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Depolymerizable Olefinic Polymers Based on Fused-Ring Cyclooctene Monomers
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What is the significance of the chloroform stabilizer C5H10 and its association with MeOH in concentration-dependent
Huan Nguyen1, Ruan L S Lima2, Newton M Barbosa Neto2
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Abstract:
The understanding of excitonic transitions associated with polymeric aggregates is fundamental, as such transitions have implications on coherence lengths, coherence numbers and inter- and intra-chain binding parameters. In this context, the investigation of efficient solvents and other ways to control polymer aggregate formation is key for their consolidation as materials for new technologies. In this manuscript, we use Poly(3-hexothiophene) (P3HT) as a probe to investigate the significance of amylene (C5H10) and its association with methanol (MeOH) in both pure and C5H10-stabilized chloroform (CHCl3)-based polymeric solutions. Using the intensity ratio between the first and second vibronic transitions of the P3HT H-aggregates formed, values for their exciton bandwidths and interchain interactions are obtained and correlated with the presence of C5H10 and MeOH as agents determining the CHCl3 quality.
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