Controlling Chain Conformation in Conjugated Polymers Using Defect Inclusion Strategies

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Abstract

The Horner method was used to synthesize random copolymers of poly(2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) that incorporated different backbone-directing monomers. Single-molecule polarization absorption studies of these new polymers demonstrate that defects that preserve the linear backbone of PPV-type polymers assume the highly anisotropic configurations found in defect-free MEH-PPV. Rigid defects that are bent lower the anisotropy of the single chain, and saturated defects that provide rotational freedom for the chain backbone allow for a wide variety of possible configurations. Molecular dynamics simulations of model defect PPV oligomers in solution demonstrate that defect-free and linearly defected oligomers remain extended while the bent and saturated defects tend toward more folded, compact structures.

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