Excitation photon energy dependence of the relaxation processes of the photoexcited states in a quasi-one-dimensional halogen bridged Pt complex

Excitation photon energy dependence of the relaxation processes of the photoexcited states in a quasi-one-dimensional halogenbridged platinum complex has been investigated by femto second transient absorption measurements. In a Pt complex, [Pt(en)2][Pt(en)2I2](SO4)2.6H2O (Pt-I-SO4), a photo-induced absorption (PA) band caused by self trapped excitons (STE’s) has been observed when the excitation photon energy is close to the peak energy, 1.44 eV, of the absorption band of the one photon allowed charge transfer (CT) exciton with odd parity. In addition, a long lived PA bands caused by charged solitons (CS’s) has been observed. The intensity of these long lived CS absorption band shows quadratic excitation power dependence. This shows that CS’s pairs are not generated from odd-CT-excitons but from the higher energy two photon excited states. When the excitation photon energy is close to a half of the of the even CT- exciton energy, 1.84 eV, PA bands caused by STE’s and CS’s have been observed. These states are generated from the two photon excited even CT-excitons. When the excitation photon energy is much higher than the energy of the odd CT-exciton, PA bands caused by CS’s and polarons have been observed. The intensities of these PA bands show linear excitation power dependences. Photo-generated free electron hole pairs are considered to relax into CS’s and polarons.