Photoinduced intermolecular electron transfer between oligo(p-phenylene vinylene)s and N-methylfulleropyrrolidine in a polar solvent

2000 ◽  
Vol 328 (4-6) ◽  
pp. 403-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. van Hal ◽  
Edwin H.A. Beckers ◽  
Emiel Peeters ◽  
Joke J. Apperloo ◽  
René A.J. Janssen
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Polar Solvent ◽  
Phenylene Vinylene ◽  
Intermolecular Electron Transfer ◽  
Photoinduced Intermolecular Electron Transfer

Ultrafast Energy And Electron Transfer In Conjugated Oligomer-Fullerene Molecules

2001 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. van Hal ◽  
R.A.J. Janssen ◽  
G. Lanzani ◽  
G. Cerullo ◽  
M. Zavelani-Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Time Constant ◽  
Transfer Reaction ◽  
Polar Solvent ◽  
Phenylene Vinylene ◽  
Intramolecular Electron Transfer ◽  
Pump Probe ◽  
Energy And Electron Transfer ◽  
Probe Spectroscopy

ABSTRACTThe intramolecular photoinduced energy and electron transfer within a fullereneoligothiophene-fullerene triad with nine thiophene units (C60-9T-C60) and an oligo(p-phenylene vinylene)-fullerene dyad with four phenyl groups (OPV4-C60) is investigated with femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy with sub-10 fs and 200 fs time resolution in solvents of different polarity. Photoexcitation of the π-conjugated oligomer moiety in the triad and dyad results in an ultrafast singlet-energy transfer reaction to create the fullerene singlet-excited state with a time constant of 150-190 fs, irrespective of the polarity of the medium. In a polar solvent, intramolecular electron transfer occurs from the oligomer moiety to the C60 moiety with a time constant of 10-13 ps as a secondary reaction, subsequent to the ultrafast singlet-energy transfer. The charge-separated state has a lifetime of 50-80 ps and recombines to the ground state.

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