Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8209637 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Effects of irradiation with 60Co gamma photons on poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV), poly[2-methoxy-5-(3â²,7â² dimethyloctyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MDMO-PPV) and tris(2,2â²-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II) hexahydrate (Ru(bpy)3) thin films were analyzed regarding their thermoluminescence (TL) and photoluminescence (PL) properties. A linear TL dose response was obtained from the MEH-PPV and MDMO-PPV polymer films in dose ranges of approximately 0.170-4.08Â kGy and 0.170-0.850Â kGy, respectively, followed by a supralinear behavior. A dependence on the conjugation length of the polymer chains which was favored by heating of the film, was observed, and irradiation generated a blue-shift in MEH-PPV and Ru(bpy)3. Furthermore, the PL structure was not modified. The most likely effect involved in the TL emission was trapping. The high activation energy values of the traps in the TL may be attributed in part to the binding energy of the exciton. A deconvolution process was carried out to obtain the kinetic parameters from the TL glow curves and PL spectra.
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Authors
A. Ortiz-Morales, J. Ortiz-Lopez, E. Cruz-Zaragoza, R. Gómez-Aguilar,