Poly(p-phenylene vinylene)

Polyphenylene vinylene
Names
	Other names poly(1,4-phenylene-1,2-ethenediyl)
Identifiers
CAS Number	26009-24-5 ;
ChemSpider	none;
Properties
Chemical formula	(C8H6)n
Appearance	Yellow solid
Solubility in water	Insoluble
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Poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV, or polyphenylene vinylene) is a conducting polymer of the rigid-rod polymer family. PPV is the only polymer of this type that can be processed into a highly ordered crystalline thin film. PPV and its derivatives are electrically conducting upon doping. Although insoluble in water, its precursors can be manipulated in aqueous solution. The small optical band gap and its bright yellow fluorescence makes PPV a candidate in applications such as light-emitting diodes (LED) and photovoltaic devices.^[1] Moreover, PPV can be doped to form electrically conductive materials.^{[citation needed]} Its physical and electronic properties can be altered by the inclusion of functional side groups.

^ Moratti SC (1998). "The chemistry and uses of Polyphenylenevinylens". In Skotheim TA, Elsenbaumer RL, Reynolds JR (eds.). Handbook of conducting polymers (2nd ed.). New York: M. Dekker. pp. 343–351. ISBN 978-0-8247-0050-8.

[Reynolds-1] Moratti SC (1998). "The chemistry and uses of Polyphenylenevinylens". In Skotheim TA, Elsenbaumer RL, Reynolds JR (eds.). Handbook of conducting polymers (2nd ed.). New York: M. Dekker. pp. 343–351. ISBN 978-0-8247-0050-8.

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