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Electronic Interactions of n‐Doped Perylene Diimide Groups Appended to Polynorbornene Chains: Implications for Electron Transport in Organic Electronics
Author(s) -
Nguyen Minh T.,
Biberdorf Joshua D.,
Holliday Bradley J.,
Jones Richard A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201700420
Subject(s) - perylene , diimide , polymerization , organic electronics , photochemistry , monomer , polymer , materials science , polymer chemistry , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , metathesis , chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , physics , transistor , quantum mechanics , voltage
A polymer consisting of a polynorbornene backbone with perylene diimide (PDI) pendant groups on each monomeric unit is synthesized via ring opening metathesis polymerization. The PDI pendant groups along the polymer backbone, studied by UV–vis absorption, fluorescence emission, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in addition to electrochemical methods, show evidence of molecular aggregation and corresponding electronic coupling with neighboring groups, which forms pathways for efficient electron transport from one group to another in a specific reduced form. When n‐doped, the title polymer shows redox conductivity of 5.4 × 10 −3 S cm −1 , comparable with crystalline PDI materials, and is therefore a promising material for use in organic electronics.