INQUIMAE   12526
INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA, FISICA DE LOS MATERIALES, MEDIOAMBIENTE Y ENERGIA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Fluorescence of polyaniline films on platinum surfaces. Influence of redox state and conductive domains
Autor/es:
P. S. ANTONEL; F.V MOLINA; E. M. ANDRADE
Revista:
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2007 vol. 599 p. 52 - 58
ISSN:
0022-0728
Resumen:
The photoluminescence of polyaniline films onto platinum
electrodes has been studied as a function of the polymer oxidation state
between the fully reduced (leucoemeraldine) and half oxidized (emeraldine)
forms. The fluorescence emission spectra have been corrected for absorption and
reflection from the underlying metal surface. From these results the quantum
yield relative to the reduced state as a function of electrode potential has
been obtained. This quantum yield is maximum for the reduced state and decays
between ca. 0.3 and 0.4 V in the standard hydrogen electrode scale, reaching a
minimum value. This behavior is interpreted in terms of three oxidation states:
leucoemeraldine, intermediately oxidized protoemeraldine and emeraldine, each
having different absorption and emission behavior. In the emeraldine form, the
presence of conductive, quasi-crystalline domains is considered to fully quench
emission from excitons located both inside the domains and within a range equal
to the exciton delocalization length. A good agreement with the experimental
data is found.