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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
In isolated conjugated polymers two explanations are in discussion for the redshift of the emission on a picosecond time scale-exciton energy transfer (EET) between conjugated segments along the chains and conformational changes of these segments themselves, i.e., torsional relaxation. In order to resolve this question we perform femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption measurements of the energy relaxation of poly[3-(2,5-dioctylphenyl)thiophene] in toluene solution. We show that torsional relaxation can be distinguished from EET by site-selectively exciting low-energy conjugated segments. We present a unified model that integrates EET and torsional dynamics. In particular, comparison to ultrafast depolarization measurements shows that torsional dynamics cannot be neglected when analyzing EET dynamics and furthermore reveals that the exciton extends itself by about 2 monomer units during torsional relaxation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0031-9007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
166804
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Anomalous energy transfer dynamics due to torsional relaxation in a conjugated polymer.
pubmed:affiliation
Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge, UK. sw372@cam.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article