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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Block copolymers offer advantages in self-assembly and sensing applications.
  • Achieving progressive responses in block copolymers to chemical events remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a functional block copolymer with controllable self-assembly and photophysics.
  • To demonstrate a progressive, dual-channel response to specific analytes.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized a 4-piperazinyl-1,8-naphthalimide based functional block copolymer (PS-b-PN).
  • Investigated stoichiometry-dependent metal-ligand interactions with Fe(3+) ions.
  • Analyzed changes in self-assembled nanostructures and photophysical properties (emission).

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated stoichiometry-controlled coordination-structural transformation of the piperazinyl moiety with Fe(3+) ions.
  • Observed shrinkage-expansion conversion of nanostructures in solution and thin films.
  • Showcased a boost-decline emission change due to controlled competition between photoinduced electron transfer and spin-orbital coupling.
  • Confirmed that this responsive property is specific to Fe(3+) ions.

Conclusions:

  • Developed a strategy for dual-channel sequential response in polymeric sensors.
  • The progressively alterable nanomorphologies and emissions provide insights for advanced sensor development.
  • This approach offers a novel method for creating responsive polymeric materials.