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Copolymers of styrene with a quaternary europium complex
Author(s) -
Pan Yuanfeng,
Zheng Anna,
Hu Fuzeng,
Xiao Huining
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.23388
Subject(s) - copolymer , europium , styrene , materials science , polymer chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , thermal stability , polymer , luminescence , acrylate , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering , composite material
A complex of Eu 3+ , benzoate (BA), acrylate (AA), and 1,10‐phenanthroline (Phen) was synthesized in this work. The structure of Eu(BA) 2 (AA)(Phen) was characterized with elemental analysis, FTIR, and UV spectroscopy. Copolymers containing rare earth complex were prepared via the copolymerization of Eu 3+ (BA) 2 (AA)(Phen) with styrene. Semitransparent, luminescent polymer materials with high fluorescent intensity were obtained. The as‐synthesized materials were further characterized by means of IR and UV spectra, which indicated that they were copolymers instead of blends. The fluorescence spectra of the copolymers revealed the intense UV absorption characteristics of the rare earth complex present in the materials, as long as only a small portion of the complex was incorporated into the copolymers. Moreover, thermal analysis showed that the copolymer had excellent heat stability. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 1506–1510, 2006