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ArticleJournal of fluorescence2005

Rheofluorescence technique for the study of dilute MEH-PPV solutions in Couette flow.

Elisabeth K Hill, Richard L Watson, Dave E Dunstan

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Elisabeth K HillDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia, e.hill@unimelb.edu.au
Richard L Watson
Dave E Dunstan

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Abstract

A novel rheofluorescence technique has been developed that permits the study of fluorescent polymers in a near-uniform shear field. The system has been used to examine the effects of shear flow on dilute solutions of two commercially available samples of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) in toluene and xylene. A detailed description of the instrument is provided, along with data that confirm a small probe molecule, Rhodamine 6G, is not affected by simple shear flow. MEH-PPV solutions were examined over two decades of concentration for rheochromism indicative of changes in segment length, and shear-induced orientation revealed by measurements of the steady state emission anisotropy. It is demonstrated that these dilute samples were not influenced by shear rates in the range 100-1000 s(-1). In contrast, MEH-PPV dispersed in a concentrated polystyrene solution showed evidence of shear-induced orientation and rheochromism. This new technique shows promise for investigating the impact of shear flow on the conformation of conjugated polymers employed in organic optoelectronic devices.

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