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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Beth Laidlaw, Dr Julien EngORCiD, Professor Thomas Penfold
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We study the influence of the physical and chemical structure on the chiroptical response of fluorene-based polymeric systems, namely poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) and the donor-acceptor type copolymer poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene- alt-benzothiadiazole) (F8BT). We reveal the significance of electric-magnetic coupling, at both short (molecular-level) and intermediate (delocalised over multiple polymer chains) length scales, on the magnitude of the dissymmetry. These findings provide a framework for the design of new materials with an enhanced chiroptical response.
Author(s): Laidlaw B, Eng J, Wade J, Shi X, Salerno F, Fuchter MJ, Penfold TJ
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Chemical Communications
Year: 2021
Volume: 57
Issue: 77
Pages: 9914-9917
Online publication date: 02/09/2021
Acceptance date: 02/09/2021
Date deposited: 02/09/2021
ISSN (print): 1359-7345
ISSN (electronic): 1364-548X
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
URL: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CC02918E
DOI: 10.1039/D1CC02918E
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