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Blue Electroluminescence Enhancement of Poly{2,7‐(9,9′‐dioctylfluorene)‐co‐4‐diphenylamino‐4′‐bipenylmethylsulfide} Incorporating Side‐Chain‐Tethered Gold Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Hsu S.L.,
Chou C.H.,
Chen C.P.,
Wei K.H.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.200600731
Subject(s) - electroluminescence , materials science , side chain , nanoparticle , quantum yield , polymer , colloidal gold , photochemistry , yield (engineering) , polymer chemistry , fluorescence , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , optics , physics , layer (electronics)
Through in situ reduction of a gold precursor, we have tethered gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) to the side chains of poly{2,7‐(9,9′‐dioctylfluorene)‐ co ‐4‐diphenylamino‐4′‐bipenylmethylsulfide} (PF‐DBMS) through its ArSCH 3 anchor groups. The presence of 1 wt % of the tethered Au NPs led to a reduction in the degree of aggregation of the polymer chains, resulting in a 50 % increase in its quantum yield. The electroluminescence of a 1 wt % Au/PF‐DBMS device was almost four times higher in terms of its maximum brightness and its full‐width‐at‐half‐maximum emission peak was much narrower than that of a pure PF‐DBMS device; the presence of a small amount of Au NPs significantly enhances the electron injection and transport and suppresses the photo‐oxidation of PF‐DBMS.