Evolution of the pentacene exciton band width in pentacene-tetracene blends

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Contributors

  • Kateryna Hubenko - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden, NASU - Institute for Single Crystals (Author)
  • Anncharlott Kusber - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Marco Naumann - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Bernd Büchner - , Chair of Experimental Solid State Physics, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)
  • Martin Knupfer - , Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

Pentacene is one of the most investigated organic semiconductors. It is well known that the motion of excitons in pentacene and other organic semiconductors is determined by inter-molecular exciton coupling based on charge-transfer processes. In the present study, we demonstrate the impact of the admixture of tetracene, which has a larger band gap and interrupts the pentacene-pentacene interaction, on the exciton behavior in pentacene. Using a combination of optical absorption and electron energy-loss spectroscopy, we show that both the Davydov splitting and the exciton band width in pentacene strongly decrease with increasing tetracene concentration, while the decrease of the exciton band width is substantially larger.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number144708
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume160
Issue number14
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 38597316