Hyper-efficient quenching of non-conjugated pendant polymer by silver nanoparticles: A demonstration and versatile mechanistic proposition

► Unprecedented hyper-quenching of non-conjugated PNVC polymers by AgNP demonstrated. ► Stern-Volmer constants are orders of magnitude higher than normal quenching processes. ► Quenching increases with an increase in the length of the pendant polymer chain. ► Proposed mechanism rationalizes hyper-quenching of non-conjugated polymer by AgNP.