Why many luminescent liquid crystalline polymers(LLCPs)containing aggregation-induced emission luminogen(AIEgen)show weak emission is a question still to be answered.Herein,a series of LLCPs(α-Pns,n=4,8,and 12)with p...Why many luminescent liquid crystalline polymers(LLCPs)containing aggregation-induced emission luminogen(AIEgen)show weak emission is a question still to be answered.Herein,a series of LLCPs(α-Pns,n=4,8,and 12)with polynorbornene as main chain and twoα-dicyanodistyrylbenzene(α-DCS)as side chain are successfully synthesized to solve this issue.Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),polarized light microscopy(PLM),one-dimentional(1D),two-dimentional(2D)middle-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering(MAXS and WAXS)results demonstrate that the polymers form smectic A(SmA)phase with the side chains interdigitated packed within the smectic layers.Meanwhile,the photophysical properties ofα-Pns were investigated by ultraviolet-visible(UV-vis)absorption,steady state and time-resolved spectroscopy,and photothermal effect.Results show that the polymers are AIE active,but emit weak emission.The emission peak ofα-Pns film red-shift from 473 to 531 nm,the quantum yield gradually increases from around 1.6%to 14.7%,and the photothermal conversion efficiency decreases from 39%to 19%with the alkyl tail length increased.The photothermal effect,but not photoluminescence,dominates the excited state relaxation.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.21875143,21674065,and 21975215)the Innovation Research Foundation of Shenzhen(Nos.SGG20190222175202275,JCYJ20180507182229597,and JCYJ20180305125649693)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2016A030312002)。
文摘Why many luminescent liquid crystalline polymers(LLCPs)containing aggregation-induced emission luminogen(AIEgen)show weak emission is a question still to be answered.Herein,a series of LLCPs(α-Pns,n=4,8,and 12)with polynorbornene as main chain and twoα-dicyanodistyrylbenzene(α-DCS)as side chain are successfully synthesized to solve this issue.Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),polarized light microscopy(PLM),one-dimentional(1D),two-dimentional(2D)middle-angle and wide-angle X-ray scattering(MAXS and WAXS)results demonstrate that the polymers form smectic A(SmA)phase with the side chains interdigitated packed within the smectic layers.Meanwhile,the photophysical properties ofα-Pns were investigated by ultraviolet-visible(UV-vis)absorption,steady state and time-resolved spectroscopy,and photothermal effect.Results show that the polymers are AIE active,but emit weak emission.The emission peak ofα-Pns film red-shift from 473 to 531 nm,the quantum yield gradually increases from around 1.6%to 14.7%,and the photothermal conversion efficiency decreases from 39%to 19%with the alkyl tail length increased.The photothermal effect,but not photoluminescence,dominates the excited state relaxation.
