2010
DOI: 10.1021/ma102235r
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Gel Formation and Interpolymer Alkyl Chain Interactions with Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-2,7-diyl) (PFO) in Toluene Solution: Results from NMR, SANS, DFT, and Semiempirical Calculations and Their Implications for PFO β-Phase Formation

Abstract: Interactions between polymer chains of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-2,7-diyl) (PF8) have been studied in toluene solution over a wide concentration range using multinuclear NMR spectral and relaxation measurements with both the fully protonated and alkyl chain deuterated polymers, small angle neutron scattering (SANS), together with theoretical calculations using DFT and semiempirical methodologies. Full assignment of the 1H and 13C chemical shifts in the NMR spectra of isolated chains of PF8 has been made using D… Show more

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“…PF8 in toluene or methylcyclohexane (MCH) [25,26] is an illustrative example of how polymer aggregation is enhanced in the poorer solvent (MCH) or by increasing polymer concentration, decreasing temperature, or aging. In toluene, PF8 is dissolved locally down to the single polymer level when concentration is sufficiently low ( 10 mg/mL) at room temperature but it assembles into a network with associated domains, if the concentration is increased ( 30 mg/mL) [27,28] or if the system is cooled down [29], as comprehensively shown by Chen and co-workers. Stiff chains tend to pack in a unidirectional fashion within the polymer assemblies justifying the term segmental alignment [27].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…PF8 in toluene or methylcyclohexane (MCH) [25,26] is an illustrative example of how polymer aggregation is enhanced in the poorer solvent (MCH) or by increasing polymer concentration, decreasing temperature, or aging. In toluene, PF8 is dissolved locally down to the single polymer level when concentration is sufficiently low ( 10 mg/mL) at room temperature but it assembles into a network with associated domains, if the concentration is increased ( 30 mg/mL) [27,28] or if the system is cooled down [29], as comprehensively shown by Chen and co-workers. Stiff chains tend to pack in a unidirectional fashion within the polymer assemblies justifying the term segmental alignment [27].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Isso restringe as torções acessíveis à estrutura de forma semelhante ao que faz a conformação helicoidal. Finalmente, temos resultados que apontam em conjunto para uma conformação helicoidal das cadeias poliméricas em torno dos nanotubos: a semelhança dos espectros de emissão das dispersões de SWNT+PFO com os espectros simulados das cadeias em hélice; a pequena diferença observada entre a luminescên-cia de cadeias livres e envolvendo nanotubos HiPCO e reproduzida em simulação; a interdigitação dos radicais das cadeias repousando sobre a superfície do tubo, semelhante à fase β observada em solução de tolueno [35] e a semelhança entre os espectros de compósitos SWNT+PFO e PFO rico em fase β.…”
Section: Comparação Com Resultados Experimentaisunclassified
“…Isso nos leva a considerar uma estrutura em que os anéis da cadeia principal do polímero estejam aproximadamente paralelos à superfície do nanotubo. Levando em conta a existência da fase β do PFO em tolueno, também podemos conjecturar uma estrutura helicoidal que se forma quando uma ta de β-PFO se enrola em torno de um nanotubo sem alterar a interdigitação [35] dos radicais octil.…”
Section: Dinâmica Molecularunclassified
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