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Journal
Description: 
We investigated the fluorescence (FL) dependence on the environment oxygen content of poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PF8) thin films. We show that the PF8 interactions with oxygen are not limited to the known irreversible photo-oxidation, resulting in the formation of Keto defects, but also reversible FL quenching is observed. This effect, which is stronger for the Keto defects than for the PF8, has been exploited for the realization of a prototype oxygen sensor based on FL quenching. The sensing sensitivity of Keto defects is comparable with the state of the art organic oxygen sensors based on phosphorescence quenching.
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
28 Dec 2009
Authors: 

M Anni, R Rella

Biblio References: 
Volume: 114 Issue: 4 Pages: 1559-1561
Origin: 
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B