Issue 47, 2017

Mapping of exciton–exciton annihilation in MEH-PPV by time-resolved spectroscopy: experiment and microscopic theory

Abstract

Transient absorption traces taken on samples of the polymer MEH-PPV are measured as a function of the laser intensity. In increasing the laser power, different decay dynamics of the signal are obtained. This suggests that effective exciton–exciton annihilation takes place. The signals are interpreted using a microscopic quantum mechanical model. The analysis points at an ultrafast excitonic decay via interchain and intrachain annihilation, where the latter process is roughly thirty times slower. Afterwards, diffusion-induced annihilation and relaxation become effective and thus determine the long-time behavior of the excited-state decay.

Graphical abstract: Mapping of exciton–exciton annihilation in MEH-PPV by time-resolved spectroscopy: experiment and microscopic theory

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Jul 2017
Accepted
21 Nov 2017
First published
21 Nov 2017

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017,19, 31989-31996

Mapping of exciton–exciton annihilation in MEH-PPV by time-resolved spectroscopy: experiment and microscopic theory

K. Hader, C. Consani, T. Brixner and V. Engel, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 31989 DOI: 10.1039/C7CP05168A

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