Changes in the physical properties of low bandgap polymer after interaction with ionic liquids

Seunghyun Jeong, Joon Ho Yoon, Pankaj Attri, In Tae Kim

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Abstract

Over the past few years, polymers shown comprehensive utilization in optical devices, solar cells, sensors, and other such devices. However, the efficiency of these devices remains a problem. We have synthesized new thiophene based, lowband gap polymer, poly(2-heptadecyl-4-vinylthieno[3,4-d] [1,3] selenazole) (PHVTS) and investigated the interactions between the PHVTS and ionic liquids (ILs), in this study. We have used imidazolium- and ammonium-family ILs, and studied the interactions using various spectroscopic techniques such UV–visible, FTIR, and confocal Raman spectroscopies. Additionally, we studied surface morphology of the polymer-IL film. Spectroscopic studies show that both families of ILs can interact with the newly synthesized polymer poly(2-heptadecyl-4-vinylthieno[3,4-d] [1,3] selenazole). However, the imidazolium-family Ionic Liquid-polymer (IL-polymer) mixture films show higher conductivities than ammonium-family IL–polymer mixture films.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101227
JournalJournal of Saudi Chemical Society
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)

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