang, Jian-Pu, Huang, Wei
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Language:English
Subjects:
Agglomeration
Color
Copolymerization
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Electroluminescence
Emission
Hydrogen bonding
Molecular chains
Nanospheres
Nanowires
Optoelectronics
Organic light emitting diodes
Self-assembly
Steric hindrance
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Summary:Suppression of hierarchical chain aggregation in light-emitting π-conjugated polymers (LCPs) is significant for restraining long-wavelength emission and improving the device performance. Herein, for the inhibition of molecular aggregation and the enhancement of luminescence efficiency, a series of multi-dimensional nano-steric units were introduced into supramolecular polyfluorene (PPFOH) by copolymerization, with the aim of integrating the advantages of the nano-steric hindrance effect on molecular emission. The introduction of our nano-steric units can not only effectively disrupt interchain hydrogen-bonding interaction and aggregation but also allow for excellent self-assembly behavior to form zero (nanosphere) and one-dimensional nanowires, similar to DNA molecules. Moreover, the long-wavelength emission at 500–590 nm of PPFOH can be effectively suppressed upon increasing the size and dimension of nano-steric units. Furthermore, larger-area polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) (4 × 4 cm) are fabricated with a tunable electroluminescence (EL) color from orange to yellow, green and blue. These results indicated that nano-steric-hindrance functionalization is a superior and convenient approach to inhibit the interchain aggregation, tune the self-assembly behavior and improve the optoelectronic properties of LCPs.
ISSN:2050-7526
2050-7534
DOI:10.1039/C8TC01431K