HIGH ELECTRON-AFFINITY POLYMERS FOR LEDS

被引:211
作者
MORATTI, SC [1 ]
CERVINI, R [1 ]
HOLMES, AB [1 ]
BAIGENT, DR [1 ]
FRIEND, RH [1 ]
GREENHAM, NC [1 ]
GRUNER, J [1 ]
HAMER, PJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT PHYS,CAVENDISH LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HE,ENGLAND
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
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10.1016/0379-6779(94)03193-A
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Several high electron affinity cyano derivatives based on poly(phenylenevinylene) (PPV) have been synthesised via a Knoevenagel condensation reaction. The HOMO-LUMO gap and hence the electro-optical properties of the polymers can be altered by judicious choice of the monomer units or the solubilising groups. The construction of efficient polymer LEDs on both glass and silicon substrates using air stable aluminium negative contacts can therefore be realised. Dialkyl substituents on the aromatic ring were found to lower the conjugation through the chain, resulting in large blue shifts in the UV/VIS absorption maximum. The fluoresence emission of the alkyl substituted polymers appears to be lower than that of the equivalent dialkoxy-substituted polymers. The inclusion of thiophene units in the main chain lowers the HOMO-LUMO gap and shifts the luminescence emission into the infra-red.
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