Polythienylene–Vinylene Structure–Function Correlations Revealed from Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Photocurrent Imaging

Autor: Yang Qin, Cody Aldaz, Jian Gao, Jianzhang Yang, Alan K. Thomas, John K. Grey, Guoshun Yang
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 119:8980-8990
ISSN: 1932-7455
1932-7447
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b02166
Popis: New structure–function correlations are revealed in poly(3-alkyl-thienylenevinylene) (P3ATV) derivatives using resonance Raman spectroscopy techniques. P3ATVs are prototype conjugated polymers that have received increased attention recently due to reports of efficient singlet fission following excitation of the lowest energy allowed (1Bu) excited state. Raman spectra are measured with excitation wavelengths resonant with the P3ATV 1Bu absorption line shape (∼450–750 nm) to probe geometrical rearrangements incurred in this initial excited state. Rich spectral features are resolved, namely, multiple overtone and combination progressions involving the main P3ATV symmetric skeletal stretching vibrational modes. We use a time-dependent wavepacket approach to calculate the Raman cross-correlation wavepacket overlap function for each displaced mode and their extent of displacement in the excited state. Fit parameters are checked by simulating optical absorption spectra that show good agreement with experimental ...
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