Effect of residual monomer on the spectroscopic properties of polythiophenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 May 28:(20):2121-2. doi: 10.1039/b600793g. Epub 2006 Apr 11.

Authors

Yu Wang¹, Ashley A Mills, William B Euler, Brett L Lucht

Affiliation

¹ University of Rhode Island, Department of Chemistry, 51 Lower College Rd., Kingston, RI, USA.

PMID: 16703127
DOI: 10.1039/b600793g

Abstract

The addition of some small molecules can red shift UV-Visible absorption and quench the fluorescence of poly(3-octadecylthiophene).