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Molecular Encapsulation of Naphthalene Diimide (NDI) Based π-Conjugated Polymers: A Tool for Understanding Photoluminescence.

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Authors

Guo, Kunping 
Minotto, Alessandro 

Abstract

Conjugated polymers are an important class of chromophores for optoelectronic devices. Understanding and controlling their excited state properties, in particular, radiative and non-radiative recombination processes are among the greatest challenges that must be overcome. We report the synthesis and characterization of a molecularly encapsulated naphthalene diimide-based polymer, one of the most successfully used motifs, and explore its structural and optical properties. The molecular encapsulation enables a detailed understanding of the effect of interpolymer interactions. We reveal that the non-encapsulated analogue P(NDI-2OD-T) undergoes aggregation enhanced emission; an effect that is suppressed upon encapsulation due to an increasing π-interchain stacking distance. This suggests that decreasing π-stacking distances may be an attractive method to enhance the radiative properties of conjugated polymers in contrast to the current paradigm where it is viewed as a source of optical quenching.

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Funder: Royal Society; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000288


Funder: Winton Programme for the Physics of Sustainability

Keywords

conjugated polymers, encapsulation, macrocycles, organic electronics, photoluminescence

Journal Title

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

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Journal ISSN

1433-7851
1521-3773

Volume Title

60

Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P007767/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/S003126/1)
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (NPRP12S-0304--190227)