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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2019 Mar 05;210:136-147. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.11.025. Epub 2018 Nov 13.

Thermal, spectroscopic, electrochemical, and electroluminescent characterization of malononitrile derivatives with triphenylamine structure.

Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy

Danuta Sęk, Sonia Kotowicz, Sławomir Kula, Mariola Siwy, Agata Szłapa-Kula, Jan Grzegorz Małecki, Sebastian Maćkowski, Ewa Schab-Balcerzak

Affiliations

  1. Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie-Sklodowska Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland.
  2. Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland.
  3. Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 5 Grudziadzka Str., 87-100 Torun, Poland.
  4. Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, 34 M. Curie-Sklodowska Str., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland; Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 9 Szkolna Str., 40-006 Katowice, Poland. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30453189 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.11.025

Abstract

Three push-pull molecules with linear, quadrupolar and tripodal arrangements, consisting of triphenylamine (electro-donor) substituted with malononitrile groups (electro-acceptor), were synthesized with high yield by a simple procedure. Impact of the number of malononitrile substituents on optoelectronic properties was investigated with cyclic voltammetry, absorption and emission spectroscopy, as well as density functional theory calculation. The derivatives formed amorphous materials and exhibited low energy band gaps ranging from 2.06 to 2.49 eV. UV-Vis absorption and photoluminescence emission spectra were investigated in solutions (CHCl

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Keywords: Electrochemistry; Electroluminescence; Malononitrile; Photoluminescence; Triphenylamine

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