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  • Polymer Science and Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Photophysics

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  • Developing room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) polymers with controlled structures and multiple functionalities is challenging.
  • Existing RTP polymers often lack tunable mechanical properties or self-healing capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize RTP polymers with well-defined macromolecular architectures and enhanced functionalities.
  • To create materials with tunable stretchability, intrinsic healability, and sustained RTP performance.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized reversible deactivation radical polymerization to create gradient copolymer (GCP) architectures.
  • Engineered GCPs with controlled heterogeneities, combining hard and flexible segments.
  • Investigated self-assembly into multiphase nanostructures and characterized mechanical and photophysical properties.

Main Results:

  • Achieved tunable mechanical performance, with elongation at break from 5.0% to 221.7% and Young's modulus from 0.5 to 225.0 MPa.
  • Demonstrated excellent RTP performance and intrinsic healability.
  • Maintained light emission under stretching, showcasing multifunctional capabilities.

Conclusions:

  • Gradient copolymer architecture provides a versatile platform for designing advanced RTP polymers.
  • The developed materials exhibit a unique combination of tunable mechanical properties, self-healing, and robust phosphorescence.
  • This work opens new avenues for functional phosphorescent materials in diverse applications.