Ultrafast spectroscopy of photoexcitations in α-sexithienyl films: Evidence for excitons and polaron-pairs

Synthetic Metals

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 517-520

  Lanzani, G ^a,b,c,d   Frolov, S ^b   Nisoli, M ^c   Lane, P A ^b   De Silvestri, S ^c   Tubino, R ^d   Abbate, F ^e   Vardeny, Z V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photoinduced absorption spectroscopy; Polycrystalline thin films; Time resolved fast spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; EXCITONS; LIGHT MODULATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; THIN FILMS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FRENKEL EXCITONS; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; POLARONS; SEXITHIENYL FILMS; ULTRAFAST SPECTROSCOPY;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0030683848     PISSN: 03796779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0379-6779(97)80843-0     Document Type: Article

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