by Yeung Mei Ki. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-127). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / by Yeung Mei Ki. / Abstract --- p.i / 論文摘要 --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xi / Abbreviations --- p.xii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Polymer light emitting devides --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Development history of PLEDs --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Basic structure of the PLEDs --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Operation principle of the PLEDs --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Electroluminescent (EL) polymers --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research motivation and aim of study --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3 --- Thesis outline --- p.16 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Instrumentation / Chapter 2.1 --- Thermal analysis --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Thermogravimetry (TG) --- p.19 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2 --- Spectroscopic analysis --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Experimental metods to charaterize the elimination of / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2 --- Synthesis of the PPV precursor polymer --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Average molecular weight of the PPV precursor --- p.46 / Chapter 3.4 --- Thermal elimination of the precursor polymer --- p.48 / Chapter 3.5 --- Thermal stability of the PPV precursor polymer --- p.50 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.50 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Experimental --- p.51 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.52 / Chapter 3.6 --- Structural changes of the precursor polymer during elimination --- p.57 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.57 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Experimental --- p.58 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.58 / Chapter 3.7 --- Chemical composition of the precursor polymer upon elimination --- p.67 / Chapter 3.7.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.67 / Chapter 3.7.2 --- Experimental --- p.67 / Chapter 3.7.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.68 / Chapter 3.8 --- Effect of the conjugation length of the polymer on photoluminescence --- p.74 / Chapter 3.8.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.76 / Chapter 3.8.2 --- Experimental --- p.78 / Chapter 3.8.3 --- Results and discussion --- p.79 / Chapter 3.9 --- Conclusions --- p.89 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Experimental methods to characterize the water absorption by PEDOT:PSS / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.90 / Chapter 4.2 --- Determination of the water content of PEDOT:PSS at different relative humidity using TG --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Experimental --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Results and discussion --- p.96 / Chapter 4.3 --- Determination of bounded water content of PEDOT:PSS at different RH by DSC --- p.98 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Experimental --- p.98 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Results and discussion --- p.100 / Chapter 4.4 --- Determination of bounded water content of PEDOT:PSS at different RH by FTIR --- p.108 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Experimental --- p.109 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Results and discussion --- p.112 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusions --- p.118 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusions --- p.120 / References --- p.122
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323853 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Contributors | Yeung, Mei Ki., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xii, 127 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Page generated in 0.0144 seconds