Electroluminescent Properties of Novel Silyl-Disubstituted Soluble PPV Derivative

Abstract
Light-emitting properties of a solvent processable poly(1,4-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) derivative, poly[2-bis(dimethyloctylsilyl)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (BDMOS-PPV) have been studied Synthesized BDMOS-PPV is highly fluorescent and the measured absolute PL quantum efficiency is exceeding 60%. Single layer electroluminescent device (ITO/BDMOS-PPV/Al) exhibits an emission maximum at 515 nm which corresponds to the green region.