Phenazine-containing poly(phenylenevinylene): a new polymer with impressive field emission properties

TitlePhenazine-containing poly(phenylenevinylene): a new polymer with impressive field emission properties
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsChhatre, S, Ichake, A, Harpale, K, Patil, S, Deshpande, A, More, M, Wadgaonkar, PP
JournalJournal of Polymer Research
Volume25
Issue3
PaginationArticle Number: 61
Date PublishedFEB
ISSN1022-9760
Keywordsfield emission, Phenazine, Poly(phenylenevinylene)
Abstract

Phenazine-containing poly(phenylenevinylene) (P(PHN-PV)) was synthesized using Wittig-Horner polycondensation of the appropriately designed monomers viz. 5,10-dioctyl-5,10-dihydrophenazine-2,7-dicarbaldehyde and tetraethyl ((2,5-bis((2-ethylhexyl) oxy)-1,4 phenylene) bis(methylene)) bis(phosphonate). The design embraces the specific motivation of incorporating the nitrogen-containing heterocycle viz. .phenazine in poly(phenylenevinylene) backbone. P(PHN-PV) exhibited reversible redox properties. In the field emission measurements performed on the film of P(F'HN-PV), the turn-on field was observed to be 1.93 V/mu m for the current density of 10 mu A/cm(2). The maximum current density of similar to 4.87 mA/cm(2) was achieved at the applied field of 3.84 V/mu m. The emission current showed impressive stability for 6 h at a constant current of 1 mu A (current density of about 20 mu A/cm(2)). These results emphasize the role of phenazine heterocycle with lone pair of electrons on nitrogen in lowering the oxidation onset and in turn reduction of the turn-on voltage.

DOI10.1007/s10965-017-1428-8
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)1.615
Divison category: 
Polymer Science & Engineering

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