Abstract
Supramolecular π-conjugated polymer-based gels (SCPGs) are one important kind of semiconducting soft materials. Herein we demonstrate a poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) based on SCPG in 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE). The PFO/DCE gel exhibits a characteristic photoluminescence profile distinguished from other polymorphisms. The emission peak at ca. 550 nm evidences the aggregate or excimer mechanism of the low-energy emission band in polyfluorenes. Thermoreversible sol-gel transition of PFO/DCE gel has been investigated by temperature-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The formation mechanism of PFO/DCE gel has been proposed according to the scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis. The obtained xerogel via freeze-drying exhibited regularly interpenetrated pores with the size of about 2-5 μm. Gelation of π-conjugated polymers paves a promising way to prepare porous soft semiconductors with potential applications of sensors and actuators.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4418-4424 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry C |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 24 Mar 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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