Mesomorphic and luminescent properties of disubstituted polyacetylenes bearing biphenyl pendants

Jacky W.Y. Lam, Chi Kong Law, Yuping Dong, Jiannong Wang, Weikun Ge, Ben Zhong Tang*

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Abstract

Liquid crystalline and light emitting properties of two new disubstituted polyacetylenes bearing biphenyl pendants (-{(R)CC[(CH2)4OCO-Biph-OC7H15]} n-, RCH3 (1), C6H5 (2), Biph=4,4-biphenylyl) were investigated. Whereas 1 formed enantiotropic nematic phase, 2 was non-mesomorphic. Upon photoexcitation, the THF solutions of 1 and 2 emitted strong UV and blue light of 369 and 460 nm, respectively, whose quantum efficiencies were higher than that of poly(1-phenyl-1-octyne), a highly luminescent disubstituted polyacetylene.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-324
Number of pages4
JournalOptical Materials
Volume21
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Disubstituted polyacetylene
  • Light emission
  • Photoluminescence

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Lam, J. W. Y., Law, C. K., Dong, Y., Wang, J., Ge, W., & Tang, B. Z. (2003). Mesomorphic and luminescent properties of disubstituted polyacetylenes bearing biphenyl pendants. Optical Materials, 21(1-3), 321-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-3467(02)00157-X