ELECTRONIC LEVELS ORDERING IN ALPHA-SEXITHIENYL

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ZAMBONI, R [1 ]
PERIASAMY, N [1 ]
RUANI, G [1 ]
TALIANI, C [1 ]
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[1] TATA INST FUNDAMENTAL RES,BOMBAY 400005,INDIA
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10.1016/0379-6779(93)91045-4
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The electronic level ordering in a polycrystalline thin film of alpha-sexithienyl (T6) has been determined by photoluminescence, one- and two-photon excitation, and photoconductivity measurements. The lowest 1B-1(u) Frenkel exciton is located at 17 452 cm-1. From site-selective photoluminescence we locate an extended inhomogeneous distribution of localized isolated T6 levels (X-traps) below the 1B-1(u) Frenkel exciton extending for 2000 cm-1. The origin of the lowest 2(1)A(g) Frenkel exciton is located at 18 350 cm-1, i.e. 898 cm-1 above the 1B-1(u). The photoconductivity action spectrum shows an onset at about the same energy of the 2(1)A(g) exciton band and reaches a maximum 1450 cm-1 above the 1B-1(u) exciton band. T6 is proposed as a good model compound for real polythiophene. The difference in energetics and photophysical properties due to different electronic correlation effects between polyenes and polythiophene is discussed.
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