Abstract
The shape of nanoparticles is decisive for their self-assembly properties, as well as for the behavior of individual particles in many instances. The introduction and control of anisotropy is well-known for inorganic nanocrystals but a largely unresolved problem for polymer nanoparticles, especially for conjugated polymers. Here, we report a reproducible preparation method using heterophase polymerization for a range of stable dispersions of ellipsoidal conjugated polymer nanoparticles with sizes in the range of 50 to 180 nm and narrow size and shape distributions. The nanoparticles show a bright fluorescence with tunable emission wavelengths and quantum yields as high as ϕ=78 %. Structural investigations reveal the nanoparticles to be composed of a highly ordered β- and α'-phase within a nematic matrix. Preliminary studies on the origin of particle anisotropy suggest a concerted mechanism in which anisotropic shape evolves from intersegmental packing that occurs along with progressing chain formation by polymerization.
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