Optical properties of poly[2-methoxy-5-(3?,7?-dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] light-emitting polymer solutions: effects of molarities and solvents

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Abstract: The optical properties of the solutions of the MDMO-PPV light-emitting polymer were investigated. The maximum mass extinction coefficient values of the solutions of the MDMO-PPV for 6.640 and 3.014 µM were found to be 20.874 and 42.009 L g?1 cm?1, respectively. The absorption band edge values of the solutions of the MDMO-PPV shifted from 2.149 to 1.987 eV with increasing molarity. To obtain lower Eg values (2.020, 2.057, 2.083, 2.088 and 2.103 eV, respectively) of the MDMO-PPV can be preferred xylene, toluene, chlorobenzene, chloroform and tetrahydrofuran solvents, respectively. The Eg of the solution of the MDMO-PPV was decreased with molarities and solvents. The refractive index values of the MDMO-PPV were controlled with various solvents. The optical parameters such as single oscillator energy, dispersion energy, M?1, M?3 moments, optical oscillator strengths, linear static refractive index, optical linear susceptibility, third-order nonlinear susceptibility and nonlinear refractive index were calculated using Wemple–DiDomenico equation. The highest contrast was obtained with xylene, while the lowest contrast was obtained with chlorobenzene. The MDMO-PPV can be used in the fabrication of the metal–semiconductor contacts due to low optical band gap and suitable optical parameters. Also, the surface morphology properties of the MDMO-PPV polymer film were investigated. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.