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Islam S, Mansha A, Asim S. Effects of Metal Ions and Substituents on HOMO-LUMO Gap Evident from UV-Visible and Fluorescence Spectra of Anthracene Derivatives. J Fluoresc 2023:10.1007/s10895-023-03482-y. [PMID: 37938476 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03482-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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Controlled intake of complex metal cations and anions in the human body and other biological systems is essential for the health and well-being of the environment. Anthracene and anthracene derivatives are the most widely used sensors for this purpose. Because of their convenience, better detection and results are preferred over colorimetric sensors, which offer better color detection by the naked eye. This review article will present different designs of chemosensors using fluorescence and UV-visible spectroscopy to determine different ions. Density functional theory and Austin model 1 are widely used for theoretical and computational studies of the energy levels of molecules. The Indo/Cis method is used to calculate the geometries of anthracene oligomers. A novel anthracene-based fluorescent probe containing the benzothiazole group BFA was highly sensitive and selective toward trivalent cations (Cr3+ and Fe3+). This sensor is not sensitive to other ions, including Aluminum trivalent ions. (N- ((anthracen-9-yl) methyl)-N-(pyridin-2-yl) pyridin-2-amine) has been designed to detect zinc and copper. Click chemistry using photodimerization can be used to form cellulose nanoparticles. TEMPO-mediated hypohalite oxidation converts hydroxyl groups to carboxylic groups. Amide linkage formation between amine and carboxylic acid was followed by the installation of an alkyne group. Copper (I)-catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition (CuAAC) was used to produce highly photoresponsive and fluorescent cellulose nanoparticles by using coumarin, anthracene, and generated nanomaterials. The effects of naphthalene and phenanthrene on the spectra of anthracene were determined in a dilute solution. Temperature and solvent effects introduce different changes in fluorescence, emission, and absorption bands, leading to some changes in the configuration of anthracene. The solvent and temperature effects on variations of emission maxima of exciplex anthracene-diethylaniline (DEA) are also discussed.
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- Sana Islam
- Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Nellissen AC, Fron E, Vandenwijngaerden JBF, De Feyter S, Mertens SFL, Van der Auweraer M. Spectroscopic Characterization of Thiacarbocyanine Dye Molecules Adsorbed on Hexagonal Boron Nitride: a Time-Resolved Study. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:35638-35652. [PMID: 37810698 PMCID: PMC10552479 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
Physisorption on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) gained interest over the years thanks to its properties (chemically and thermally stable, insulating properties, etc.) and similarities to the well-known graphene. A recent study showed flat-on adsorption of several cationic thiacarbocyanine dyes on hBN with a tendency to form weakly coupled H- or I-type aggregates, while a zwitterionic thiacarbocyanine dye rather led to a tilted adsorption. With this in-depth time-resolved study using the TC-SPC technique, we confirm the results proven by adsorption isotherms, atomic force microscopy, and stationary state spectroscopy combined with molecular mechanics simulations and estimation of the corresponding exciton interaction. The absence of a systematic trend for the dependence of the decay times, normalized amplitudes of the decay components, and contribution of different components to the stationary emission spectra upon the emission wavelength observed for all studied dyes and coverages suggests the occurrence of a single emitting species. At low coverage levels, the non-mono-exponential character of the decays was attributed to adsorption on different sites characterized by different intramolecular rotational freedom or energy transfer to nonfluorescent traps or a combination of both. The difference between the decay rates of the four dyes reflects a different density of the nonfluorescent traps. Although the decay time of the unquenched dyes was in the order of magnitude of that of dye monomers in a rigid environment, it is also compatible with weakly coupled aggregates such as proposed earlier based on the stationary spectra. Hence, the adsorption leads to a rigid environment of the dyes, blocking internal conversion. Increasing the concentration of the dye solution from which the adsorption on hBN occurs increases not only the coverage of the hBN surface but also the extent of energy transfer to nonfluorescent traps. For TDC (5,5-dichloro-3-3'-diethyl-9-ethyl-thiacarbocyanine) and TD2 (3-3'-diethyl-9-ethyl-thiacarbocyanine), besides direct energy transfer to traps, exciton hopping between dye dimers followed by energy transfer to these traps occurs, which resulted in a decreasing decay time of the longest decaying component. For all dyes, it was also possible to analyze the fluorescence decays as a stretched exponential as would be expected for energy transfer to randomly distributed traps in a two-dimensional (2D) geometry. This analysis yielded a fluorescence decay time of the unquenched dyes similar to the longest decay time obtained by analysis of the fluorescence decays as a sum of three of four exponentials.
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- Anne-Charlotte Nellissen
- Laboratory
for Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, KU
Leuven, Chem & Tech,
Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory
for Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, KU
Leuven, Chem & Tech,
Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory
for Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, KU
Leuven, Chem & Tech,
Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department
of Chemistry, Energy Lancaster and Materials Science Institute, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, LA1 4YB Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory
for Photochemistry and Spectroscopy, KU
Leuven, Chem & Tech,
Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Kim TI, Lee IS, Kim H, Min SK. Calculation of exciton couplings based on density functional tight-binding coupled to state-interaction state-averaged ensemble-referenced Kohn-Sham approach. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:044106. [PMID: 36725518 DOI: 10.1063/5.0132361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
We introduce the combination of the density functional tight binding (DFTB) approach, including onsite correction (OC) and long-range corrected (LC) functional and the state-interaction state-averaged spin-restricted ensemble-referenced Kohn-Sham (SI-SA-REKS or SSR) method with extended active space involving four electrons and four orbitals [LC-OC-DFTB/SSR(4,4)], to investigate exciton couplings in multichromophoric systems, such as organic crystals and molecular aggregates. We employ the LC-OC-DFTB/SSR(4,4) method to calculate the excitonic coupling in anthracene and tetracene. As a result, the LC-OC-DFTB/SSR(4,4) method provides a reliable description of the locally excited (LE) state in a single chromophore and the excitonic couplings between chromophores with reasonable accuracy compared to the experiment and the conventional SSR(4,4) method. In addition, the thermal fluctuation of excitonic couplings from dynamic nuclear motion in an anthracene crystal with LC-OC-DFTB/SSR(4,4) shows a similar fluctuation of excitonic coupling and spectral density with those of first-principle calculations. We conclude that LC-OC-DFTB/SSR(4,4) is capable of providing reasonable features related to LE states, such as Frenkel exciton with efficient computational cost.
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- Tae In Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea
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Sullivan CM, Nienhaus L. Generating spin-triplet states at the bulk perovskite/organic interface for photon upconversion. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:998-1013. [PMID: 36594272 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05767k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Perovskite-sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) upconversion (UC) holds potential for practical applications of solid-state UC ranging from photovoltaics to sensing and imaging technologies. As the triplet sensitizer, the underlying perovskite properties heavily influence the generation of spin-triplet states once interfaced with the organic annihilator molecule, typically polyacene derivatives. Presently, most reported perovskite TTA-UC systems have utilized rubrene doped with ∼1% dibenzotetraphenylperiflanthene (RubDBP) as the annihilator/emitter species. However, practical applications require a larger apparent anti-Stokes than is currently achievable with this system due to the inherent 0.4 eV energy loss during triplet generation. In this minireview, we present the current understanding of the triplet sensitization process at the perovskite/organic semiconductor interface and introduce additional promising annihilators based on anthracene derivatives into the discussion of future directions in perovskite-sensitized TTA-UC.
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- Colette M Sullivan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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Sun K, Shen K, Gelin MF, Zhao Y. Exciton Dynamics and Time-Resolved Fluorescence in Nanocavity-Integrated Monolayers of Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:221-229. [PMID: 36583951 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We have developed an ab initio-based, fully quantum, numerically accurate methodology for the simulation of the exciton dynamics and time- and frequency-resolved fluorescence spectra of the cavity-controlled two-dimensional materials at finite temperatures and applied this methodology to the single-layer WSe2 system. Specifically, the multiple Davydov D2 Ansatz has been employed in combination with the method of thermofield dynamics for the finite-temperature extension of accurate time-dependent variation. This allowed us to establish dynamical and spectroscopic signatures of the polaronic and polaritonic effects as well as uncover their characteristic time scales in the relevant range of temperatures. Our study reveals the pivotal role of multidimensional conical intersections in controlling the many-body dynamics of highly intertwined excitonic, phononic, and photonic modes.
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- Kewei Sun
- School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou310018, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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- School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou310018, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798, Singapore
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Wu W, Sifain AE, Delpo CA, Scholes GD. Polariton enhanced free charge carrier generation in donor-acceptor cavity systems by a second-hybridization mechanism. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:161102. [PMID: 36319424 DOI: 10.1063/5.0122497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Cavity quantum electrodynamics has been studied as a potential approach to modify free charge carrier generation in donor-acceptor heterojunctions because of the delocalization and controllable energy level properties of hybridized light-matter states known as polaritons. However, in many experimental systems, cavity coupling decreases charge separation. Here, we theoretically study the quantum dynamics of a coherent and dissipative donor-acceptor cavity system, to investigate the dynamical mechanism and further discover the conditions under which polaritons may enhance free charge carrier generation. We use open quantum system methods based on single-pulse pumping to find that polaritons have the potential to connect excitonic states and charge separated states, further enhancing free charge generation on an ultrafast timescale of several hundred femtoseconds. The mechanism involves polaritons with optimal energy levels that allow the exciton to overcome the high Coulomb barrier induced by electron-hole attraction. Moreover, we propose that a second-hybridization between a polariton state and dark states with similar energy enables the formation of the hybrid charge separated states that are optically active. These two mechanisms lead to a maximum of 50% enhancement of free charge carrier generation on a short timescale. However, our simulation reveals that on the longer timescale of picoseconds, internal conversion and cavity loss dominate and suppress free charge carrier generation, reproducing the experimental results. Thus, our work shows that polaritons can affect the charge separation mechanism and promote free charge carrier generation efficiency, but predominantly on a short timescale after photoexcitation.
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- Weijun Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA
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Huff J, Díaz S, Barclay MS, Chowdhury AU, Chiriboga M, Ellis GA, Mathur D, Patten LK, Roy SK, Sup A, Biaggne A, Rolczynski BS, Cunningham PD, Li L, Lee J, Davis PH, Yurke B, Knowlton WB, Medintz IL, Turner DB, Melinger JS, Pensack RD. Tunable Electronic Structure via DNA-Templated Heteroaggregates of Two Distinct Cyanine Dyes. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:17164-17175. [PMID: 36268205 PMCID: PMC9575151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Molecular excitons are useful for applications in light harvesting, organic optoelectronics, and nanoscale computing. Electronic energy transfer (EET) is a process central to the function of devices based on molecular excitons. Achieving EET with a high quantum efficiency is a common obstacle to excitonic devices, often owing to the lack of donor and acceptor molecules that exhibit favorable spectral overlap. EET quantum efficiencies may be substantially improved through the use of heteroaggregates-aggregates of chemically distinct dyes-rather than individual dyes as energy relay units. However, controlling the assembly of heteroaggregates remains a significant challenge. Here, we use DNA Holliday junctions to assemble homo- and heterotetramer aggregates of the prototypical cyanine dyes Cy5 and Cy5.5. In addition to permitting control over the number of dyes within an aggregate, DNA-templated assembly confers control over aggregate composition, i.e., the ratio of constituent Cy5 and Cy5.5 dyes. By varying the ratio of Cy5 and Cy5.5, we show that the most intense absorption feature of the resulting tetramer can be shifted in energy over a range of almost 200 meV (1600 cm-1). All tetramers pack in the form of H-aggregates and exhibit quenched emission and drastically reduced excited-state lifetimes compared to the monomeric dyes. We apply a purely electronic exciton theory model to describe the observed progression of the absorption spectra. This model agrees with both the measured data and a more sophisticated vibronic model of the absorption and circular dichroism spectra, indicating that Cy5 and Cy5.5 heteroaggregates are largely described by molecular exciton theory. Finally, we extend the purely electronic exciton model to describe an idealized J-aggregate based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and discuss the potential advantages of such a device over traditional FRET relays.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan
S. Huff
- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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A. Díaz
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Volgenau
School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- College
of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Center
for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Center
for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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Nematiaram T, Padula D, Troisi A. Bright Frenkel Excitons in Molecular Crystals: A Survey. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021; 33:3368-3378. [PMID: 34526736 PMCID: PMC8432684 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
We computed the optical properties of a large set of molecular crystals (∼2200 structures) composed of molecules whose lowest excited states are strongly coupled and generate wide excitonic bands. Such bands are classified in terms of their dimensionality (1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional), the position of the optically allowed state in relation with the excitonic density of states, and the presence of Davydov splitting. The survey confirms that one-dimensional aggregates are rare in molecular crystals highlighting the need to go beyond the simple low-dimensional models. Furthermore, this large set of data is used to search for technologically interesting and less common properties. For instance, we considered the largest excitonic bandwidth that is achievable within known molecular crystals and identified materials with strong super-radiant states. Finally, we explored the possibility that strong excitonic coupling can be used to generate emissive states in the near-infrared region in materials formed by molecules with bright visible absorption and we could identify the maximum allowable red shift in this material class. These insights with the associated searchable database provide practical guidelines for designing materials with interesting optical properties.
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- Tahereh Nematiaram
- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, U.K.
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- Dipartimento
di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università
di Siena, via A. Moro 2, Siena 53100, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, U.K.
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Wei YC, Shen SW, Wu CH, Ho SY, Zhang Z, Wu CI, Chou PT. Through-Space Exciton Delocalization in Segregated HJ-Crystalline Molecular Aggregates. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:943-953. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c09075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yu-Chen Wei
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan, ROC
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- Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan, ROC
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan, ROC
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Ondrušková G, Veselý L, Zezula J, Bachler J, Loerting T, Heger D. Using Excimeric Fluorescence to Study How the Cooling Rate Determines the Behavior of Naphthalenes in Freeze-Concentrated Solutions: Vitrification and Crystallization. J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:10556-10566. [PMID: 33156630 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c07817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
We utilized fluorescence spectroscopy to learn about the molecular arrangement of naphthalene (Np) and 1-methylnaphthalene (MeNp) in frozen aqueous solutions. The freezing induces pronounced compound aggregation in the freeze-concentrated solution (FCS) in between the ice grains. The fluorescence spectroscopy revealed prevalent formation of a vitrified solution and minor crystallization of aromatic compounds. The FCS is shown as a specific environment, differing significantly from not only the pure compounds but also the ice surfaces. The results indicate marked disparity between the behavior of the Np and the MeNp; the cooling rate has a major impact on the former but not on the latter. The spectrum of the Np solution frozen at a faster cooling rate (ca 20 K/min) exhibited a temperature-dependent spectral behavior, whereas the spectrum of the solution frozen at a slower rate (ca 2 K/min) did not alter before melting. We interpret the observation through considering the varied composition of the FCS: Fast freezing leads to a higher water content expressed by the plasticizing effect, allowing molecular rearrangement, while slow cooling produces a more concentrated and drier environment. The experiments were conceived as generalizable for environmentally relevant pollutants and human-made freezing.
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- Gabriela Ondrušková
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrine 52c, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, Innrine 52c, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Van Schenck JDB, Mayonado G, Anthony JE, Graham MW, Ostroverkhova O. Molecular packing-dependent exciton dynamics in functionalized anthradithiophene derivatives: From solutions to crystals. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:164715. [PMID: 33138416 DOI: 10.1063/5.0026072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Understanding the impact of inter-molecular orientation on the optical properties of organic semiconductors is important for designing next-generation organic (opto)electronic and photonic devices. However, fundamental aspects of how various features of molecular packing in crystalline systems determine the nature and dynamics of excitons have been a subject of debate. Toward this end, we present a systematic study of how various molecular crystal packing motifs affect the optical properties of a class of high-performance organic semiconductors: functionalized derivatives of fluorinated anthradithiophene. The absorptive and emissive species present in three such derivatives (exhibiting "brickwork," "twisted-columnar," and "sandwich-herringbone" motifs, controlled by the side group R) were analyzed both in solution and in single crystals, using various modalities of optical and photoluminescence spectroscopy, revealing the nature of these excited states. In solution, in the emission band, two states were identified: a Franck-Condon state present at all concentrations and an excimer that emerged at higher concentrations. In single crystal systems, together with ab initio calculations, it was found in the absorptive band that Frenkel and Charge Transfer (CT) excitons mixed due to nonvanishing CT integrals in all derivatives, but the amount of admixture and exciton delocalization depended on the packing, with the "sandwich-herringbone" packing motif least conducive to delocalization. Three emissive species in the crystal phase were also identified: Frenkel excitons, entangled triplet pairs 1(TT) (which are precursors to forming free triplet states via singlet fission), and self-trapped excitons (STEs, similar in origin to excimers present in concentrated solution). The "twisted-columnar" packing motif was most conducive to the formation of Frenkel excitons delocalized over 4-7 molecules depending on the temperature. These delocalized Frenkel states were dominant across the full temperature range (78 K-293 K), though at lower temperatures, the entangled triplet states and STEs were present. In the derivative with the "brickwork" packing, all three emissive species were observed across the full temperature range and, most notably, the 1(TT) state was present at room temperature. Finally, the derivative with the "sandwich-herringbone" packing exhibited localized Frenkel excitons and had a strong propensity for self-trapped exciton formation even at higher temperatures. In this derivative, no formation of the 1(TT) state was observed. The temperature-dependent dynamics of these emissive states are reported, as well as their origin in fundamental inter-molecular interactions.
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- J D B Van Schenck
- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97330, USA
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- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97330, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
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- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97330, USA
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- Department of Physics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97330, USA
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Moliterni A, Altamura D, Lassandro R, Olieric V, Ferri G, Cardarelli F, Camposeo A, Pisignano D, Anthony JE, Giannini C. Synthesis, crystal structure, polymorphism and microscopic luminescence properties of anthracene derivative compounds. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION B, STRUCTURAL SCIENCE, CRYSTAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS 2020; 76:427-435. [PMID: 32831261 DOI: 10.1107/s2052520620004424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anthracene derivative compounds are currently investigated because of their unique physical properties (e.g. bright luminescence and emission tunability), which make them ideal candidates for advanced optoelectronic devices. Intermolecular interactions are the basis of the tunability of the optical and electronic properties of these compounds, whose prediction and exploitation benefit from knowledge of the crystal structure and the packing architecture. Polymorphism can occur due to the weak intermolecular interactions, requiring detailed structural analysis to clarify the origin of observed material property modifications. Here, two silylethyne-substituted anthracene compounds are characterized by single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction, identifying a new polymorph in the process. Additionally, laser confocal microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy confirm the results obtained by the X-ray diffraction characterization, i.e. shifting the substituents towards the external benzene rings of the anthracene unit favours π-π interactions, impacting on both the morphology and the microscopic optical properties of the crystals. The compounds with more isolated anthracene units feature shorter lifetime and emission spectra, more similar to those of isolated molecules. The crystallographic study, supported by the optical investigation, sheds light on the influence of non-covalent interactions on the crystal packing and luminescence properties of anthracene derivatives, providing a further step towards their efficient use as building blocks in active components of light sources and photonic networks.
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- Anna Moliterni
- Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, Bari, 70126, Italy
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, Villigen-PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- NEST, Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza San Silvestro 12, Pisa, I-56127, Italy
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- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze, CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, Pisa, I-56127, Italy
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- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze, CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, Pisa, I-56127, Italy
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- Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 2582, USA
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- Istituto di Cristallografia, CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, Bari, 70126, Italy
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Huh JS, Ha YH, Kwon SK, Kim YH, Kim JJ. Design Strategy of Anthracene-Based Fluorophores toward High-Efficiency Deep Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Utilizing Triplet-Triplet Fusion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:15422-15429. [PMID: 32115936 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In contrast to the red and green regions, conventional fluorescent emitters continue to serve as blue emitters in commercialized organic light-emitting diodes. Many researchers have studied anthracene moieties as blue emitters, given their appropriate energy levels and good emission properties. We herein report two new deep blue-emitting anthracene derivatives that include p-xylene as moieties connecting the anthracene cores to side groups. We enhanced the efficiency by maximizing triplet-triplet fusion (TTF) without sacrificing emission color. The large steric hindrance imposed by the methyl groups of p-xylene creates a perpendicular geometry between p-xylene and the neighboring aromatic rings. Any extension of π-conjugation is thus disrupted, and the isolated core anthracene moiety emits a deep blue color with a high photoluminescence quantum yield. Moreover, the extensive steric hindrance suppresses vibration and rotation because the molecules are rigid. The high horizontal dipole ratio attributable to the large aspect ratio increases the outcoupling efficiency of the emitted light. Furthermore, the charge mobility and triplet harvesting ability are enhanced by decreasing the bulkiness of the side groups. Molecular dynamics simulation revealed that the bulkiness of the side group significantly impacted molecular density, which in turn affected the charge transport and TTF. We used two molecules, 2PPIAn (containing a phenyl side group) and 4PPIAn (containing a terphenyl side group), to form nondoped emission layers that exhibited maximum external quantum efficiencies of 8.9 and 7.1% with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage coordinates of (0.150, 0.060) and (0.152, 0.085), respectively.
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- Jin-Suk Huh
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology and ERI, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials (RIAM), Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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Al-Sharif HHT, Ziessel R, Waddell PG, Dixon C, Harriman A. Origin of Fluorescence from Boranils in the Crystalline Phase. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:2160-2172. [PMID: 32111115 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A small series of boranil complexes has been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy. Weakly fluorescent in most organic solvents at room temperature, the target compounds display bright emission in the crystalline phase. X-ray diffraction patterns obtained for single crystals indicate a distorted tetrahedral geometry around the O-B-N center with the boron atom being displaced from the plane of the heterobicyclic ring. Consideration of the various bond lengths in comparison with those of reference compounds indicates that the ancillary phenyl ring, bearing different para-substituents, does not make a prominent contribution to the molecular dipole moment in the solid state. Absorption and fluorescence spectra recorded for the crystals remain remarkably similar to those for liquid solutions and display large Stokes shifts. Proximity broadening is observed in one case. The nitrophenyl derivative exhibits additional absorption and emission bands unique to the solid state and could be indicative of an intermolecular charge-transfer transition. The optical properties are discussed in terms of the crystal packing diagrams.
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- Hatun H T Al-Sharif
- Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
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- Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
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- Crystallography Laboratory, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
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- NMR Laboratory, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
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- Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K
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Thomas TH, Rivett JPH, Gu Q, Harkin DJ, Richter JM, Sadhanala A, Yong CK, Schott S, Broch K, Armitage J, Gillett AJ, Menke SM, Rao A, Credgington D, Sirringhaus H. Chain Coupling and Luminescence in High-Mobility, Low-Disorder Conjugated Polymers. ACS NANO 2019; 13:13716-13727. [PMID: 31738516 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b07147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Optoelectronic devices based on conjugated polymers often rely on multilayer device architectures, as it is difficult to design all the different functional requirements, in particular the need for efficient luminescence and fast carrier transport, into a single polymer. Here we study the photophysics of a recently discovered class of conjugated polymers with high charge carrier mobility and low degree of energetic disorder and investigate whether it is possible in this system to achieve by molecular design a high photoluminescence quantum yield without sacrificing carrier mobility. Tracing exciton dynamics over femtosecond to microsecond time scales, we show that nearly all nonradiative exciton recombination arises from interactions between chromophores on different chains. We evaluate the temperature dependence and role of electron-phonon coupling leading to fast internal conversion in systems with strong interchain coupling and the extent to which this can be turned off by varying side chain substitution. By sterically decreasing interchain interaction, we present an effective approach to increase the fluorescence quantum yield of low-energy gap polymers. We present a red-NIR-emitting amorphous polymer with the highest reported film luminescence quantum efficiency of 18% whose mobility concurrently exceeds that of amorphous-Si. This is a key result toward the development of single-layer optoelectronic devices that require both properties.
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- Tudor H Thomas
- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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- Cavendish Laboratory , University of Cambridge , JJ Thomson Avenue , Cambridge , CB3 0HE , U.K
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Camposeo A, Granger DB, Parkin SR, Altamura D, Giannini C, Anthony JE, Pisignano D. Directed Functionalization Tailors the Polarized Emission and Waveguiding Properties of Anthracene-Based Molecular Crystals. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2019; 31:1775-1783. [PMID: 30918420 PMCID: PMC6429991 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b05361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Organic semiconducting crystals are characterized by anisotropic optical and electronic properties, which can be tailored by controlling the packing of the constituent molecules in the crystal unit cell. Here, the synthesis, structural characterization, and emission of anthracene derivatives are focused to correlate directed functionalization and optical properties. These compounds are easily and scalably prepared by standard synthesis techniques, and alterations in functional groups yield materials with either exclusive edge-to-face or face-to-face solid-state interactions. The resulting crystals feature either platelet or needle shapes, and the emission exhibits polarization ratios up to 5 at room temperature. In needle-shaped crystals, self-waveguiding of the emission is also observed with propagation loss coefficients as low as 1.3 dB mm-1. Moreover, optical coupling between crossing crystalline microwires is found and characterized. The combination of optical anisotropy and emission self-waveguiding opens interesting routes for the exploitation of these active materials in photonic applications, including optical integrated circuits and microscale light sources.
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- Andrea Camposeo
- NEST,
Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Center
for Applied Energy Research, University
of Kentucky, 2582 Research Park Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Center
for Applied Energy Research, University
of Kentucky, 2582 Research Park Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia (IC-CNR), via Amendola 122/O, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia (IC-CNR), via Amendola 122/O, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Center
for Applied Energy Research, University
of Kentucky, 2582 Research Park Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States
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- NEST,
Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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Reducing aggregation caused quenching effect through co-assembly of PAH chromophores and molecular barriers. Nat Commun 2019; 10:169. [PMID: 30635576 PMCID: PMC6329816 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08092-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The features of well-conjugated and planar aromatic structures make π-conjugated luminescent materials suffer from aggregation caused quenching (ACQ) effect when used in solid or aggregated states, which greatly impedes their applications in optoelectronic devices and biological applications. Herein, we reduce the ACQ effect by demonstrating a facile and low cost method to co-assemble polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) chromophores and octafluoronaphthalene together. Significantly, the solid photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQYs) for the as-resulted four micro/nanococrystals are enhanced by 254%, 235%, 474 and 582%, respectively. Protection from hydrophilic polymer chains (P123 (PEO20-PPO70-PEO20)) endows the cocrystals with superb dispersibility in water. More importantly, profiting from the above-mentioned highly improved properties, nano-cocrystals present good biocompatibility and considerable cell imaging performance. This research provides a simple method to enhance the emission, biocompatibility and cellular permeability of common chromophores, which may open more avenues for the applications of originally non- or poor fluorescent PAHs.
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Pochas CM. Extraction of Radiative and Nonradiative Rate Constants of Super-Radiant J-Aggregates from Emission Spectra. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:7185-7190. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b04326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Christopher M. Pochas
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 50309-0215, United States
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Hestand NJ, Spano FC. Expanded Theory of H- and J-Molecular Aggregates: The Effects of Vibronic Coupling and Intermolecular Charge Transfer. Chem Rev 2018; 118:7069-7163. [PMID: 29664617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 696] [Impact Index Per Article: 116.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The electronic excited states of molecular aggregates and their photophysical signatures have long fascinated spectroscopists and theoreticians alike since the advent of Frenkel exciton theory almost 90 years ago. The influence of molecular packing on basic optical probes like absorption and photoluminescence was originally worked out by Kasha for aggregates dominated by Coulombic intermolecular interactions, eventually leading to the classification of J- and H-aggregates. This review outlines advances made in understanding the relationship between aggregate structure and photophysics when vibronic coupling and intermolecular charge transfer are incorporated. An assortment of packing geometries is considered from the humble molecular dimer to more exotic structures including linear and bent aggregates, two-dimensional herringbone and "HJ" aggregates, and chiral aggregates. The interplay between long-range Coulomb coupling and short-range charge-transfer-mediated coupling strongly depends on the aggregate architecture leading to a wide array of photophysical behaviors.
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- Nicholas J Hestand
- Department of Chemistry , Temple University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19122 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Temple University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19122 , United States
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Singlet fission is a photophysical reaction in which a singlet excited electronic state splits into two spin-triplet states. Singlet fission was discovered more than 50 years ago, but the interest in this process has gained a lot of momentum in the past decade due to its potential as a way to boost solar cell efficiencies. This review presents and discusses the most recent advances with respect to the theoretical and computational studies on the singlet fission phenomenon. The work revisits important aspects regarding electronic states involved in the process, the evaluation of fission rates and interstate couplings, the study of the excited state dynamics in singlet fission, and the advances in the design and characterization of singlet fission compounds and materials such as molecular dimers, polymers, or extended structures. Finally, the review tries to pinpoint some aspects that need further improvement and proposes future lines of research for theoretical and computational chemists and physicists in order to further push the understanding and applicability of singlet fission.
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- David Casanova
- Kimika Fakultatea , Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) , P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia , Euskadi, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque, Foundation for Science , 48013 Bilbao , Euskadi, Spain
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Kwon S, Bae J, Lee IJ. Iodine insertion and dispersion of refractive index in organic single crystal semiconductor. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3370. [PMID: 29463852 PMCID: PMC5820369 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21632-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Insertion of halogens such as bromine or iodine affects the electronic polarizability of ions and the local field inside the medium, and thus modifies the refractive index. Acquiring precise knowledge of the dispersion of refractive index and ultimately tailoring conventional semiconductors for wide-range refractive index control have been a vital issue to resolve before realizing advanced organic optoelectronic devices. In this report, dispersions of the refractive index of a single crystal tetramethyltetraselenafulvalene [C10H12Se4] (TMTSF) are thoroughly studied from broadband interference modulations of photoluminescence (PL) spectra at various temperatures and doping levels. A large enhancement of the refractive index, more than 20% of the intrinsic value, is achieved with inclusion of a small composition of iodide ions, while the structural and optical properties remain mostly intact. Nearly temperature independent dispersion of the refractive index suggests that, unlike most polymers in which the thermal expansion coefficient dominates over the change of polarizability with temperature, the latter enhances significantly and may become more or less comparable to the thermal expansion coefficient given by 1.71 × 10−4/K, when single crystal TMTSF is doped by iodine.
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- Seonho Kwon
- Department of Physics, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Research Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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Ye H, Liu G, Liu S, Casanova D, Ye X, Tao X, Zhang Q, Xiong Q. Molecular-Barrier-Enhanced Aromatic Fluorophores in Cocrystals with Unity Quantum Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1928-1932. [PMID: 29316076 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201712104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Singlet-triplet conversion in organic light-emitting materials introduces non-emissive (dark) and long-lived triplet states, which represents a significant challenge in constraining the optical properties. There have been considerable attempts at separating singlets and triplets in long-chain polymers, scavenging triplets, and quenching triplets with heavy metals; nonetheless, such triplet-induced loss cannot be fully eliminated. Herein, a new strategy of crafting a periodic molecular barrier into the π-conjugated matrices of organic aromatic fluorophores is reported. The molecular barriers effectively block the singlet-to-triplet pathway, resulting in near-unity photoluminescence quantum efficiency (PLQE) of the organic fluorophores. The transient optical spectroscopy measurements confirm the absence of the triplet absorption. These studies provide a general approach to preventing the formation of dark triplet states in organic semiconductors and bring new opportunities for the development of advanced organic optics and photonics.
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- Huanqing Ye
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
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- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science, 48013, Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) & Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel Lardiazabal 4, 20018, Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore.,NOVITAS, Nanoelectronics Center of Excellence, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore, Singapore.,MajuLab, CNRS-UNS-NUS-NTU International Joint Research Unit, UMI 3654, Singapore, Singapore
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Ye H, Liu G, Liu S, Casanova D, Ye X, Tao X, Zhang Q, Xiong Q. Molecular-Barrier-Enhanced Aromatic Fluorophores in Cocrystals with Unity Quantum Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201712104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Huanqing Ye
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science; 48013 Bilbao Euskadi Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) & Kimika Fakultatea; Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU); Paseo Manuel Lardiazabal 4 20018 Donostia Euskadi Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials; Shandong University; Jinan Shandong 250100 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials; Shandong University; Jinan Shandong 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore Singapore
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics; School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore Singapore
- NOVITAS, Nanoelectronics Center of Excellence; School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 639798 Singapore Singapore
- MajuLab; CNRS-UNS-NUS-NTU International Joint Research Unit; UMI 3654 Singapore Singapore
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McAnally RE, Bender JA, Estergreen L, Haiges R, Bradforth SE, Dawlaty JM, Roberts ST, Rury AS. Defects Cause Subgap Luminescence from a Crystalline Tetracene Derivative. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:5993-6001. [PMID: 29185754 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b02718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We use steady-state and ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopies in combination with density functional theory calculations to explain light emission below the optical gap energy (Eo) of crystalline samples of 5,12-diphenyl tetracene (DPT). In particular, the properties of vibrational coherences imprinted on a probe pulse transmitted through a DPT single crystal indicate discrete electronic transitions below Eo of this organic semiconductor. Analysis of coherence spectra leads us to propose structural defect states give rise to these discrete transitions and subgap light emission. We use the polarization dependence of vibrational coherence spectra to tentatively assign these defects in our DPT samples. Our results provide fundamental insights into the properties of midgap states in organic materials important for their application in next-generation photonics and optoelectronics technologies.
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- R Eric McAnally
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University , Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Shibuta M, Hirata N, Eguchi T, Nakajima A. Photoexcited State Confinement in Two-Dimensional Crystalline Anthracene Monolayer at Room Temperature. ACS NANO 2017; 11:4307-4314. [PMID: 28399361 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b01506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Organic thin film electronics place a high demand on bottom-up technology to form a two-dimensionally (2D) functional unit consisting of a single molecular crystalline layer bound to a layered structure. As the strong interaction between a substrate and molecules makes it difficult to evaluate the electronic properties of organic films, the nature of electronic excited states has not been elucidated. Here, we study a 2D crystalline anthracene monolayer electronically decoupled by alkanethiolates on a gold substrate using scanning tunneling microscopy and time-resolved two-photon photoemission spectroscopy and unravel the geometric/electronic structures and excited electron dynamics. Our data reveal that dispersive 2D excited electrons on the surface can be highly coupled with an annihilation of nondispersive excitons that facilitate electron emission with vibronic interaction. Our results provide a fundamental framework for understanding photoexcited anthracene monolayer and show how the coupling between dispersive and nondispersive excited states may assist charge separation in crystalline molecular layers.
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- Masahiro Shibuta
- Keio Institute of Pure and Applied Science (KiPAS), Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Nakajima Designer Nanocluster Assembly Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) , 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki 213-0012, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Nakajima Designer Nanocluster Assembly Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) , 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki 213-0012, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Keio Institute of Pure and Applied Science (KiPAS), Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
- Nakajima Designer Nanocluster Assembly Project, ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) , 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki 213-0012, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University , 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Kuhnke K, Große C, Merino P, Kern K. Atomic-Scale Imaging and Spectroscopy of Electroluminescence at Molecular Interfaces. Chem Rev 2017; 117:5174-5222. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Klaus Kuhnke
- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
- Institut de Physique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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Larionov SV, Bryleva YA, Glinskaya LA, Plyusnin VF, Kupryakov AS, Agafontsev AM, Tkachev AV, Bogomyakov AS, Piryazev DA, Korolkov IV. Ln(iii) complexes (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy) with a chiral ligand containing 1,10-phenanthroline and (–)-menthol fragments: synthesis, structure, magnetic properties and photoluminescence. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:11440-11450. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt01536d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel chiral luminescent Ln(iii) complexes are reported.
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Kokina TE, Glinskaya LA, Tkachev AV, Plyusnin VF, Tsoy YV, Bagryanskaya IY, Vasilyev ES, Piryazev DA, Sheludyakova LA, Larionov SV. Chiral zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes with a dihydrophenanthroline ligand bearing (–)-α-pinene fragments: Synthesis, crystal structures and photophysical properties. Polyhedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lee MH, Troisi A. Quantum dynamics of a vibronically coupled linear chain using a surrogate Hamiltonian approach. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:214106. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4953043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Myeong H. Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Computing, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Computing, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Theoretical investigation on electronic, optical, and charge transport properties of new anthracene derivatives. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2015.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Teichen PE, Eaves JD. Collective aspects of singlet fission in molecular crystals. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:044118. [PMID: 26233118 DOI: 10.1063/1.4922644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We present a model to describe collective features of singlet fission in molecular crystals and analyze it using many-body theory. The model we develop allows excitonic states to delocalize over several chromophores which is consistent with the character of the excited states in many molecular crystals, such as the acenes, where singlet fission occurs. As singlet states become more delocalized and triplet states more localized, the rate of singlet fission increases. We also determine the conditions under which the two triplets resulting from fission are correlated. Using the Bethe Ansatz and an entanglement measure for indistinguishable bipartite systems, we calculate the triplet-triplet entanglement as a function of the biexciton interaction strength. The biexciton interaction can produce bound biexciton states and provides a source of entanglement between the two triplets even when the triplets are spatially well separated. Significant entanglement between the triplet pair occurs well below the threshold for bound pair formation. Our results paint a dynamical picture that helps to explain why fission has been observed to be more efficient in molecular crystals than in their covalent dimer analogues and have consequences for photovoltaic efficiency models that assume that the two triplets can be extracted independently.
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- Paul E Teichen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Rawat N, Pan Z, Manning LW, Lamarche CJ, Cour I, Headrick RL, Waterman R, Woll AR, Furis MI. Macroscopic Molecular Ordering and Exciton Delocalization in Crystalline Phthalocyanine Thin Films. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:1834-1840. [PMID: 26263257 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present spatially-, temporally- and polarization-resolved dual photoluminescence/linear dichroism microscopy experiments that investigate the correlation between long-range order and the nature of exciton states in solution-processed phthalocyanine thin films. The influence of grain boundaries and disorder is absent in these films because typical grain sizes are 3 orders of magnitude larger than focused excitation beam diameters. These experiments reveal the existence of a delocalized singlet exciton, polarized along the high mobility axis in this quasi-1D electronic system. The strong delocalized π orbitals overlap, controlled by the molecular stacking along the high mobility axis, is responsible for breaking the radiative recombination selection rules. Using our linear dichroism scanning microscopy setup, we further established that a rotation of molecules (i.e., a structural phase transition) that occurs above 100 K prevents the observation of this exciton at room temperature.
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- §Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Singlet fission, the splitting of a singlet exciton into two triplet excitons in molecular materials, is interesting not only as a model many-electron problem, but also as a process with potential applications in solar energy conversion. Here we discuss limitations of the conventional four-electron and molecular dimer model in describing singlet fission in crystalline organic semiconductors, such as pentacene and tetracene. We emphasize the need to consider electronic delocalization, which is responsible for the decisive role played by the Mott-Wannier exciton, also called the charge transfer (CT) exciton, in mediating singlet fission. At the strong electronic coupling limit, the initial excitation creates a quantum superposition of singlet, CT, and triplet-pair states, and we present experimental evidence for this interpretation. We also discuss the most recent attempts at translating this mechanistic understanding into design principles for CT state-mediated intramolecular singlet fission in oligomers and polymers.
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- N Monahan
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027;
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Aragó J, Troisi A. Dynamics of the excitonic coupling in organic crystals. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 114:026402. [PMID: 25635554 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.026402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We show that the excitonic coupling in molecular crystals undergoes a very large fluctuation at room temperature as a result of the combined thermal motions of the nuclei. This observation dramatically affects the description of exciton transport in organic crystals and any other phenomenon (like singlet fission or exciton dissociation) that originates from an exciton in a molecular crystal or thin film. This unexpected result is due to the predominance of the short-range excitonic coupling mechanisms (exchange, overlap, and charge-transfer mediated) over the Coulombic excitonic coupling for molecules in van der Waals contact. To quantify this effect we develop a procedure to evaluate accurately the short-range excitonic coupling (via a diabatization scheme) along a molecular dynamics trajectory of the representative molecular crystals of anthracene and tetracene.
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- Juan Aragó
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Computing, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Scientific Computing, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Michetti P, Mazza L, La Rocca GC. Strongly Coupled Organic Microcavities. NANO-OPTICS AND NANOPHOTONICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-45082-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Shuai Z, Wang D, Peng Q, Geng H. Computational evaluation of optoelectronic properties for organic/carbon materials. Acc Chem Res 2014; 47:3301-9. [PMID: 24702037 DOI: 10.1021/ar400306k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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CONSPECTUS: Organic optoelectronic materials are used in a variety of devices, including light-emitting diodes, field-effect transistors, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, spintronics, and chemico- and biosensors. The processes that determine the intrinsic optoelectronic properties occur either in the photoexcited states or within the electron-pumped charged species, and computations that predict these optical and electrical properties would help researchers design new materials. In this Account, we describe recent advances in related density functional theory (DFT) methods and present case studies that examine the efficiency of light emission, carrier mobility, and thermoelectric figures of merit by calculation of the electron-vibration couplings. First we present a unified vibrational correlation function formalism to evaluate the excited-state radiative decay rate constant kr, the nonradiative decay rate constant knr, the intersystem crossing rate constant kISC, and the optical spectra. The molecular parameters that appear in the formalism, such as the electronic excited-state energy, vibrational modes, and vibronic couplings, require extensive DFT calculations. We used experiments for anthracene at both low and ambient temperatures to benchmark the calculated photophysical parameters. In the framework of Fermi's golden rule, we incorporated the non-adiabatic coupling and the spin-orbit coupling to evaluate the phosphorescence efficiency and emission spectrum. Both of these are in good agreement with experimental results for anthracene and iridium compounds. Band electron scattering and relaxation processes within Boltzmann theory can describe charge transport in two-dimensional carbon materials and closely packed organic solids. For simplicity, we considered only the acoustic phonon scattering as modeled by the deformation potential approximation coupled with extensive DFT calculations for band structures. We then related the carrier mobility to the band-edge shift associated with the lattice dilation of longitudinal waves. The calculated relaxation time was in good agreement with experimental data for the graphene sheet, which supports the methodology. We then found that the intrinsic electron mobility for a 6,6,12-graphyne sheet can be even larger than that of graphene. We extended this approach to investigate the thermoelectric transport of electrons in metal phthalocyanines, which showed reasonable Seebeck coefficients when compared with experiments. For the thermal lattice transport, we employed nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Combining both electron transport and lattice thermal conductivity, we can evaluate the thermoelectric figure of merit.
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- Zhigang Shuai
- Department
of Chemistry and MOE Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and
Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and MOE Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and
Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Solids and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Organic Solids and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular
Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Ryno SM, Risko C, Brédas JL. Impact of Molecular Packing on Electronic Polarization in Organic Crystals: The Case of Pentacene vs TIPS-Pentacene. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:6421-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja501725s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Sean M. Ryno
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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Huynh TD, Sun KW, Gelin M, Zhao Y. Polaron dynamics in two-dimensional photon-echo spectroscopy of molecular rings. J Chem Phys 2014; 139:104103. [PMID: 24050324 DOI: 10.1063/1.4820135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We have developed a new approach to the computation of third-order spectroscopic signals of molecular rings, by incorporating the Davydov soliton theory into the nonlinear response function formalism. The Davydov D1 and D Ansätze have been employed to treat the interactions between the excitons and the primary phonons, allowing for a full description of arbitrary exciton-phonon coupling strengths. As an illustration, we have simulated a series of optical 2D spectra for two models of molecular rings.
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- Thanh Duc Huynh
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
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Balzer F, Schiek M, Osadnik A, Wallmann I, Parisi J, Rubahn HG, Lützen A. Substrate steered crystallization of naphthyl end-capped oligothiophenes into nanofibers: the influence of methoxy-functionalization. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:5747-54. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp53881h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The photophysical behavior of organic semiconductors is governed by their excitonic states. In this review, I classify the three different exciton types (Frenkel singlet, Frenkel triplet, and charge transfer) typically encountered in organic semiconductors. Experimental challenges that arise in the study of solid-state organic systems are discussed. The steady-state spectroscopy of intermolecular delocalized Frenkel excitons is described, using crystalline tetracene as an example. I consider the problem of a localized exciton diffusing in a disordered matrix in detail, and experimental results on conjugated polymers and model systems suggest that energetic disorder leads to subdiffusive motion. Multiexciton processes such as singlet fission and triplet fusion are described, emphasizing the role of spin state coherence and magnetic fields in studying singlet ↔ triplet pair interconversion. Singlet fission provides an example of how all three types of excitons (triplet, singlet, and charge transfer) may interact to produce useful phenomena for applications such as solar energy conversion.
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Yoo H, Furumaki S, Yang J, Lee JE, Chung H, Oba T, Kobayashi H, Rybtchinski B, Wilson TM, Wasielewski MR, Vacha M, Kim D. Excitonic Coupling in Linear and Trefoil Trimer Perylenediimide Molecules Probed by Single-Molecule Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:12878-86. [DOI: 10.1021/jp307394x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Hyejin Yoo
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Organic and Polymeric
Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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- Department of Organic and Polymeric
Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Organic and Polymeric
Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Argonne-Northwestern
Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, United States
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- Department of Organic and Polymeric
Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1-S8, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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Kistler KA, Pochas CM, Yamagata H, Matsika S, Spano FC. Absorption, Circular Dichroism, and Photoluminescence in Perylene Diimide Bichromophores: Polarization-Dependent H- and J-Aggregate Behavior. J Phys Chem B 2011; 116:77-86. [DOI: 10.1021/jp208794t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K. A. Kistler
- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine Campus Media, Pennsylvania 19063, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine Campus Media, Pennsylvania 19063, United States
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Burdett JJ, Gosztola D, Bardeen CJ. The dependence of singlet exciton relaxation on excitation density and temperature in polycrystalline tetracene thin films: Kinetic evidence for a dark intermediate state and implications for singlet fission. J Chem Phys 2011; 135:214508. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3664630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Wilson MWB, Rao A, Clark J, Kumar RSS, Brida D, Cerullo G, Friend RH. Ultrafast dynamics of exciton fission in polycrystalline pentacene. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:11830-3. [PMID: 21755937 DOI: 10.1021/ja201688h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We use ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy with sub-20 fs time resolution and broad spectral coverage to directly probe the process of exciton fission in polycrystalline thin films of pentacene. We observe that the overwhelming majority of initially photogenerated singlet excitons evolve into triplet excitons on an ∼80 fs time scale independent of the excitation wavelength. This implies that exciton fission occurs at a rate comparable to phonon-mediated exciton localization processes and may proceed directly from the initial, delocalized, state. The singlet population is identified due to the brief presence of stimulated emission, which is emitted at wavelengths which vary with the photon energy of the excitation pulse, a violation of Kasha's Rule that confirms that the lowest-lying singlet state is extremely short-lived. This direct demonstration that triplet generation is both rapid and efficient establishes multiple exciton generation by exciton fission as an attractive route to increased efficiency in organic solar cells.
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- Mark W B Wilson
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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Yamagata H, Norton J, Hontz E, Olivier Y, Beljonne D, Brédas JL, Silbey RJ, Spano FC. The nature of singlet excitons in oligoacene molecular crystals. J Chem Phys 2011; 134:204703. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3590871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Wu JH, Guan Z, Xu TZ, Xu QH, Xu GQ. Tetracene-doped anthracene nanowire arrays: preparation and doping effects. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:6374-6380. [PMID: 21480618 DOI: 10.1021/la200569v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Large-scale tetracene-doped anthracene nanowire arrays were prepared, and the doping effects were studied. The high doping concentration up to 10% (molar ratio) has been achieved, attributed to both the unique long-nanowire geometry and the excellent structural compatibility of anthracene and tetracene. The incorporation of long tetracene molecules into the matrix of short anthracene molecules induced an enlarged interlayer thickness, a decreased nanowire thickness, and an expanded nanowire width. The tetracene molecules were homogeneously embedded into the anthracene matrix at low doping concentrations (<1%). The doping became inhomogeneous at high doping concentrations (≥1%). The energy transfer efficiency between anthracene and tetracene is nearly 100% at doping concentrations ≥1%.
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- Ji Hong Wu
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Republic of Singapore 117543
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Yang S, Lu D, Tian L, He F, Chen G, Shen F, Xu H, Ma Y. Stable water-dispersed organic nanoparticles: preparation, optical properties, and cell imaging application. NANOSCALE 2011; 3:2261-2267. [PMID: 21487623 DOI: 10.1039/c1nr10030k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Water-dispersed organic nanoparticles (NPs) constructed by the conjugated molecule 2,5,2',5'-tetra(4'-N,N-diphenylaminostyryl)biphenyl (DPA-TSB) with a high luminescence and large two-photon absorption (TPA) section were fabricated via the reprecipitation method. The average size of the NPs can be controlled from 40 nm to 80 nm by adjusting the reprecipitation conditions. The NPs in water dispersions showed high aggregative and optical stability, which were due to contributions from the special cruciform configuration and amorphous nature of DPA-TSB molecules. The cellular uptake behavior of DPA-TSB NPs was investigated to show their cell staining capabilities as nanoprobes using a confocal microscopy test in vitro. The results demonstrated that DPA-TSB NPs were readily internalized into cytoplasm with no apparent toxicity for up to 24 h, implying excellent imaging capabilities.
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- Shumin Yang
- State Key Lab of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, PR China
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Wu JH, Xu TZ, Ang SG, Xu QH, Xu GQ. Radially oriented anthracene nanowire arrays: preparation, growth mechanism, and optical fluorescence. NANOSCALE 2011; 3:1855-1860. [PMID: 21380477 DOI: 10.1039/c0nr01012j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Radially oriented anthracene nanowires and their self-assembled concentric ring arrays were prepared through a facial solvent-evaporation method. The successful growth of anthracene nanowires can be attributed to a combined mechanism of molecular self-assembly facilitated by strong π-π intermolecular interactions together with evaporation-induced capillary flow and fingering instability. Their radial orientation is determined by the capillary flow; their shape (either straight or curved nanowires) is governed by the competition between the capillary and Marangoni convectional flows. The self-assembly of nanowires into large-scale concentric ring arrays can be interpreted in terms of the repeated slipping-and-sticking motions of the contact line. The high-quality crystalline anthracene nanowire arrays exhibit size-dependent fluorescence emission with high-degree anisotropy.
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- Ji Hong Wu
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Republic of Singapore 117543
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Burdett JJ, Müller AM, Gosztola D, Bardeen CJ. Excited state dynamics in solid and monomeric tetracene: The roles of superradiance and exciton fission. J Chem Phys 2011; 133:144506. [PMID: 20950016 DOI: 10.1063/1.3495764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The excited state dynamics in polycrystalline thin films of tetracene are studied using both picosecond fluorescence and femtosecond transient absorption. The solid-state results are compared with those obtained for monomeric tetracene in dilute solution. The room temperature solid-state fluorescence decays are consistent with earlier models that take into account exciton-exciton annihilation and exciton fission but with a reduced delayed fluorescence lifetime, ranging from 20-100 ns as opposed to 2 μs or longer in single crystals. Femtosecond transient absorption measurements on the monomer in solution reveal several excited state absorption features that overlap the ground state bleach and stimulated emission signals. On longer timescales, the initially excited singlet state completely decays due to intersystem crossing, and the triplet state absorption superimposed on the bleach is observed, consistent with earlier flash photolysis experiments. In the solid-state, the transient absorption dynamics are dominated by a negative stimulated emission signal, decaying with a 9.2 ps time constant. The enhanced bleach and stimulated emission signals in the solid are attributed to a superradiant, delocalized S(1) state that rapidly fissions into triplets and can also generate a second superradiant state, most likely a crystal defect, that dominates the picosecond luminescence signal. The enhanced absorption strength of the S(0)→S(1) transition, along with the partially oriented nature of our polycrystalline films, obscures the weaker T(1)→T(N) absorption features. To confirm that triplets are the major species produced by relaxation of the initially excited state, the delayed fluorescence and ground state bleach recovery are compared. Their identical decays are consistent with triplet diffusion and recombination at trapping or defect sites. The results show that complications like exciton delocalization, the presence of luminescent defect sites, and crystallite orientation must be taken into account to fully describe the photophysical behavior of tetracene thin films. The experimental results are consistent with the traditional picture that tetracene's photodynamics are dominated by exciton fission and triplet recombination, but suggest that fission occurs within 10 ps, much more rapidly than previously believed.
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- Jonathan J Burdett
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California 92521, USA
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Womick JM, Moran AM. Vibronic Enhancement of Exciton Sizes and Energy Transport in Photosynthetic Complexes. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:1347-56. [DOI: 10.1021/jp106713q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Jordan M. Womick
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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