Reversible Quenching of a Chromophore Luminescence by Color Transition of a Polydiacetylene

Thierry Barisien (1) , Jean-Louis Fave (1) , Sophie Hameau (1) , Laurent Legrand (1) , Michel Schott (1) , Jérémy Malinge (2) , Gilles Clavier (2) , Pierre Audebert (2) , Clémence Allain (2)

1 INSP - Institut des Nanosciences de Paris
2 PPSM - Laboratoire de Photophysique et Photochimie Supramoléculaires et Macromoléculaires

A new reactive diacetylene molecule has been synthesized, incorporating a strongly luminescent chromophore, tetrazine (Tz). It readily polymerizes into the blue polydiacetylene (PDA) form, quenching the Tz luminescence already at concentrations ≤1 %. The blue to red PDA transition is thermally induced in the solid state and the original strong Tz emission is restored. This might lead to a new type of detection for sensors using the PDA color transition.

Keywords: chromatic transition; sensors; polydiacetylene; energy transfer; tetrazine

Domains: Theoretical and/or physical chemistry; Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph]; Polymers

Thierry Barisien, Jean-Louis Fave, Sophie Hameau, Laurent Legrand, Michel Schott, et al.. Reversible Quenching of a Chromophore Luminescence by Color Transition of a Polydiacetylene. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5, pp.10836. ⟨10.1021/am403039u⟩. ⟨hal-00967133⟩