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Excitation Energy Delocalization and Transfer to Guests within M(II)4L6 Cage Frameworks
We have prepared a series of M(II)4L6 tetrahedral cages containing one or the other of two distinct BODIPY moieties, as well as mixed cages that contain both BODIPY chromophores. The photophysical properties of these cages and their fullerene-encapsulated adducts were studied in depth. Upon cage formation, the charge-transfer character exhibited by the bis(aminophenyl)-BODIPY subcomponents disappeared. Strong excitonic interactions were instead observed between at least two BODIPY chromophores along the edges of the cages, arising from the electronic delocalization through the metal centers. This excited-state delocalization contrasts with previously reported cages. All cages exhibited the same progression from an initial bright singlet state (species I) to a delocalized dark state (species II), driven by interactions between the transition dipoles of the ligands, and subsequently into geometrically relaxed species III. In the case of cages loaded with C60 or C70 fullerenes, ultrafast host-to-guest electron transfer was observed to compete with the excitonic interactions, short-circuiting the I → II → III sequence
Correlated theory of triplet photoinduced absorption in phenylene-vinylene chains
In this paper we present results of large-scale correlated calculations of
triplet photoinduced absorption (PA) spectrum of oligomers of
poly-(para)phenylenevinylene (PPV) containing up to five phenyl rings. In
particular, the high-energy features in the triplet PA spectrum of oligo-PPVs
are the focus of this study, which, so far, have not been investigated
theoretically, or experimentally. The calculations were performed using the
Pariser-Parr-Pople (PPP) model Hamiltonian, and many-body effects were taken
into account by means of multi-reference singles-doubles configuration
interaction procedure (MRSDCI), without neglecting any molecular orbitals. The
computed triplet PA spectrum of oligo-PPVs exhibits rich structure consisting
of alternating peaks of high and low intensities. The predicted higher energy
features of the triplet spectrum can be tested in future experiments.
Additionally, theoretical estimates of exciton binding energy are also
presented.Comment: To appear in Phys. Rev.
Controlling the structures of organic semiconductor–quantum dot nanocomposites through ligand shell chemistry
Nanocrystal quantum dots (QD) functionalised with active organic ligands hold significant promise as solar energy conversion materials, capable of multiexcitonic processes that could improve the efficiencies of single-junction photovoltaic devices. Small-angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS and SANS) were used to characterize the structure of lead sulphide QDs post ligand-exchange with model acene-carboxylic acid ligands (benzoic acid, hydrocinnamic acid and naphthoic acid). Results demonstrate that hydrocinnamic acid and naphthoic acid ligated QDs form monolayer ligand shells, whilst benzoic acid ligated QDs possess ligand shells thicker than a monolayer. Further, the formation of a range of nanocomposite materials through the self-assembly of such acene-ligated QDs with an organic small-molecule semiconductor [5,12-bis((triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl)tetracene (TIPS-Tc)] is investigated. These materials are representative of a wider set of functional solar energy materials; here the focus is on structural studies, and their optoelectronic function is not investigated. As TIPS-Tc concentrations are increased, approaching the solubility limit, SANS data show that QD fractal-like features form, with structures possibly consistent with a diffusion limited aggregation mechanism. These, it is likely, act as heterogeneous nucleation agents for TIPS-Tc crystallization, generating agglomerates containing both QDs and TIPS-Tc. Within the TIPS-Tc crystals there seem to be three distinct QD morphologies: (i) at the crystallite centre (fractal-like QD aggregates acting as nucleating agents), (ii) trapped within the growing crystallite (giving rise to QD features ordered as sticky hard spheres), and (iii) a population of aggregate QDs at the periphery of the crystalline interface that were expelled from the growing TIPS-Tc crystal. Exposure of the QD:TIPS-Tc crystals to DMF vapour, a solvent known to be able to strip ligands from QDs, alters the spacing between PbS–hydrocinnamic acid and PbS–naphthoic acid ligated QD aggregate features. In contrast, for PbS–benzoic acid ligated QDs, DMF vapour exposure promotes the formation of ordered QD colloidal crystal type phases. This work thus demonstrates how different QD ligand chemistries control the interactions between QDs and an organic small molecule, leading to widely differing self-assembly processes. It highlights the unique capabilities of multiscale X-ray and neutron scattering in characterising such composite materials
Ultrafast Pump-Push Photocurrent Spectroscopy of Organic Photoconversion Systems
Novel optical pump-push – photocurrent probe ultrafast spectroscopy experiments on organic photoconversion systems show that excessive excitation energy in such systems is not lost but used to reach delocalised states that act as the gateway for long-range charge separation. We also show that the developed experimental approach can be generalised to inorganic and hybrid photoconversion systems
Theoretical study of electric field-dependent polaron-type mobility in conjugated polymers
We have used a self-consistent quantum molecular dynamics approach to calculate the mobility of both positive and negative polaron-type carriers on solated chains of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and some of its derivatives and the dependence of their mobility on the applied electric field. Our results suggest that polaron-type mobility along most of these polymer chains has a clear dependence on the electric field which is quite different from the result derived for bulk PPV-based materials.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
Programa Operacional “Ciência , Tecnologia, Inovação” – POCTI/CTM/41574/2001, CONC-REEQ/443/EEI/2001 e SFRH/BD/11231/200
Prediction of infrared light emission from pi-conjugated polymers: a diagrammatic exciton basis valence bond theory
There is currently a great need for solid state lasers that emit in the
infrared, as this is the operating wavelength regime for applications in
telecommunications. Existing --conjugated polymers all emit in the visible
or ultraviolet, and whether or not --conjugated polymers that emit in the
infrared can be designed is an interesting challenge. On the one hand, the
excited state ordering in trans-polyacetylene, the --conjugated polymer
with relatively small optical gap, is not conducive to light emission because
of electron-electron interaction effects. On the other hand, excited state
ordering opposite to that in trans-polyacetylene is usually obtained by
chemical modification that increases the effective bond-alternation, which in
turn increases the optical gap. We develop a theory of electron correlation
effects in a model -conjugated polymer that is obtained by replacing the
hydrogen atoms of trans-polyacetylene with transverse conjugated groups, and
show that the effective on-site correlation in this system is smaller than the
bare correlation in the unsubstituted system. An optical gap in the infrared as
well as excited state ordering conducive to light emission is thereby predicted
upon similar structural modifications.Comment: 15 pages, 15 figures, 1 tabl
Electronic Transport Properties or Ensembles of Perylene-Substituted Poly-isocyanopeptide Arrays
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