Molecular orientation and optical luminescence properties of soluble star shaped oligothiophene molecules for organic electronic applications

Regan G. Wilks, Gap Soo Chang, Kyung Hwan Kim, Dong Hoon Choi, Alexander Moewes

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Abstract

Angle resolved near-edge absorption fine structure measurements of the C 1s edge of a film of the star-shaped molecule 4(HPBT) show a high degree of order, with the molecules maintaining a largely planar geometry in an upright configuration. X-ray excited optical luminescence measurements showed a dependence of the luminescence spectrum on the excitation energy, with (0-0), (0-1), and (0-2) vibrational modes being clearly visible when exciting off-resonance; the appearance of these features under off-resonance is attributed to a scattering process that is quenched when the excitation approaches a core absorption resonance. The HOMO-LUMO gap is estimated from the luminescence measurements (2.28 eV), and this value is confirmed by the comparison of the C 1s absorption and C Kα emission spectra.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)355-359
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
Volume184
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Jul

Keywords

  • NEXAFS
  • Soft X-ray emission spectroscopy
  • XEOL

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Radiation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Spectroscopy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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