title: Sexithiophenes as efficient luminescence quenchers of quantum dots.
abstract: Sexithiophenes 1a and 1b, in which a 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl unit is incorporated as an end-capping group, were synthesised and characterised by cyclic voltammetry, absorption spectroscopy and UV-vis spectroelectrochemistry. Additionally, their ability to function as effective luminescence quenchers for quantum dot emission was studied by photoluminescence spectroscopy and compared with the performance of alkyl end-capped sexithiophenes 2a and 2b.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Skabara