Dh. Hwang et al., Synthesis and properties of new light-emitting polymers containing fluorinated tetraphenyl units, SYNTH METAL, 111, 2000, pp. 485-487
A series of fully conjugated blue light-emitting polymers has been synthesi
zed. The polymers are composed of fluorinated tetraphenyl units, and dialko
xybenzene, carbazole and fluorene containing arylenevinylene units. The syn
thesized polymers were soluble in common organic solvents and thermally sta
ble up to 300 degrees C. The photoluminescence (PL) peak wavelengths of the
polymers were varied from 490 to 468 nm, depending on the polymer structur
e. Single-layer EL devices using the polymers were fabricated. Light emissi
on from the devices becomes visible between 12 and 22 V, depending on the d
evice structure. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.