Efficient Exciton Diffusion and Resonance-Energy Transfer in Multilayered Organic Epitaxial Nanofibers

Multilayered epitaxial nanofibers are exemplary model systems for the study of exciton dynamics and lasing in organic materials because of their well-defined morphology, high luminescence efficiencies, and color tunability. We use temperature-dependent continuous wave and picosecond photoluminescenc...

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Published in:Journal of physical chemistry. C 2015-07, Vol.119 (27), p.15689-15697
Main Authors: Tavares, Luciana, Cadelano, Michele, Quochi, Francesco, Simbrunner, Clemens, Schwabegger, Günther, Saba, Michele, Mura, Andrea, Bongiovanni, Giovanni, Filho, Demétrio Antônio da Silva, da Cunha, Wiliam Ferreira, Rubahn, Horst-Günter, Kjelstrup-Hansen, Jakob
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptor materials
Diffusion
Diffusion layers
Donor materials
Dynamical systems
Excitation
Excitation spectra
Nanofibers
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Summary:Multilayered epitaxial nanofibers are exemplary model systems for the study of exciton dynamics and lasing in organic materials because of their well-defined morphology, high luminescence efficiencies, and color tunability. We use temperature-dependent continuous wave and picosecond photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy to quantify exciton diffusion and resonance-energy transfer (RET) processes in multilayered nanofibers consisting of alternating layers of para-hexaphenyl (p6P) and α-sexithiophene (6T) serving as exciton donor and acceptor material, respectively. The high probability for RET processes is confirmed by quantum chemical calculations. The activation energy for exciton diffusion in p6P is determined to be as low as 19 meV, proving p6P epitaxial layers also as a very suitable donor material system. The small activation energy for exciton diffusion of the p6P donor material, the inferred high p6P-to-6T resonance-energy-transfer efficiency, and the observed weak PL temperature dependence of the 6T acceptor material together result in an exceptionally high optical emission performance of this all-organic material system, thus making it well suited, for example, for organic light-emitting devices.
ISSN:1932-7447
1932-7455
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02405