Issue 16, 2023

Mechanical stability of cis, trans-poly(p-phenylene vinylenes)

Abstract

Understanding the stability of conjugated polymers towards mechanical stimuli is critical for optimizing the processing and use of these materials in a range of electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as transistors, light emitting diodes and solar cells. The fast-growing field of mechanochemistry aims to tame the destructive mechanical forces to perform specific chemical changes in mechanophores but it can also be used to probe the stability of conjugated polymers towards destructive mechanical forces. Using ultrasonication it is possible to benchmark the mechanical integrity of phenylenevinylene block copolymers and show, through experimental studies and DFT simulation, that conjugated olefins are highly stable to cistrans isomerisation upon extensive elongation, a useful property for the development of flexible organic electronics.

Graphical abstract: Mechanical stability of cis, trans-poly(p-phenylene vinylenes)

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 yan 2023
Accepted
27 mar 2023
First published
29 mar 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2023,14, 1978-1982

Mechanical stability of cis, trans-poly(p-phenylene vinylenes)

Y. Janpatompong, K. Suwada, M. L. Turner and G. De Bo, Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 1978 DOI: 10.1039/D3PY00021D

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