Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.85, No.11, 2367-2376, 2002
Studies on the synthesis and optical properties of novel blue light-emitting polymers containing phosphorus and oxadiazole structures
Novel phosphorus-containing polymers with high-electron-affinity oxadiazole were synthesized and characterized by thermal analysis and spectroscopy (infrared, ultraviolet-visible, photoluminescent, cyclic voltammetry) measurements. These new polymers can be used as blue electroluminescent materials and as electron-transport layers in polymer light-emitting diodes. In this study, aromatic polyethers containing electrontransporting chromophores and emission chromophores were synthesized from 2,5-bis-(4fluoroaryl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole and 2-(6-oxido-6H-dibenz<1,2> oxaphosphorin-6-yl)-1,4-naphthalenediol (DOPO-NBQ). The effects of reaction temperature and time on the formation of polyethers were investigated to obtain optimum conditions for polyether manufacturing. All the resulting polymers were thermally stable at <460degreesC . The absorption peaks of these polymers were at 350-365 rim, whereas the photoluminescent peaks were at 460-481 nm. But, the intensity of polymer absorption decreased and a blue shift was observed in the photoluminescent spectra as the temperature increased. In addition, these polymers containing the electron-transporting oxadiazole indeed showed extra reduction potentials in cyclic voltammetry measurements.