ENHANCED PHOTOOXIDATIVE STABILITY OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS VIA C-60 DOPING

Authors
SARKAS HW KWAN W FLOM SR MERRITT CD KAFAFI ZH
Citation
Hw. Sarkas et al., ENHANCED PHOTOOXIDATIVE STABILITY OF CONJUGATED POLYMERS VIA C-60 DOPING, Journal of physical chemistry, 100(13), 1996, pp. 5169-5171
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical
Journal title
Journal of physical chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223654
Volume
100
Issue
13
Year of publication
1996
Pages
5169 - 5171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3654(1996)100:13<5169:EPSOCP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The effect of C-60 doping on the photooxidative stability of the conju gated polymer poly -methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) is investigated via Fourier transform infrared and ultraviol et-visible absorption spectroscopies. The photooxidation of both MEH-P PV and MEH-PPV/C-60 exhibits first-order kinetics. Analysis reveals th at C-60 slows the rate of photodegradation of MEH-PPV by more than an order of magnitude.