Synthesis and Characterization of Luminescent Rod-Coil Poly[2,7-(9,9- Dihexylfluorene)] - Block-Poly(2-(Dimethylamino) Ethyl Methacrylate) by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Abstract

The synthesis, morphology, and photophysical properties of Poly[2,7-(9,9-dihexyl fluorene)]- block-poly(2-(Dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) (PF-b-PDMAEMA) copolymers in various mixed solvents, i.e., THF/MeOH, DMF/MeOH, and 1,4-Dioxane/MeOH, with methanol contents of 0, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 vol.% were reported. TEM images showed that different aggregate morphologies of PF-b-PDMAEMA, including spherical and large compound micelles, cylinder, nanorods, long stick-like structure, could be prepared by introducing different amount of methanol into the copolymer/solvent system. The results indicated that aggregate morphologies of PF-b-PDMAEMA, which obtained from various coil lengths and mixed solvents, had a great influenced on the optical and photoluminescence properties of the prepared PF-b-PDMAEMA copolymers.