Transient absorption spectroscopy and quantum-chemical studies of matrix-isolated perylene derivatives

E. Engel, K. Schmidt, D. Beljonne, J.-L. Brédas, J. Assa, H. Fröb, K. Leo, and M. Hoffmann
Phys. Rev. B 73, 245216 – Published 29 June 2006

Abstract

We present a comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of the optical properties of matrix-isolated molecules of the two perylene derivatives N,N-dimethylperylene-3,4,9,10-dicarboximide (MePTCDI) and 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA). A solid solution of the dyes in an SiO2 matrix exhibits monomer-like behavior. Transient absorption pump-probe spectroscopy in the range 1.22.6eV has been performed on an ultrafast time scale. The differential transmittance reveals contributions from ground-state bleaching, stimulated emission, and excited-state absorption. Both systems exhibit broad excited-state absorption features below 2.0eV with a clear peak around 1.8eV. The spectra can be consistently explained by the results of quantum-chemical calculations. We have applied both the coupled cluster singles and doubles (CCSD) model and the multireference-determinant single and double configuration-interaction (MRD-CI) technique on the basis of the intermediate neglect of differential overlap (INDO) Hamiltonian. The results are insensitive to whether the geometry is optimized for the electronic ground state or first excited state. The experimental polarization anisotropies for the two major transitions are in agreement with the calculated polarizations.

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  • Received 25 November 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.245216

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

E. Engel1, K. Schmidt2, D. Beljonne2,3, J.-L. Brédas2, J. Assa1, H. Fröb1, K. Leo1, and M. Hoffmann1,*

  • 1Institut für Angewandte Photophysik, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
  • 2School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA
  • 3Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires, Université de Mons-Hainaut, B-7000 Mons, Belgium

  • *Email address: michael.hoffmann@iapp.de

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Vol. 73, Iss. 24 — 15 June 2006

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