title: Turning the heat on conjugated polyelectrolytes: an off-on ratiometric nanothermometer.
abstract: We report a self-referenced ratiometric nanothermometer based on short conjugated polyelectrolytes. An amphiphilic macromolecule destabilizes the polymer π-π stacking and makes it possible to shift the equilibrium between the less emissive aggregated state (520 nm) and the brighter individual chain (450 nm) within 20.0 °C and 70.0 °C.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. pierre.karam@mail.aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Ghinwa H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Darwish
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. pierre.karam@mail.aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koubeissi
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. pierre.karam@mail.aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Tharallah
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoker
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. pierre.karam@mail.aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abou Shaheen
authors.affiliation: The Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon. pierre.karam@mail.aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karam