Quantum dots in a metallopolymer host: Studies of composites of polyferrocenes and CdSe nanocrystals

Paul W. Cyr, Marian Tzolov, Margaret A. Hines, Ian Manners, Edward H. Sargent, Gregory D. Scholes

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Abstract

The photoluminescence (PL) of composite materials based on ferrocene-based organometallic polymers and CdSe nanocrystals (nc-CdSe) has been investigated in solution and in thin films. The polymers studied, poly(ferrocenylmethylphenylsilane) (PFMPS), poly(ferrocenylphenylphosphine) (PFP), and poly(ferrocenylphenylphosphine sulfide) (PFP-S), all quench the PL of the nc-CdSe. In solution, the relative quenching effects are solvent dependent, and are in the order PFMPS < PFP in toluene but in the order PFP < PFP-S < PFMPS in THF. Stern-Volmer analysis is consistent with coordination of PFP to the nc-CdSe. In the thin films, the relative quenching strength of the polymers is PFMPS ∼ PFP-S < PFP. Photoinduced absorption spectroscopy was employed to study the nature of the PL quenching.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2213-2219
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2003
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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