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Switching between H- and J-type electronic coupling in single conjugated polymer aggregates

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  • Theresa Eder

    (Universität Regensburg)

  • Thomas Stangl

    (Universität Regensburg)

  • Max Gmelch

    (Universität Regensburg)

  • Klaas Remmerssen

    (Universität Bonn)

  • Dirk Laux

    (Universität Bonn)

  • Sigurd Höger

    (Universität Bonn)

  • John M. Lupton

    (Universität Regensburg)

  • Jan Vogelsang

    (Universität Regensburg)

Abstract

The aggregation of conjugated polymers and electronic coupling of chromophores play a central role in the fundamental understanding of light and charge generation processes. Here we report that the predominant coupling in isolated aggregates of conjugated polymers can be switched reversibly between H-type and J-type coupling by partially swelling and drying the aggregates. Aggregation is identified by shifts in photoluminescence energy, changes in vibronic peak ratio, and photoluminescence lifetime. This experiment unravels the internal electronic structure of the aggregate and highlights the importance of the drying process in the final spectroscopic properties. The electronic coupling after drying is tuned between H-type and J-type by changing the side chains of the conjugated polymer, but can also be entirely suppressed. The types of electronic coupling correlate with chain morphology, which is quantified by excitation polarization spectroscopy and the efficiency of interchromophoric energy transfer that is revealed by the degree of single-photon emission.

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  • Theresa Eder & Thomas Stangl & Max Gmelch & Klaas Remmerssen & Dirk Laux & Sigurd Höger & John M. Lupton & Jan Vogelsang, 2017. "Switching between H- and J-type electronic coupling in single conjugated polymer aggregates," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-01773-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01773-0
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    1. Simon N. Deger & Sebastian J. Weishäupl & Alexander Pöthig & Roland A. Fischer, 2022. "A Perylenediimide-Based Zinc-Coordination Polymer for Photosensitized Singlet-Oxygen Generation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-12, March.

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