Interchain interaction in a prototypical conjugated oligomer from polarized absorption at 4.2 K:: α-sexithienyl single crystal

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作者
Muccini, M
Lunedei, E
Taliani, C
Beljonne, D
Cornil, J
Brédas, JL
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[1] CNR, Ist Spettroscopia Mol, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[2] Univ Mons, Ctr Rech Elect & Photon Mol, Serv Chim Mat Nouveaux, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
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10.1063/1.477733
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The polarized absorption spectra in the bc face of an alpha-sexithienyl (T(6)) Single crystal have been measured at 4.2 K. The origin of the lowest electronic transition is at 18 360 cm(-1) and has been assigned to the lowest b-polarized a(u) Davydov component of the 1 (1)B(u) molecular level. The second optically allowed Davydov component (b(u)) is polarized in the ac crystal plane and is located at 20 945 cm(-1). Therefore, the interchain interaction leads to a Davydov splitting of about 2600 cm(-1) A quantum chemical model, which considers the total molecular wavefunctions for each transition, shows good agreement with the experimental findings for the energy and polarization of the optically allowed crystal levels. The vibronic manifold in the absorption spectra has been interpreted in terms of the Herzberg-Teller and Franck-Condon vibronic coupling. In particular, two false origins due to the coupling of the molecular electronic levels 1 (1)B(u) and 2 (1)B(u) have been identified at 18 486 and 18 657 cm(-1). Consistently, the emission counterpart of the two false orgins has been identified in the polarized fluorescence spectra. The totally symmetric modes involved in the coupling are in excellent agreement with the Raman scattering data of the single crystal. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-9606(98)50546-6].
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