Title

Donor-Acceptor-Donor-Based Π-Conjugated Oligomers For Nonlinear Optics And Near-Ir Emission

Keywords

controlled HOMO-LUMO gap; donor-acceptor oligomers; Near-infrared emission; PLED; two-photon absorption

Abstract

A family of multi-heterocycle donor-acceptor-donor (DAD) telechelic conjugated oligomers designed for two-photon absorption (2PA) and emission in the near-infrared (near-IR) were prepared, and the relationship between their spectral, structural, and electrochemical properties were investigated. These oligomers, based on electron-rich thiophene, phenylene, and 3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) units as donors along with electron-deficient benzothiadiazole or its derivative units as acceptors, have been characterized through linear absorbance and fluorescence measurements, nonlinear absorbance, cyclic voltammetry, and differential pulse voltammetry to demonstrate the evolution of narrow HOMO-LUMO gaps ranging from 1.05 to 1.95 eV, with the oligomers composed of EDOT and benzo[1,2-c,3,4-c′]bis[1,2,5]thiadiazole (BBT) exhibiting the narrowest gap. The absorption maxima ranges from 517 to 846 nm and the fluorescence maxima ranges from 651 to 1088 nm for the different oligomers. Z-scan and two-photon fluorescence were used to measure the frequency degenerate 2PA of the different oligomers. The oligomer's 2PA cross sections ranged from 900-3500 GM, with the oligomer containing EDOT donor units and a BBT acceptor unit exhibiting the largest 2PA cross section. The use of these oligomers in red to near-IR emitting polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) was demonstrated by blending the soluble emitting oligomers into a suitable host matrix. Energy transfer from the matrix to the emitting oligomer can be achieved, resulting in PLEDs with pure oligomer emission. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

Publication Date

9-13-2011

Publication Title

Chemistry of Materials

Volume

23

Issue

17

Number of Pages

3805-3817

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/cm201424a

Socpus ID

80052442544 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/80052442544

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