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Charge-transfer or excimeric state? Exploring the nature of the excited state in cofacially arrayed polyfluorene derivatives
Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications
  • Ainur Abzhanova, Marquette University
  • Lena V. Ivanova, Marquette University
  • Denan Wang, Marquette University
  • Tushar S. Navale, Marquette University
  • Sameh H. Abdelwahed, Marquette University
  • Maxim V. Ivanov, Marquette University
  • Sergey Lindeman, Marquette University
  • Rajendra Rathore, Marquette University
  • Scott A. Reid, Marquette University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2019
Abstract

It is well known that upon electronic excitation various π-stacked dimers readily exhibit excimer formation, facilitated by a perfect sandwich-like arrangement between the chromophores. However, it is unclear whether such a dimer is also capable of electron transfer upon excitation, if a strong electron-donating group is covalently attached. In this work, we probe the nature of the excited state in a series of cofacially arrayed polyfluorene derivatives with electron-rich aromatic donor attached via a methylene linker. Our studies show that in all cases excimer formation is energetically favorable, and promotion of a charge-transfer state in such systems is possible but requires a free energy for electron transfer far exceeding 1 V. These findings shed light on important design principles for molecular scaffolds capable of stabilizing both excimeric and charge-transfer states upon their excitation.

Citation Information
Ainur Abzhanova, Lena V. Ivanova, Denan Wang, Tushar S. Navale, et al.. "Charge-transfer or excimeric state? Exploring the nature of the excited state in cofacially arrayed polyfluorene derivatives" (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/Sameh-Abdelwahed/9/