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ArticleNature communications2022

Sub-10-fs observation of bound exciton formation in organic optoelectronic devices.

Marios Maimaris, Allan J Pettipher, Mohammed Azzouzi, Daniel J Walke, Xijia Zheng, Andrei Gorodetsky, Yifan Dong, Pabitra Shakya Tuladhar, Helder Crespo, Jenny Nelson and 2 more

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Marios MaimarisDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-9565
Allan J PettipherDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Mohammed AzzouziDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Daniel J WalkeDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Xijia ZhengDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
Andrei GorodetskyDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5440-2185
Yifan DongDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
Pabitra Shakya TuladharDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2096-3483
Helder CrespoDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5716-7181
Jenny NelsonDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-1330
John W G TischDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Artem A BakulinDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK. a.bakulin@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3998-2000

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MOD | Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) MURI EP/N018680/1RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) MURI EP/N018680/1Royal Society URF-R-191026
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Abstract

Fundamental mechanisms underlying exciton formation in organic semiconductors are complex and elusive as it occurs on ultrashort sub-100-fs timescales. Some fundamental aspects of this process, such as the evolution of exciton binding energy, have not been resolved in time experimentally. Here, we apply a combination of sub-10-fs Pump-Push-Photocurrent, Pump-Push-Photoluminescence, and Pump-Probe spectroscopies to polyfluorene devices to track the ultrafast formation of excitons. While Pump-Probe is sensitive to the total concentration of excited states, Pump-Push-Photocurrent and Pump-Push-Photoluminescence are sensitive to bound states only, providing access to exciton binding dynamics. We find that excitons created by near-absorption-edge photons are intrinsically bound states, or become such within 10 fs after excitation. Meanwhile, excitons with a modest >0.3 eV excess energy can dissociate spontaneously within 50 fs before acquiring bound character. These conclusions are supported by excited-state molecular dynamics simulations and a global kinetic model which quantitatively reproduce experimental data.

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