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ZV Vardeny

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Ultrafast spectroscopy of even-parity states in pi-conjugated polymers

Relaxation dynamics of even parity ( A(g)) states in poly( p-phenylene vinylene) derivatives are studied using a novel fsec transient spectroscopy, in which two different excitation pulses successively generate odd parity ( 1 (1)B(u)) excitons at 2.2 eV and then reexcite them to higher A(g) states. For reexcitation energies Planck's over 2piomega<1.1 eV ultrafast internal conversion back to 1 (1)B(u) takes place in accordance with Vavilov-Kasha's rule. However, for Planck's over 2piomega>1.1 eV the decay occurs in a nonemissive state identified as a polaron pair, showing that the A(g) states above 3.3 eV mediate charge transfer.

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Two-dimensional electronic excitations in self-assembled conjugated polymer nanocrystals

Several spectroscopic methods were applied to study the characteristic properties of the electronic excitations in thin films of regioregular and regiorandom polythiophene polymers. In the regioregular polymers, which form two-dimensional lamellar structures, increased interchain coupling strongly influences the traditional one-dimensional electronic properties of the polymer chains. The photogenerated charge excitations (polarons) show two-dimensional delocalization that results in a relatively small polaronic energy, multiple absorption bands in the gap where the lowest energy band becomes dominant, and associated infrared active vibrations with reverse absorption bands caused by electron-vibration interferences. The relatively weak absorption bands of the delocalized polaron in the visible and near-infrared spectral ranges may help to achieve laser action in nanocrystalline polymer devices using current injection.

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