Issue 1, 2019

Unlocking the action mechanisms of molecular nonlinear optical absorption for optical conjugated polymers under aggregation states

Abstract

The intense interactions of optical conjugated polymers (OCPs) under molecular aggregation states attenuate their molecular nonlinear optical absorption (MNOA) performances. An effective route to unlock the action mechanisms of MNOA for OCPs under aggregation states by auxiliary theoretical calculations is developed in this work. Three typical molecular structures of OCPs (donor 1–donor 2 (D1–D2)-type, donor 1–acceptor (D1–A)-type and donor 1–donor 2–donor 1–acceptor (D1–D2–D1–A)-type) applied to nonlinear optical absorption materials are constructed by thienyl, carbazolyl and fluorenyl moieties. The relationships between the molecular structure and nonlinear optical absorption performance for the three types of OCPs are then predicted by theoretical calculations, and the D1-A-type and D1–D2–D1–A-type OCPs are verified to possess better MNOA performances. Furthermore, based on the experimental data, the optimum proportions of the donor unit and the acceptor unit are determined to obtain the best MNOA performance for D1–D2–D1–A-type OCPs. The MNOA for different doping mass ratios of the D1–D2–D1–A-type OCP in OCP/PMMA and OCP/PS composite films is also discussed, and the action mechanism of the aggregation state in solid composite films is revealed. These results suggest that this new strategy to prepare MNOA materials could promote further applications of OCPs in the field of nonlinear optical (NLO) devices.

Graphical abstract: Unlocking the action mechanisms of molecular nonlinear optical absorption for optical conjugated polymers under aggregation states

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Aug 2018
Accepted
12 Nov 2018
First published
14 Nov 2018

Polym. Chem., 2019,10, 114-124

Unlocking the action mechanisms of molecular nonlinear optical absorption for optical conjugated polymers under aggregation states

J. Huang, D. Zheng, B. Peng, M. Kong, Y. Hang, J. Ma and X. Jia, Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 114 DOI: 10.1039/C8PY01268G

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