Electrochemical fluorescence switching from a patternable poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole) thin film

Seogjae Seo, Yuna Kim, Jungmok You, Bhimrao D. Sarwade, Prakash P. Wadgaonkar, Shamal K. Menon, Arvind S. More, Eunkyoung Kim

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Abstract

A highly soluble poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole) (POD) substituted with long alkyl chains was examined for electrochemical fluorescence switching. The high solubility of the polymers enabled a simple fabrication of an electrochemical cell, which showed reversible fluorescence switching between dark (n-doping) and bright (neutral) states with a maximum on/off ratio of 2.5 and a cyclability longer than 1 000 cycles. Photochemical cleavage of the oxadiazole in POD allowed photo-patterning of the POD film upon exposure to UV source. The patterned POD films displayed patterned image reversibly under a step potential of +1.8/-1.8 V.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)637-643
Number of pages7
JournalMacromolecular rapid communications
Volume32
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Apr 19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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