Tuning interfacial charge-transfer excitons at polymer-polymer heterojunctions under hydrostatic pressure

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Apr 18;100(15):157401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.157401. Epub 2008 Apr 14.

Abstract

We present photoluminescence spectroscopy of blend thin films of poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene-alt-benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) with electron-donating copolymers under hydrostatic pressure. The photoluminescence spectrum of F8BT redshifts by 530+/-60 meV over pressures of 0.1 MPa-8.8 GPa. That of the interfacial charge-transfer exciton redshifts by 270-370 meV over a similar pressure range. Despite the relatively small shift of the charge-transfer exciton, the excited state dynamics at the molecular heterojunction are strongly enhanced due to the decreasing intermolecular distance, leading to favored exciplex emission.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.