Accurate measurement of the exciton diffusion length in a conjugated polymer using a heterostructure with a side-chain cross-linked fullerene layer

Denis E. Markov; Emiel Amsterdam; Paul W.M. Blom; Alexander B. Sieval; Jan C. Hummelen

doi:10.1021/jp0509663

Accurate measurement of the exciton diffusion length in a conjugated polymer using a heterostructure with a side-chain cross-linked fullerene layer

Denis E. Markov, Emiel Amsterdam, Paul W.M. Blom, Alexander B. Sieval, Jan C. Hummelen

Stratingh Institute for Chemistry

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Abstract

Exciton diffusion and photoluminescence quenching in conjugated polymer/fullerene heterostructures are studied by time-resolved photoluminescence. It is observed that heterostructures consisting of a spin-coated poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV)-based derivative and evaporated C-60 are ill-defined because of diffusion of C60 into the polymer, leading to an overestimation of the exciton diffusion length. This artifact is resolved by the use of a novel, thermally side-chain polymerizing and cross-linking fullerene derivative (F2D) containing two diacetylene moieties, forming a completely immobilized electron acceptor layer. With this heterostructure test system, an exciton diffusion length of 5 +/- 1 nm is derived for this PPV derivative from time-integrated luminescence quenching data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5266-5274
Number of pages	9
Journal	The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume	109
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0509663
Publication status	Published - 23-Jun-2005

Keywords

PHOTOINDUCED ELECTRON-TRANSFER
PLASTIC SOLAR-CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
HETEROJUNCTION
BUCKMINSTERFULLERENE
DISSOCIATION
EFFICIENT
C-60
LUMINESCENCE
BLENDS

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Accurate measurement of the exciton diffusion length in a conjugated polymer using a heterostructure with a side-chain cross-linked fullerene layer. / Markov, Denis E.; Amsterdam, Emiel; Blom, Paul W.M.; Sieval, Alexander B.; Hummelen, Jan C.

In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol. 109, No. 24, 23.06.2005, p. 5266-5274.

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