Ultrafast excited state dynamics of a fluorene derivative conjugated polymer

Boazegevski, Samylla, Deus, Jeferson Ferreira de, Turchetti, Denis Augusto, Akcelrud, Leni Campus, Sardar, Samim, D’Andrea, Cosimo, Camargo, Franco V. A., Cerullo, Giulio, Bressan, Giovanni ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7801-8495, Meech, Stephen R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5561-2782 and Heisler, Ismael A. (2023) Ultrafast excited state dynamics of a fluorene derivative conjugated polymer. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 127 (24). 11570–11578. ISSN 1932-7447

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Abstract

A detailed photophysical study of a polymer based on a fluorene derivative is performed through ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy. The polymer chains are studied in solution, where absorption and emission occur from a disordered distribution of isolated chains, and in solid state as a film, where interchain interactions promote efficient energy transfer. Coherent photoexcitation produces delocalized excitons, which relax and localize on the lowest energy chromophores on the polymer chains on a 100 fs time scale. This is revealed by ultrafast transient absorption spectral evolution, anisotropy relaxation, and excited state specific high time resolution fluorescence spectroscopy. The photophysical behavior of the polymer in solution and as a film is significantly different suggesting a near absence of self-collapsed chain conformations in solution. In the film, the excited state relaxes an order of magnitude faster when compared to solution, indicating that interchain interactions are strong, promoting efficient energy transfer. The time scales of exciton dynamics revealed in this study will support further theoretical modeling of these polymer structures and are useful for designing blends for use in optoelectronic and electro-optical devices.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2* ,/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/REFrank/2_
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy
Related URLs:	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01256
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Jul 2023 10:43
Last Modified:	23 Aug 2023 11:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/92619
DOI:	10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01256

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