简介:Apolymer(poly(9,10-anthracenevinylene-alt-4,4’-(9,9-bis(4-(4’-(1,2,2’-triphenylvinyl)phenoxy)butyl)-9Hfluorene-2,7-diyl)dibenzaldehyde),P1)wassuccessfullysynthesizedthroughtheWittig-Hornerreactionbyemployingfluoreneand9,10-distyrylanthracenemoietiesasbuildingblocksforbackboneandtetraphenylethenesaspendantgroups.Photophysicalandthermalpropertiesoftheresultingpolymericemitterwerefullycharacterizedbyultraviolet-visible(UVVis)absorptionandphotoluminescence(PL)spectra,thermogravimetricanalysis(TGA)anddifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC).WhileP1emitsanorange-lightcenteredat567nmindilutetetrahydrofuran(THF)solution,thesolidpowderofthepolymerexhibitsstrongyellowemissionpeakedat541nm.Itisalsofoundthattheas-synthesizedpolymershowsuniquepropertyofaggregation-enhancedemission(AEE).Inaddition,P1possesseshighthermalstabilitywithadecompositiontemperature(Td,5%)of430°Candhighmorphologicalstabilitywithaglasstransitiontemperature(Tg)of171°C.Underthestimulusofmechanicalforce,theemissionofP1canbechangedfromyellowtored(Δλmax=61nm),showingaremarkablemechanochromism.TheresultsfromXRDanalysissuggestthatsuchmechanochromicphenomenonofP1isprobablycausedbythedestructionofcrystallinestructure,whichleadstotheconformationalplanarizationofthedistyrylanthracenemoietiesformingbythepolymerizationandtheincreaseofmolecularconjugationofthebackbone.