Synthesis of Conjugated Copolymer Containing Spirobifluorene Skeleton by Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization for Polymer Light-Emitting Diode Applications

Abstract

Grubbs-type, Hoveyda-type, cyclic alkyl amino carbene (CAAC)-based ruthenium olefin metathesis catalysts were used for the acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization of 2,7-divinyl-9,9-di-n-octylfluorene (DVF). Additionally, various ratios of DVF and 2,2 ',7,7 '-tetravinyl-9,9 '-spirobifluorene (TVSF) were subjected to ADMET polymerization to obtain polymers P1-P7. Polymers P1-P4 were analyzed with gel permeation chromatography, UV-vis spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. As the TVSF ratio increases, polymers exhibit lower solubility but a narrower band in the photoluminescence spectrum. Polymer light-emitting diode (PLED) devices were fabricated with polymers P1, P2, and P3. The performances of the PLED devices indicated that polymers including more spirobifluorene blocks showed better turn-on voltage, brightness, current efficiency, and power efficiency.