Size-dependent spectroscopic properties of conjugated polymer nanoparticles

John K. Grey, Doo Young Kim, Brent C. Norris, William L. Miller, Paul F. Barbara

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Abstract

This paper is focused on how the spectroscopic properties of conjugated polymers evolve in the size range between single polymer chains and the bulk material. The measurements used single-particle spectroscopy techniques and include both static and dynamic measurements. The main observation of this work is that the spectroscopic properties of MEH-PPV evolve rapidly as a function of nanoparticle size and achieve bulk-like properties for nanoparticles greater than 10 nm in size. Nanoparticles were assembled by a reprecipitation technique and characterized by fluorescence emission spectroscopy. The physical origin of the size-dependent spectroscopic properties is assigned to the distance dependence of four main processes: electronic energy transfer between blue and red sites, triplet-triplet annihilation, singlet exciton quenching by triplets, and singlet exciton quenching by hole polarons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25568-25572
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume110
Issue number51
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 28 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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