Electroluminescence in polymers

Abstract

Polymeric materials containing chromophores are promising for electroluminescent (EL) device applications including displays and lighting. We report EL for a series of copolymers containing uniform conjugated chromophores and nonconjugated spacers. The emission color of the copolymers can be varied by adjusting the molecular structure to alter the energy gap between the HOMO and LUMO of the chromophore. The design can also be used to tailor other properties of the polymer, such as the glass transition temperature, by varying the length of the nonconjugated spacers.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Source ID
10.1002/masy.19971240111

Entities

People

  • Bin Hu
  • Frank Karasz
  • Zhou Yang

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics