The role of chain conformation in energy transfer properties of single conjugated polymer molecule

Qin Ya-Qiang; Chen Rui-Yun; Shi Ying; Zhou Hai-Tao; Zhang Guo-Feng; Qin Cheng-Bing; Gao Yan; Xiao Lian-Tuan; Jia Suo-Tang

doi:10.7498/aps.66.248201

Abstract

Study of the relationship between conformation and photophysics of individual -conjugated polymer chain is one of the most important problems in polymer nanoscience and nanotechnology, which will facilitate the application of conjugated polymer in a range of electronic devices such as organic field-effect transistors, light-emitting diodes, and solar cells. Single-molecule spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful tool to unravel structure and dynamic heterogeneities that are hidden in ensemble average. Identification of the emitting segments through fluorescence of single conjugated polymer molecules and their dependence on the conformation can help reveal the mechanism and the extent of energy transfer process in a single polymer chain. In this paper, the photophysical properties of individual poly[2, 7-(9, 9-dioctylfluorene)-alt-4, 7-bis(thiophen-2-yl) benzo-2, 1, 3-thiadiazole] (PFO-DBT) conjugated polymer molecules are measured based on the defocused wide-field microscopy of single molecules. The single PFO-DBT molecules are prepared on cleaned glass coverslips by spin-coating solution of poly[methyl methacrylate] (PMMA) containing 110-9 mol/L PFO-DBT molecules in chloroform and toluene, respectively. Defocused imaging of single conjugated polymer molecule is performed based on a wide-field fluorescence microscope system. The change of defocused patterns of individual polymer chain maps the angular distribution of emitted chromophore and thus the emitting dipole orientation. Fluorescence trajectory and corresponding emission dipole moments of single conjugated polymer molecules are analyzed to identify the emitting conjugated segments. It is found that single PFO-DBT conjugated polymer molecules prepared by chloroform solvent show extended conformation. The intrachain energy transfer is dominant in the single conjugated polymer molecules that take extended conformation, which leads to photophysical properties of multiple chromophores. In contrast, single PFO-DBT conjugated polymer molecules prepared by toluene solvent hold folded conformation, which exhibit emission from single chromophore due to efficient interchain energy transfer. The emitting chromophore is not constant in a single PFO-DBT conjugated polymer molecule with folded conformation. About 35% of the single conjugated molecules prepared with toluene show only one constant emitting chromophore before photobleaching. However, about 65% of single conjugated polymer molecules prepared with toluene show two or more sequencely emitting chromophores. It can be concluded that the energy transfer properties of single PFO-DBT conjugated polymer molecule is greatly dependent on the conformation, which can be reflected in its photophysical properties. The study on the influence of single conjugated polymer conformation on energy transfer efficiency can provide the reference for the preparation and performance of optoelectronic devices and molecular devices based on conjugated polymer.

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1.
State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China;
2.
Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China

Corresponding author: Chen Rui-Yun, chenry@sxu.edu.cn

Funds: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0304203), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61527824, 11504216, 11374196, 61675119, 11404200, 61605104, U1510133), the Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. IRT13076), and the Applied Basic Research Program of Shanxi Province, China (Grant No. 201601D021016).

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