ELECTROABSORPTION DUE TO EXCITONS IN CRYSTALLINE MOLECULAR THIN-FILMS GROWN BY ORGANIC MOLECULAR-BEAM DEPOSITION

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作者
SHEN, Z [1 ]
BURROWS, PE [1 ]
FORREST, SR [1 ]
ZIARI, M [1 ]
STEIER, WH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT ELECT ENGN,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1016/0009-2614(95)00195-A
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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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We measure the electroabsorption due to the lowest absorption peak in ordered organic molecular crystalline films of 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride grown by organic molecular beam deposition. The application of electric fields induces both a Stark shift and a broadening of the exciton absorption line. We find a nearly spherical exciton of radius 14 +/- 2 angstrom, an effective hole mass of (0.13 +/- 0.02)m0, where m0 is the free electron mass, and a binding energy of - 150 +/- 15 meV, suggesting that excitons in organic crystals with very small intermolecular stacking distances can be described by a combined Wannier and charge-transfer model.
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