Photo-induced charge transfer and nonlinear absorption in dyads composed of a two-photon-absorbing donor and a perylene diimide acceptor

Huang, C; Sartin, MM; Siegel, N; Cozzuol, M; Zhang, Y; Hales, JM; Barlow, S; Perry, JW; Marder, SR

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1594754

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Journal Article

Year

2011

HERO ID 1594754
In Press No
Year 2011
Title Photo-induced charge transfer and nonlinear absorption in dyads composed of a two-photon-absorbing donor and a perylene diimide acceptor
Authors Huang, C; Sartin, MM; Siegel, N; Cozzuol, M; Zhang, Y; Hales, JM; Barlow, S; Perry, JW; Marder, SR
Journal Journal of Materials Chemistry
Volume 21
Issue 40
Page Numbers 16119-16128
Abstract This paper reports the synthesis and electrochemical and optical properties of two molecular dyads (Dyad 1 and Dyad 2) consisting of a 2,7-bis(4-(diarylamino)styryl)carbazole two-photon-absorbing donor chromophore, connected by different linkers to a perylene diimide (PDI) acceptor. The photoinduced charge transfer in these compounds is characterised using transient absorption measurements. The use of the compounds for optical limiting is discussed; because of spectral overlap between the donor two-photon absorption band and the one-photon absorption band of the PDI radical anion, the dyads exhibit enhanced nonlinear absorption at wavelengths between 700 and 800 nm relative to that seen for the two-photon absorbing donor chromophore. The stronger nonlinear absorption observed for Dyad 1 vs. Dyad 2 is attributed to a higher yield of photo-generated radical ions and a longer lived charge-separated state, resulting from differences in the linker between the donor and acceptor.
Doi 10.1039/c1jm12566d
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