Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9586237 | Journal of Luminescence | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report on investigations of optical excitations in polycrystalline organic molecular crystals with quasi-1D-stacked crystal structure and negative exciton dispersion. As model system, we choose thin films of the perylene derivative 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA). Using pump-probe spectroscopy, we show how the relaxation from the absorbing state towards the border of the Brillouin zone occurs on a 120Â fs timescale. Time-resolved luminescence anisotropy gives evidence that as a result of the coherent coupling between adjacent stacks, populations of the Davydov-split states that are prepared during photo-excitation relax into the emitting states in less than 5Â ps. The behavior of the luminescence anisotropy can be explained by the orientation of the two PTCDA molecules in the unit cell. However, a full understanding of the ultrafast pump-probe anisotropy requires novel explanations beyond current models.
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Authors
E. Engel, M. Koschorreck, K. Leo, M. Hoffmann,