Incorporation of the New anti-Octadecaborane Laser Dyes into Thin Polymer Films: A Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence and Infrared Spectroscopy Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. PL Spectroscopy Experiments
2.2. PM-IRRAS Experiments
2.2.1. Type of Borane Cluster
2.2.2. Concentration of Borane Cluster
2.2.3. Molecular Weight of Polymer
2.3. Improvement of Thin Film Temperature Stability
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Thin Film Preparation
3.3. Film Thickness and Surface Structure
3.4. Photoluminescence Spectroscopy
3.5. Polarization-Modulation Infrared Reflection–Absorption Spectroscopy
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Thin Film | Solvent | Solution for Spin Coating | Solid Thin Film | Film Thickness (nm) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polymer Weight | Borane Weight | Polymer:Borane Weight Ratio | |||
per 1 mL of Solvent | |||||
MEH-PPV+BMePL | chloroform | 3.0 mg | 1.5 mg | 2:1 | 60 ± 1 |
PTMSDPA+BMePL | cyclohexane | 2.0 mg | 1.0 mg | 2:1 | 46 ± 3 |
PDMSi-MPSi+BMePL | chloroform | 20.0 mg | 10.0 mg | 2:1 | 180 ± 30 |
PTMSDPA+Bet | cyclohexane | 1.0 mg | 0.6 mg | 2:1 | 113 ± 5 |
MEH-PPV+Bet | chloroform | 8.0 mg | 4.5 mg | 2:1 | 116 ± 5 |
PDMSi-MPSi+Bet | chloroform | 23.0 mg | 10.0 mg | 2:1 | 200 ± 40 |
PDMSi-MPSi+Bet | chloroform | 23.0 mg | 3.3 mg | 7:1 | 200 ± 20 |
PVK+BMe | chloroform | 10.0 mg | 5.0 mg | 2:1 | 110 ± 5 |
PS350+B | 1-chlorpentane | 12.5 mg | 1.3 mg | 10:1 | 130 ± 5 |
toluene | 19.0 mg | 2 mg | 10:1 | 190 ± 40 | |
PS35+B | toluene | 19.0 mg | 2 mg | 10:1 | 140 ± 20 |
PS350+BMe | 1-chlorpentane | 12.5 mg | 1.3 mg | 10:1 | 120 ± 5 |
PS350+BEt | 1-chlorpentane | 12.5 mg | 1.3 mg | 10:1 | 100 ± 5 |
toluene | 30.0 mg | 6.0 mg | 5:1 | 358 ± 7 | |
30.0 mg | 1.0 mg | 30:1 | 308 ± 4 |
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Capkova, T.; Hanulikova, B.; Sevcik, J.; Urbanek, P.; Antos, J.; Urbanek, M.; Kuritka, I. Incorporation of the New anti-Octadecaborane Laser Dyes into Thin Polymer Films: A Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence and Infrared Spectroscopy Study. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 8832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158832
Capkova T, Hanulikova B, Sevcik J, Urbanek P, Antos J, Urbanek M, Kuritka I. Incorporation of the New anti-Octadecaborane Laser Dyes into Thin Polymer Films: A Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence and Infrared Spectroscopy Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(15):8832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158832
Chicago/Turabian StyleCapkova, Tereza, Barbora Hanulikova, Jakub Sevcik, Pavel Urbanek, Jan Antos, Michal Urbanek, and Ivo Kuritka. 2022. "Incorporation of the New anti-Octadecaborane Laser Dyes into Thin Polymer Films: A Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence and Infrared Spectroscopy Study" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 15: 8832. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158832