PHOTONIC MATERIALS FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENT, LASER AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

This article presents an overview of the work that has been done recen tly in our laboratory concerning the development and application of ne w conjugated materials with tunable properties. We have designed polym ers containing oligo(phenylenevinylene)-type conjugated segments of we ll defined size and structure isolated either in their main-chain or i n the side-chains. Model oligomers corresponding to the conjugated par ts of the polymers have also been studied. We show how these materials perform in light-emission applications (light-emitting diodes, lasers ) or photovoltaic cells.