Optoelectronic properties of polymers summarised
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Review article introduces recent developments in the field of main-chain photochromic conducting polymers and their ability for light-controlled variation of optoelectronic properties.
A new article by C.P. Harvey and J.D. Tovar discusses recent developments in the field of main-chain photochromic conducting polymers and their ability for light-controlled variation of optoelectronic properties. The optoelectronic properties of photochromic materials change in response to exposure to certain wavelengths of light. These alterations arise from specific electronic reorganisation of conjugation pathways due to photochemically-triggered cyclizations and conformational changes. Polymers with photochromic switches pendent to the backbone retain monomer-like optoelectronic photoswitching responses while incorporation of photochromic switches directly into a conjugated backbone allows for greater, and often more dramatic, influence on the polymer optoelectronic properties. Read the complete article in "Polymer Chemistry", issue 12, 2011, pp. 2699-2706.
Main-chain photochromic conducting polymers feature light-controlled variation of optoelectronic properties. Source: Sven Waschk
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