TRANSIENT ABSORPTION AND REFLECTIVITY STUDIES OF POLY(2,5-THIENYLENE VINYLENE)

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SAMUEL, IDW [1 ]
MEYER, KE [1 ]
BRADLEY, DDC [1 ]
FRIEND, RH [1 ]
MURATA, H [1 ]
TSUTSUI, T [1 ]
SAITO, S [1 ]
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[1] KYUSHU UNIV,DEPT MAT SCI & TECHNOL,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
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10.1016/0379-6779(91)91629-O
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We report transient photo-induced absorption and reflectivity measurements on poly(2,5-thienylene vinylene), PTV, using the pump and probe technique. We observe a transient photo-induced bleaching of the inter-band absorption with a rise time of 100 fs, limited by our laser pulse duration, and a relaxation time of 2.6 +/- 0.2 ps. We observe the same kinetics in transient reflectivity experiments. We relate this response to the very low quantum yield for luminescence to show the importance of non-radiative relaxation pathways in this material.
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