FEMTOSECOND SPECTRAL RELAXATION OF ALPHA-CONJUGATED HEXAMETHYLSEXITHIOPHENE IN SOLUTION

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作者
LANZANI, G
NISOLI, M
MAGNI, V
DESILVESTRI, S
BARBARELLA, G
ZAMBIANCHI, M
TUBINO, R
机构
[1] CNR, CTR ELETRON QUANTIST & STRUMENTAZ ELETTR, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, MILAN, ITALY
[2] CNR, IST COMPOSTI CARBONIO CONTENENTI ETEROATOMI LORO, BOLOGNA, ITALY
[3] UNIV MILAN, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, MILAN, ITALY
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1995年 / 51卷 / 19期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.51.13770
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The effects of ring rotation on both thermalization and decay kinetics of the excited state in methyl-substituted sexithiophene are investigated in solution by femtosecond pump and probe experiments. Electron-ring torsion coupling is proposed to play a fundamental role in leading to a slow spectral relaxation of the emitting state and driving the internal conversion to the ground state. Within our model, planarization of the excited state takes place in 4 ps in chloroform solution. The recovery of the excited-state population has been measured up to 500 ps in a broad range of probe wavelength from 490 nm up to 1 m. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:13770 / 13773
页数:4
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