Exciton quenching close to polymer : vacuum interface of spin-coated films of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) derivative
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Polymer-fullerene bilayer heterostructures are suited to study excitonic processes in conjugated polymers. Excitons are efficiently quenched at the polymer-fullerene interface, whereas the polymer-vacuum interface is often considered as an exciton-reflecting interface. Here, we report about efficient exciton quenching close to the polymer-vacuum interface of spin-coated MDMO-PPV (poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene]) films. The quenching efficiency is estimated to be as high as that of the polymer-fullerene interface. This efficient quenching is consistent with enhanced intermolecular interactions close to the polymer-vacuum interface due to the formation of a "skin layer" during the spin-coating procedure. In the skin layer, the polymer density is higher; that is, the intermolecular distances are shorter than in the rest of the film. The effect of exciton quenching at the polymer-vacuum interface should be taken into account when the thickness of the polymer film is on the order of the exciton diffusion length; in particular, in the determination of the exciton diffusion length. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
Topics
Bi-layerExciton diffusion lengthExciton quenchingHeterostructuresIntermolecular distanceIntermolecular interactionsMDMO-PPVMethoxyPhenylenevinylenePoly(p-phenylene vinylene) derivativesPolymer densitiesPolymer-fullereneQuenching efficiencySkin layerSpin-coated filmsVacuum interfacesConjugated polymersExcitonsFullerenesOrganic light emitting diodes (OLED)Plastic filmsPolymer filmsQuenchingSpin dynamicsSpontaneous emissionPlastic coatings
TNO Identifier
461657
ISSN
15206106
Source
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 113(27), pp. 9104-9109.
Pages
9104-9109
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