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Does conjugation help exciton dissociation? A study on poly(p-phenylene)s in planar heterojunctions with C60 or TNF

  Christian Schwarz, Heinz Bässler, Irene Bauer, Jan-Moritz Koenen, Eduard Preis, Ullrich Scherf, and Anna Köhler Advanced Materials 24 (2012) 922–925 [DOI][PDF] Internal photocurrent quantum yields near 100% can be obtained from the separation of loosely bound geminate pairs when sufficiently large electric fields are applied to organic heterojunctions. The fields needed for complete electron–hole […]

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Control of Aggregate Formation in Poly(3-hexylthiophene) by Solvent, Molecular Weight and Synthetic Method (Editor’s Choice Paper)

  Christina Scharsich, Ruth H. Lohwasser, Michael Sommer, Udom Asawapirom, Ullrich Scherf, Mukundan Thelakkat, Dieter Neher, Anna Köhler J. Poly. Sci. B: Polymer Physics 50 (2012) 442–453 [DOI][PDF] Aggregate formation in poly(3-hexylthiophene) depends on molecular weight, solvent, and synthetic method. The interplay of these parameters thus largely controls device performance. In order to obtain a […]

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On the Formation Mechanism for Electrically Generated Exciplexes in a Carbazole-Pyridine Copolymer

  Anna Hayer, Tanguy Van Regemorter, Bianca Höfer, Chris S. K. Mak, David Beljonne, Anna Köhler J. Poly. Sci. B: Polymer 50 (2012) 361-369 [DOI][PDF] Although carbazole-containing copolymers are frequently used as hole-transporting host materials for polymer organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), they often suffer from the formation of undesired exciplexes when the OLED is operated. […]

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Auf dem Weg zu neuen Solarzellen: Selbstorganisation von Polymeren fördert die Ladungstrennung

  Christian Wißler M.A. (Hrsg.) Mediendienst Forschung Universität Bayreuth, 2011 – Nr. 40 // 26. Oktober 2011 [PDF] Lichtenergie in elektrischen Strom zu verwandeln ist die Funktion von Solarzellen, die damit eine zentrale Bedeutung für die Gewinnung und Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien haben. Einem Forschungsteam der Universität Bayreuth, der LMU München und der TU München ist […]

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Charge transport in organic semiconductors

  Heinz Bässler, Anna Köhler Topics in Current Chemistry Volume 218, (2011) Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg [DOI][PDF] Charge transport in organic semiconductors is a timely subject. Today, organic semiconductors are already widely used commercially in Xerography. For display and lighting applications they are employed as light emitting diodes (LEDs or OLEDs) or transistors, and they are […]

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Role of Structural Order and Excess Energy on Ultrafast Free Charge Generation in Hybrid Polythiophene/Si Photvoltaics Probed in Real Time by Near-Infrared Broadband Transient Absorption

  Daniel Herrmann, Sabrina Niesar, Christina Scharsich, Anna Köhler, Martin Stutzmann and Eberhard Riedle J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011) 18220-18233 [DOI][PDF] Despite the central role of light absorption and the subsequent generation of free charge carriers in organic and hybrid organic-inorganic photovoltaics, the precise process of this initial photoconversion is still debated. We employ […]

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Triplet-Triplet Annihilation in a Series of Poly(p-phenylene) Derivatives

  S.T. Hoffmann, J.M. Koenen, U. Scherf, I. Bauer, P. Strohriegl, H. Bässler, A. Köhler J. Phys. Chem. B 115 (2011) 8417-8423 [DOI][PDF] We have studied the temperature dependence of phosphorescence (Ph) and delayed fluorescence (DF) in two series of poly(p-phenylene) derivatives within a temperature range from 10 to 300 K under quasi-stationary conditions. One […]

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Diffusion-Limited Energy Transfer in Blends of Oligofluorenes with an Anthracene Derivative

  R.Q. Albuquerque, C.C. Hofmann, J. Köhler, A. Köhler J. Phys. Chem. B 115 (2011) 8063-8070 [DOI][PDF] Organic semiconductor devices such as light-emitting diodes and solar cells frequently comprise a blend of molecular or polymeric materials. Consequently, resonant energy transfer between the components plays a major role in determining device performance. Energy transfer may take […]

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A series of CBP-derivatives as host materials for blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes

  Pamela Schrögel, Ausra Tomkeviciene, Peter Strohriegl, Sebastian T. Hoffmann, Anna Köhler and Christian Lennartz J. Mat. Chem. 21 (2011) 2266-2273 [DOI][PDF] We report a series of CBP-derivatives with superior thermal and electronic properties for the use as host materials for blue electrophosphorescent organic light emitting diodes. We applied a systematic variation of the substitution […]

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Triplet Excimer Emission in a Series of 4,4′-Bis(N-carbazolyl)-2,2′-biphenyl Derivatives

  ST Hoffmann, P Schrögel, M Rothmann, R Albuquerque, P Strohriegl and A Köhler J. Phys. Chem. B 115 (2011) 414-421 [DOI][PDF] Carbazole-based materials such as 4,4´-bis(N -carbazolyl)-2,2´-biphenyl (CBP) and its derivatives are frequently used as matrix materials for phosphorescent emitters in organic light emitting diodes (OLED)s. An essential requirement for such matrix materials is a […]

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What controls triplet exciton transfer in organic semiconductors?

  A Köhler, H Bässler J. Mater. Chem. 21 (2011) 4003-4011 [DOI][PDF] Dexter-type triplet transfer is a phenomenon that is ubiquitous in the field of molecular electronics, and that takes place at the interface of chemistry, physics and biology. It may be considered as a correlated transfer of two charges, and thus, models originally developed […]

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What Determines Inhomogeneous Broadening of Electronic Transitions in Conjugated Polymers?

  ST Hoffmann, H Bässler, A Köhler J. Phys. Chem. B 114 (2010) 17037–17048 [DOI][PDF] Energetic disorder is manifested in the inhomogeneous broadening of optical transitions in π-conjugated organic materials, and it is a key parameter that controls the dynamics of charge and energy transfer in this promising class of amorphous semiconductors. In an endeavor […]

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Triplet energy transfer in conjugated polymers. III. An experimental assessment regarding the influence of disorder on polaronic transport

  ST Hoffmann, E Scheler,JM Koenen, M Forster, U Scherf, P Strohriegl,H Bässler, A Köhler Phys.Rev. B 81 (2010) 165208 [DOI][PDF] It is a general notion that, in organic semiconductors, the transport of electronic excitations, such as neutral excitons of singlet or triplet type and charge carriers, is controlled by both, polaron and disorder effects. […]

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Hole-transporting host-polymer series consisting of triphenylamine basic structures for phosphorescent polymer light-emitting diodes

  MW Thesen, B Höfer, M Debeaux, S Janietz, A Wedel, A Köhler, HH Johannes, H Krueger J. Pol. Sc. A 48 (2010) 3417-3430 [DOI][PDF] A series of novel styrene derived monomers with triphenylamine-based units, and their polymers have been synthesized and compared with the well-known structure of polymer of N,N0-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N0-diphenylbenzidine with respect to their […]

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Spectral diffusion in poly(para-phenylene)-type polymers with different energetic disorder

  ST Hoffmann, H Bässler, JM Koenen, M Forster, U Scherf, E Scheler, P Strohriegl, A Köhler Phys. Rev. B 81 (2010) 115103 [DOI][PDF] We have employed quasicontinuous fluorescence and phosphorescence spectroscopy within a temperature range between 10 and 500 K to monitor the spectral diffusion of singlet and triplet excitons in a series of […]

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Triplet states in organic semiconductors

  A Köhler, H Bässler Materials Science and Engineering R, (2009) 71-109 [DOI][PDF] Today’s technology is not possible without optoelectronic devices such as light-emitting diodes, transistors and solar cells. These basic units of modern electronic appliancesmay be made not only from traditional inorganic semiconductors, but also from organic semiconductors, i.e. hydrocarbonmolecules that combine semiconducting properties […]

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Synthesis and comparison of the optical properties of platinum (II) poly-ynes with fused and non-fused oligothiophenes

  L Sudha Devi, MK Al-Suti, N Yhang, SJ Teat, L Male, HA, Sparkes, RP Rainthby, MS Khan, A Köhler Macromolecules 42 (2009) 1131-1141 [DOI][PDF] The synthesis and characterization of the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene and dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene containing platinum(II) poly-ynes and their molecular precursors is described and the electronic structure is established by absorption, luminescence and photoinduced absorption […]

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Triplet energy transfer in conjugated polymers. I. Experimental investigation of a weakly disordered compound

  L Sudha Devi, MK Al-Suti, C. Dosche, MS Khan, RH Friend, A Köhler Phys. Rev. B 78 (2008) 045210 [DOI][PDF] Efficient triplet exciton emission has allowed improved operation of organic light-emitting diodes (LEDs). To enhance the device performance, it is necessary to understand what governs the motion of triplet excitons through the organic semiconductor. […]

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Triplet energy transfer in conjugated polymers. II. A polaron theory description addressing the influence of disorder

  II Fishchuk, A Kadashchuk, L Sudha Devi, P Heremans, H Bässler, A Köhler Phys. Rev. B 78 (2008) 045211 [DOI][PDF] Motivated by experiments monitoring motion of triplet excitations in a conjugated polymer containing Pt-atoms in the main chain (see Paper I), a theoretical formalism for electronic transport has been developed. It considers the interplay […]

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Effect of solvent on the conformation of isolated MEH-PPV chains intercalated into SnS2

  E Aharon, S Breuer, F Jaiser, A Köhler, GL Frey Chem. Phys. Chem. 9 (2008) 1430-1436 [DOI][PDF] Photophysical processes in conjugated polymers are influenced by two competing effects: the extent of excited state delocalization along a chain, and the electronic interaction between chains. Experimentally, it is often difficult to separate the two because both […]

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Exciton dynamics in blends of phosphorescent emitters

  C Schuetz, B Höfer, F Jaiser, H Krueger, M Thesen, S Janietz, A Köhler Physica status solidi B 245 (2008) 810-813 [DOI][PDF] Cascading energy transfer is a usually undesired effect in organic-host guest systems that are designed for light-emitting purposes. Here we demonstrate a chemical approach to suppressing undesired energy transfer from the blue […]

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Morphology dependence of the triplet excited state formation and absorption in polyfluorene

A Hayer, ALT Khan, RH Friend, A Köhler Phys. Rev. B 71 (2005) 241302 [DOI][PDF] Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) is widely used as a highly efficient blue-emitting polymer for light-emitting diode applications. Films of PFO are known to contain a planar β-phase or a disordered glassy phase that affects the emission characteristics. We have studied the morphology […]

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Large magnetoresistance in nonmagnetic pi-conjugated semiconductor thin film devices

Ö Mermer, G Veeraraghavan, TL Francis, Y Sheng, DT Nguyen, M Wohlgenannt, A Köhler, MK Al-Suti, MS Khan Phys. Rev. B. 72 (2005) 205202 [DOI][PDF] Following the recent observation of large magnetoresistance at room temperature in polyfluorene sandwich devices, we have performed a comprehensive magnetoresistance study on a set of organic semiconductor sandwich devices made […]

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Blue-to-green electrophosphorescence of iridium-based cyclometallated materials

CSK Mak, A Hayer, SI Pascu, SE Watkins, AB Holmes, A Köhler, RH Friend Chem. Commun., 37 (2005) 4708-4710 [DOI][PDF] The photo- and electroluminescence properties of a series of novel, heteroleptic, mer-cyclometallated iridiumcomplexes have been fine-tuned from green to blue by changing the substituents on the pyridyl ring of the phenylpyridyl ligand. The X-ray crystal […]

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Spectroscopic study of spin-dependent exciton formation rates in pi-conjugated semiconductors: Comparison with electroluminescence techniques.

C. Yang, ZV Vardeny, A Köhler, M Wohlgenannt, MK Al-Suti, MS Khan Phys. Rev. B, 70 (2004) 241202 [DOI][PDF] It has been found in recent measurements that the singlet-to-triplet exciton ratio in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) is larger than expected from spin degeneracy, and that singlet excitons form at a larger rate than triplets. We […]

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The singlet-triplet exchange energy in conjugated polymers

A Köhler und D Beljonne Advanced Functional Materials, (Feature article), 14 (2004),11 [DOI][PDF] Electron–electron interactions in organic semiconductors split the lowest singlet and triplet states by the exchange energy, ?EST. Measurement of singlet and triplet emission spectra in a large number of conjugated polymers yield an almost constant ?EST value close to 0.7?eV. This is […]

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Morphology-dependent energy transfer within polyfluorene thin films

ALT Khan, P Sreearunothai, LM Herz, MJ Banach, A Köhler Phys. Rev. B., 69 (2004) 085201 [DOI][PDF] We have performed a detailed study of the photoluminescence from thin films of blue-light-emitting poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) containing different fractions of planarized (ß-phase) chains within the glassy polymer film. By choosing solvents with a range of polarities and boiling points […]

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Solution-processable conjugated electrophosphorescent polymers

AJ Sandee, CK Williams, N Evans, JR Davies, CE Boothby, A Köhler, RH Friend and AB Holmes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (2004) 7041-7048 [DOI][PDF] We report the synthesis and photophysical study of a series of solution-processible phosphorescent iridium complexes. These comprise bis-cyclometalated iridium units [Ir(ppy)2(acac)] or [Ir(btp)2(acac)] where ppy is 2-phenylpyridinato, btp is 2-(2‘-benzo[b]thienyl)pyridinato, […]

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Polymer light-emitting diodes with spin-polarised charge injection

A Hayer, A Köhler, E Arisi, I Bergenti, A Dediu, C Taliani, M Al-Suti, MS Khan Synth. Met. 147, (2004) 155-158 [DOI][PDF] This study is concerned with the characterisation of the injection properties of the manganite compound La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) and its use as a spin-polarised anode in polymer light-emitting diodes. Charge carrier injection and electroluminescence […]

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Synthesis, characterisation and optical spectroscopy of platinum(II) di-ynes and poly-ynes incorporating condensed aromatic spacers in the backbone

MS Khan, MRA Al-Mandhary, MK Al-Suti, FR Al-Battashi, S Al-Saadi, B Ahrens, JK Bjernemose, MF Mahon, PR Raithby, M Younus, N Chawdhury, A Köhler, EA Marseglia, E Tedesco, N Feeder, SJ Teat Dalton Trans., (15): 2377-2385 2004. [DOI][PDF] A series of protected and terminal dialkynes with extended p-conjugation through a condensed aromatic linker unit in […]

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Phosphorescence and spin-dependent exciton formation in conjugated polymers

A Köhler and JS Wilson Organic electronics 4 (2003) 179 – special issue [DOI][PDF] The mechanism for the formation of singlet and triplet states in conjugated polymer-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is crucial in determining the overall efficiencies of these devices. If simple spin statistics apply then singlets and triplets should be formed in the ratio […]

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Low-energy vibrational modes in phenylene oligomers studied by THz time-domain spectroscopy

MB Johnston, LM Herz, ALK Khan, A Köhler, AG Davies, EH Linfield Chem. Phys. Lett. 377 (2003), 256-262 [DOI][PDF] Following the recent observation of large magnetoresistance at room temperature in polyfluorene sandwich devices, we have performed a comprehensive magnetoresistance study on a set of organic semiconductor sandwich devices made from different π -conjugated polymers and […]

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Control of alpha and beta phase formation in polyfluorene thin films via Franck-Condon Analysis

ALT Khan, MJ Banach and A Köhler Synth. Met., 139 (2003), 905-907 [DOI][PDF] In the blue light-emitting polymer poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) two distinct morphological phases have been identified, that is the glassy phase and a planar ß-phase. We show that the proportion of the formation of the two phases can be controlled by simply spinning thin […]

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Polarisation of singlet and triplet excited states in a platinum-containing conjugated polymer

JS Wilson, RJ Wilson, RH Friend, MK Al-Suti, MRA Al-Mandhary, MS Khan, A Köhler Phys. Rev. B., 67 (2003) 125206 [DOI][PDF] We investigate the polarization of optical transitions associated with the singlet S1 and triplet T1 and Tn excited states in a uniaxially aligned platinum-containing conjugated polymer which contains a 2-methoxy-5-(´-ethyl)-hexyloxy (MEH)-substituted phenyl ring. For […]

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Effect of interchain interactions on the absorption and emission of poly(3-hexylthiophene)

PJ Brown, DS Thomas, A Köhler, JS Wilson, J-S Kim, CM Ramsdale, H Sirringhaus, RH Friend Phys. Rev. B., 67 (2003) 064203 [DOI][PDF] The absorption spectrum of polythiophene and its derivative poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is usually described in terms of an intrachain exciton coupled to a single phonon mode. We show that this model is too […]

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Synthesis and characterization of new acetylide-functionalised aromatic and hetero-aromatic ligands and their dinuclear platinum complexes

MS Khan, MK Al-Suti, MRA Al-Mandhary, B Ahrens, JK Bjernemose, MF Mahon, L Male, PR Raithby, J Wilson, RH Friend, A Köhler J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., (2003) 65-73. [DOI][PDF] A new series of rigid rod protected and terminal dialkynes with extended p-conjugation through aromatic and hetero-aromatic linker units in the backbone, 2,5-bis(trimethylsilylethynyl)-1-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-4-methoxybenzene 1a, 2,5-bis(ethynyl)-1-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-4-methoxybenzene […]

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Synthesis and optical characterisation of platinum (II) poly-yne polymers incorporating substituted 1,4-diethylbenzene derivatives and and investigation of the intermolecular interactions in the diethylbenzene molecular precursors

MS Khan, MRA Al-Mandhary, MK Al-Suti, TC Corcoran, Y Al-Mahrooqi, JP Attfield, N Feeder, WIF David, K Shankland, RH Friend, A Köhler, EA Marseglia, E Tedesco, CCTang, PR Raithby, JC Collings, KP Roscoe, AS Batsanov, LM Stimson, TB Marder N. J. Chem. 27 (2003) 140-149 [DOI][PDF] A series of 1,4-diethynylbenzene (1) derivatives, H–C ≡ C–R–C […]

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Synthesis, characterisation and optical spectroscopy of diynes and poly-ynes containing derivatised fluorenes in the backbon

MS Khan, MRA Al-Mandhary, MK Al-Suti, B Ahrens, MF Mahon, L Male, PR Raithby, CE Boothby, A Köhler J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., (2003) 74-84. [DOI][PDF] A series of trimethylsilyl-protected and terminal mono- and bis-alkynes based on 9,9-dioctylfluorene, 2-(trimethylsilylethynyl)-9,9-dioctylfluorene 1a, 2-ethynyl-9,9-dioctylfluorene 1b, 2,7-bis(trimethylsilylethynyl)-9,9-dioctylfluorene 2a, 2,7-bis(ethynyl)-9,9-dioctylfluorene 2b, have been synthesised. Reaction of trans-[(PnBu3)2PtCl2] with 2 equivalents […]

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Fluorescence and phosphorescence in organic materials – (Review article)

A Köhler, JS Wilson, RH Friend Adv. Mater. 14 (2002) 701-707 and Advanced Engineering Materials 4 (2002) 453-459. [DOI][PDF] Progress reports are a new type of article in Advanced Engineering Materials, dealing with the hottest current topics, and providing readers with a critically selected overview of important progress in these fields. It is not intended […]

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The singlet-triplet energy gap in organic and Pt-containing phenylene ethynylene polymers and monomers

A Köhler, JS Wilson, RH Friend, MK Al-Suti, MS Khan, A Gerhard, H Bässler J. Chem. Phys. 116 (2002) 9457-9463. [DOI][PDF] We have studied the evolution of the T1 triplet excited state in an extensive series of phenylene ethynylene polymers and monomers with platinum atoms in the polymer backbone and in an analogous series of […]

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Synthesis, characterisation and electronic properties of a series of platinum(II) poly-ynes containing novel thienyl-pyridine linker groups

MS Khan, MRA Al-Mandhary, M Al-Suti, N Feeder, S Nahar, A Köhler, RH Friend, PJ Wilson, PR Raithby J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. (2002) 2441-2448. [DOI][PDF] The synthesis and characterisation of a series of novel poly-yne polymers, trans-[–(PnBu3)2Pt(C ≡ C–L–C ≡ C)-]n (L = 2-(2′-thienyl)-pyridine (L1), 2,5-bis(2′-thienyl)pyridine (L2), 6,6′-bis(2?-thienyl)-3,3′-bipyridine (L3)), and the corresponding platinum dimers […]

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Structural characterisation of a series of acetylide-functionalised oligopyridines and the synthesis, characterisation and optical spectroscopy of platinum di-yne and poly-ynes containing oligopyridyl linker groups in the backbone

MS Khan, MRA Al-Mandhary, MK Al-Suti, AK Hisahm, PR Raithby, B Ahrens, MF Mahon, L Male, EA Marseglia, E Tedesco, RH Friend, A Köhler, N Feeder, SJ Teat J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. (2002) 1358-1368. [DOI][PDF] A series of trimethylsilyl-protected bis(ethynyl)oligopyridine derivatives Me3SiC ≡ C–R–C ≡ C–SiMe3 (R = 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-diyl (1a), 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-diyl (2a), 2,2′:6′,2?-terpyridine-6,6?-diyl (3a), […]

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Spin-dependent exciton formation in pi-conjugated compounds

JS Wilson, AS Dhoot, AJAB Seeley, MS Khan, A Köhler, RH Friend Nature 413 (2001) 828-831. [DOI][PDF] The efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) made from organic semiconductors is determined by the fraction of injected electrons and holes that recombine to form emissive spin-singlet states rather than non-emissive spin-triplet states. If the process by which these […]

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The energy gap law for triplet states in Pt-containing conjugated polymers and monomers

JS Wilson, N Chawdhury, MRA Al-Mandhary, M Younus, MS Khan, PR Raithby, A Köhler, RH Friend J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123 (2001) 9412-9417. [DOI][PDF] The energy gap law established for aromatic hydrocarbons and rare earth ions relates the nonradiative decay rate to the energy gap of a transition through a multiphonon emission process. We show […]

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Triplet states in a series of Pt containing ethynylenes

JS Wilson, A Köhler, RH Friend, MK Al-Suti, MRA Al-Mandhary, MS Khan, PR Raithby J. Chem. Phys. 113 (2000) 7627-7634. [DOI][PDF] By use of optical steady state and time resolved spectroscopy, we studied the evolution of the triplet excited state in a series of six ethynylenic polymers of the structure [-Pt(PBu3n)2 -C ≡ C-R-C ≡ […]

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Evolution of lowest singlet and triplet excited states with number of thienyl rings in platinum poly-ynes.

N Chawdhury, A Köhler, RH Friend, W-Y Wong, M Younus, PR Raithby, J Lewis, MRA Al-Mandhury, YC Corcoran, MS Khan J. Chem. Phys. 110 (1999) 4963-4970. [DOI][PDF] Soluble, rigid-rod organometallic polymers trans-[-Pt(PBu3n)2–C ≡ C–R–C ≡ C–]8 (R ≡ bithienyl 2, terthienyl 3) have been synthesized in good yields by the CuI-catalyzed dehydrohalogenation reaction of trans-[-Pt(PBu3n)2Cl2] […]

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The effects of H2O and O2 on the photocurrent spectra of MEH-PPV

N Chauwdhury, A Köhler, MG Harrison, DH Hwang, AB Holmes, RH Friend Synth. Met. 102 (1999) 871-872. [DOI][PDF] Photocurrent (PC) and current-voltage measurements were taken on MEH-PPV [poly(2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-paraphenylene vinylene] in an as-made photocell, ITO / MEH-PPV (265 nm) / Al, in the photocell under ambient air, under a mixture of oxygen + nitrogen, and in […]

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Donor-acceptor interactions in organometallic and organic poly-ynes

A Köhler, M Younus, MRA Al-Mandhary, PR Raithby, MS Khan, RH Friend Synth. Met. 101 (1999) 246-247. [DOI][PDF] We compare the spectroscopic properties of donor-acceptor type poly-ynes of the type [D-C=C-A-C=C-]n with a fluorine-substituted phenylene or a thieno-pyrazine unit as acceptor, and platinum or alkoxy-substituted phenylene as donor. mehr…

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Charge separation in localised and delocalised electronic states in polymeric semiconductor

A Köhler, DAd Santos, D Beljonne, Z Shuai, J-L Brédas, RH Friend, AB Holmes, A Kraus, K Müllen Nature 392 (1998) 903-906. [DOI][PDF] Conjugated polymers such as poly(p-phenylene vinylene)s (PPVs) allow low-cost fabrication of thin semiconducting films by solution processing onto substrates. Several polymeric optoelectronic devices have been developed in recent years, including field-effect transistors, […]

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Synthesis, electrochemistry and spectroscopy of blue platinum(II) poly-ynes and di-ynes

M Younus, A Köhler, S Cron, N Chawdhury, MRA Al-Mandhary, MS Khan, J Lewis, NJ Long, RH Friend, PR Raithby Angew. Chemie, Internat. Ed. 37 (1998) 3036-3039. [DOI][PDF] The smallest band gap observed so far (1.77 eV) for an organometallic polymer is exhibited by the blue, rigid-rod polymer 2, which is prepared by the reaction […]

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Synthesis and electronic structure of platinum-containing poly-ynes with aromatic and heteroaromatic rings

N Chauwdhury, A Köhler, RH Friend, M Younus, NJ Long, PR Raithby, J Lewis Macromolecules 31 (1998) 722-727. [DOI][PDF] We have studied the dependence of intersystem crossing and the spatial extent of singlet and triplet excitons in platinum-containing poly-yne polymers with the general formula [Pt(PR3)2C ≡ CLC ≡ C]n (R = Et, nBu; L = […]

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Electronic excitations in luminescent conjugated polymers

RH Friend, GJ Denton, JJM Halls, NT Harrisson, AB Holmes, A Köhler, A Lux, SC Moratti, K Pichler, N Tessler, K Towns, HF Wittmann Solid State Commun. 102 (1997) 249-258. [DOI][PDF] We report progress in the processing and application of poly(phenylene vinylene), PPV, as the emissive layer in electroluminescent diodes, LEDs. Photoluminescence efficiencies above 60% […]

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UV photocurrent spectroscopy in poly(p-phenylene vinylene) and derivatives

A Köhler, DAd Santos, D Beljonne, Z Shuai, J-L Brédas, RH Friend, SC Moratti, AB Holmes Synth. Met. 84 (1997) 675-676. [DOI][PDF] We present photocurrent measurements of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and derivatives for photon energies up to 5.0 eV. We observe photocurrent peaks related to the first, second and third absorption peaks, which we associate […]

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Electronic processes of conjugated polymers in semicondutor device structures

RH Friend, GJ Denton, JJM Halls, NT Harrisson, AB Holmes, A Köhler, A Lux, SC Moratti, K Pichler, N Tessler, K Towns, HF Wittmann Synth. Met. 84 (1997) 463-470. [DOI][PDF] We report progress in the processing and application of poly(phenylene vinylene), PPV, as the emissive layer in electroluminescent diodes, LEDs. Photoluminescence efficiencies above 60% for […]

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Spatial extent of the singlet and triplet excitons in transition metal-containing poly-ynes

D Beljonne, HF Wittmann, A Köhler, S Graham, M Younus, J Lewis, PR Raithby, MS Khan, RH Friend, JL Brédas J. Chem. Phys. 105 (1996) 3868-3877. [DOI][PDF] We present a joint experimental and theoretical investigation of the electronic excitations in transition metal-containing phenylene ethynylenes. The influence of the metal on the nature of the lowest […]

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Enhanced photocurrent response in photocells made with platinum-poly-yne/C60 blends by photoinduced electron-transfer

A Köhler, HF Wittmann, RH Friend, MS Khan, J Lewis Synth. Met. 77 (1996) 147-150. [DOI][PDF] We report photocurrent and photoluminescence measurements on blends of the organometallic polymer Pt-poly-yne and C60. Due to efficient intersystem crossing, triplet excitons with a binding energy of at least 0.8 eV are created after photoexcitation of Pt-poly-yne. We find […]

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Synthesis of new conjugated thiophene polymers

R Cervini, AB Holmes, SC Moratti, A Köhler, RH Friend Synth. Met. 76 (1996) 169-171. [DOI][PDF] Results are presented which explore the synthesis, characterization and photoluminescence of new types of conjugated copolymers which incorporate fused thiophene units. Such materials possess intense purple-red colours and some absorb in the near-infrared. The redox processes showed that the […]

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Photocurrent measurements on aggregates in ladder-type poly(p- phenylene)

A Köhler, J Gruener, RH Friend, K Müllen, U Scherf Chem. Phys. Lett. 243 (1995) 456-461. [DOI][PDF] We report measurements of the photovoltaic effect on single layer devices made with a ladder-type poly-(paraphenylene) (LPPP). Besides the photocurrent in the blue spectral range associated with p to p* intra-chain absorption we observe an additional response in […]

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The photovoltaic effect in a platinum poly-yne

A Köhler, HF Wittmann, RH Friend, MS Khan, J Lewis Synth. Met. 67 (1994) 245-249 [DOI] We have carried out measurements of the photovoltaic effect in a platinum-containing poly-yne. A photocell was fabricated with the platinum poly-yne sandwiched between indium-tin oxide (ITO) and aluminium electrodes. A strong photoresponse was seen at the threshold of the […]

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