title: Enhance effect of surfactants on the photoluminescence and photostability of water-soluble poly(phenylene ethynylene).
abstract: The interaction between the water-soluble anionic fluorescence conjugated polyelectrolytes PPESO 3 (poly[2,5-bis(3-sulfonatopropoxy)-1,4-phenylethynylene-alt- 1,4-poly(phenylene ethynylene)]) and various surfactants has been studied in aqueous solution by UV-vis absorption spectra and fluorescence spectra. With the addition of surfactants, the aggregations of polymers are broken up. For eliminating the self-quenching effect of the fluorescent polymers, the photoluminescence of PPESO 3 is dramatically enhanced. The photoluminescence of PPESO 3 can be enhanced 6- to 12-fold with the addition of different surfactants, and at higher concentration of surfactants, the photostability of PPESO 3 is also highly increased. A "micelle incorporation model" is proposed to explain the enhancement of photostability. To deeply understand the interaction processes between PPESO 3 and surfactants, we systematically studied the fluorescence spectra changes of PPESO 3 and the dynamic processes at different CTAB concentrations. All results prove the surfactants can simultaneously enhance the photoluminescence and photostability of water-soluble conjugated polyelectrolytes, and this method is very simple and powerful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wenchao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guannan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xingguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D049449:Luminescence; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010777:Photochemistry; D012995:Solubility; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D004987:Ethers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C436384:phenyleneethynylene; D014867:Water