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Table 1: Experimental wavenumbers (v¯) of infrared for PVK, PHT and PVK-PHT copolymer.

PVKPHTPV-PHT
Freq (cm−1)IFreq (cm−1)IFreq (cm−1)IAssignments

526.2w590wRing bending
616m632.8wBoth peaks are for C–H out of plane vibration
718.7vs720w728.4sAromatic structure for the ring deformation
743.9vs768.5wRocking—wagging of methylene in polyvinyl
836.1m819m880mOut of plane deformation C–H
920.8m937.9mAromatic out of plane C–H bending + aliphatic C–H rocking
1024.5m1023.6wν(C–S) ring (Thiophene)
1088.2s1 110w1089.1vsStretching vibration (C–H)
1123.2m1132mν(C–N) carbazole
1218.5m1180mStretching vibration (C=S)
1220.4m1232.1sIn plane deformation (C–H)
1322.1m1331.9mC–H bending of vinyl group
1404.2m1400.6mRing vibration of PVK moiety
1451.3s1450s1458.4sSymmetric stretching vibration (C=C)
1482.1s1486.8sRing vibration of PVK moiety
1510mAromatic (C=C) stretching
1595.8m1560w1598.8mAsymmetric deformation δ as(N–H) and ν(C=C) ring in the Thiophene
1624.2m1628.3wAsymmetric deformation δ as(N–H) and ν(C=C) ring in the Thiophene
1654.6mAsymmetric deformation N–H
1709wSymmetric stretching (C=C) of Carbazole
1763.6w1710wSymmetric stretching (C=C) of Carbazole
1920.2wStretching vibration υ( C=C=C) of Carbazole group
2853.1vw2900s2850wStretching of (C–N) group, aromatic ring of Carbazole
3022.3w2928.6wSymmetric stretching (C–H) of Carbazole group
3044.8w2978.1mSymmetric stretching (C–H) of Carbazole group
3435.9m3400w3400.3mSymmetric stretching (N–H) of vinylene group

vs: very strong; s: strong; m: mean; w: weak; vw: very weak.