Polyphenylenevinylenes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009225",
  "term": "Polyphenylenevinylenes",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of conjugated polymers characterized by repeating units of phenylene and vinylene groups along the polymer backbone. These materials exhibit semiconducting properties due to the delocalization of pi-electrons across the conjugated system. They are often used in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and other optoelectronic devices, with their emission wavelength tunable by varying the conjugation length.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "conjugated polymer",
    "polyarylenevinylenes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 59 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/polyphenylenevinylenes/"
}