The Effect of Solvents on the Preparation of Poly(9,9-Dioctylfluorene) Thin Films

Abstract:

The optoelectronic properties of Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) are highly influenced by the existence of a well-defined chain extended “β-phase” conformational isomer. This study aims to evaluate the produced PFO films optical properties. Pristine PFO films and aggregated PFO films were fabricated by the solvent casting method. PFO was first dissolved in chloroform and toluene separately. Meanwhile, for aggregated film, different percentage of methanol (poor solvent) was added to the PFO solution to induce β-phase formation. UV-vis measurement and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the films. The results reveal that PFO was fully soluble in chloroform while moderately soluble in toluene. This result was further confirmed by micrograph; the PFO film prepared from chloroform exhibited glassy conformation. While for the aggregation system, the absorption spectra of β-phase becoming more intense as methanol content increase.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 336)
• Pages: 121-125
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-60h7h4
• Online since: August 2022
• Authors: Chew Kang Wei*, Nor Azura Abdul Rahim, Pei Leng Teh, Nurfatin Syafiqah Abdul Hisam
• Keywords: Blue Emitter, Conjugate Polymers, Poly(9,9-Dioctylfluorene), β-Phase Conformation

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