Spectroscopic units in conjugated polymers: A quantum chemically founded concept?
Spectroscopic units in conjugated polymers: A quantum chemically founded concept?
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DOI:
10.1021/jp037332l
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发表时间:
2004-05-20
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Pullerits, T
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作者:
Beenken, WJD;Pullerits, T
In conjugated polymers the concept of spectroscopic units belonging to different spatial segments of the chain, which are responsible for the spectroscopic properties of the polymer, has been used to explain the spectral heterogeneity and the excitation migration by (Forster type) hopping transfer. In the present work we study the possible mechanism of segmentation of polythiophene into spectroscopic units by using quantum-chemical methods (ZINDO). We found that static geometric defects such as kinks or torsions do not result in a significant localization of the excited states to a certain segment. Hence, we propose that a dynamic localization of excitation due to the interaction between the nuclear and electronic degrees of freedom is responsible for the formation of the spectroscopic units.