Estimate of the effective conjugation length of polythiophene from its [χ(3)(ω;ω,ω,-ω] spectrum at excitonic resonance

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作者
Kishino, S
Ueno, Y
Ochiai, K
Rikukawa, M
Sanui, K
Kobayashi, T
Kunugita, H
Ema, K
机构
[1] Sophia Univ, Dept Phys, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1028554, Japan
[2] Japan Sci & Technol Corp, CREST, Toshima Ku, Tokyo 1710031, Japan
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 58卷 / 20期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.58.R13430
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T [工业技术];
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The spectra of the third-order optical nonlinearity, \chi((3))(omega;omega,omega,-omega)\, around excitonic resonance in a spin-coated film and a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film of polythiophene derivative, poly(3-[2-((S)-2-methylbutoxy)ethyl]thiophene), were measured using the degenerate four-wave-mixing method. The obtained value of \chi((3))(omega;omega,omega,-omega)\ at the excitonic resonance was similar to 10(-7) esu, which was the largest value ever obtained in conjugated polymers. From the absorption spectra and \chi((3))\ spectra, the average effective conjugation lengths of the spin-coated film and the LB film were estimated to be approximately 20- and 36-thiophene rings, respectively. [S0163-1829(98)50144-0].
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