Working Paper
Authors
- Kierstyn Anderson University of California, Los Angeles ,
- Ash Hua University of California, Los Angeles ,
- John Plumley AFRL ,
- Austin Ready University of California, Los Angeles ,
- Arnold Rheingold University of California, San Diego ,
- Thomas Peng AFRL ,
- Peter Djurovic University of Southern California ,
- Christopher Kerestes AFRL ,
- Neil Snyder BlueHalo ,
- Andrew Andrews BlueHalo ,
- Justin Caram University of California, Los Angeles ,
- Alexander Spokoyny
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University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
The dynamic photoluminescent properties, and potential quenching mechanisms, of anti-B18H22, 4,4’-Br2-anti-B18H20, and 4,4’-I2-anti-B18H20 are investigated in solution and polymer films. UV stability studies of the neat powders show no decomposition occurring after intense 7 day light soaking. In contrast, clusters incorporated into polymer films are found to degrade into smaller borane fragments under the same irradiation conditions. To highlight the utility of these compounds, we leverage their favorable optical properties in a prototype UV imaging setup.
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