Multifunctional Composites Obtained by Incorporating Nanocrystals into Decorated PVK Polymers
Haizhu Sun
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China nenu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorJunhu Zhang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorYe Tian
College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China nenu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorYang Ning
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorHao Zhang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorJie Ju
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorDelong Li
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorShidong Xiang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Bai Yang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorHaizhu Sun
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China nenu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorJunhu Zhang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorYe Tian
College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China nenu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorYang Ning
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorHao Zhang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorJie Ju
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorDelong Li
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorShidong Xiang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Bai Yang
State Key Lab for Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China jlu.edu.cn
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Poly(vinylcarbazole) (PVK) was decorated with surfactant group to achieve amphiphilic polymer with luminescent property. The composition and properties of the polymers were systematically investigated using FTIR, EA, TGA, UV-Vis, and PL characterizations. Different CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) prepared in aqueous medium were directly transferred to organic phase using the PVK-based polymers. The quantum yield of NCs in the composites had been improved by 50% compared with their parent aqueous solution due to the short distance from carbazole moieties to NCs, which facilitated the Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) between them. Moreover, efficient electron transfer at the interface of NCs and polymers had been confirmed which also indicated the application in photovoltaic cell for such composites.
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