Issue 3, 2016

Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex

Abstract

Materials that combine photoluminescence, optical transparency and facile processability are of high importance in many applications. This article reports on the development of photoluminescent poly(methyl methacrylate) materials based on novel highly emissive anionic molybdenum cluster complex [{Mo6I8}(OTs)6]2− (where OTs is the p-toluenesulfonate ion). The materials were obtained by both solution and bulk copolymerisation of methyl methacrylate and (dMDAEMA)2[{Mo6I8}(OTs)6], where dMDAEMA+ is the polymerisable cation [2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl]dimethyl-dodecylammonium. Evaluation of the resultant hybrid materials showed that one could combine the excellent photoluminescent properties of the cluster complex with the transparency and processability of PMMA.

Graphical abstract: Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Oct 2015
Accepted
11 Dec 2015
First published
14 Dec 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 497-503

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Photoluminescent materials based on PMMA and a highly-emissive octahedral molybdenum metal cluster complex

O. A. Efremova, K. A. Brylev, Y. A. Vorotnikov, L. Vejsadová, M. A. Shestopalov, G. F. Chimonides, P. Mikes, P. D. Topham, S. Kim, N. Kitamura and A. J. Sutherland, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 497 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC03204K

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