Photoinduced polarization inversion of excitons in conjugated polymer films

  • Rouli Fu
  • , Junhao Chu
  • , Weimin Zheng
  • , Guang Yu Guo
  • , Xin Sun

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Abstract

The study shows that, in a conjugated polymer, there exists a novel photo-induced phenomenon: A photo-induced polarization inversion, when a single-exciton is photoexcited and becomes a bi-exciton. The reason is that, in a conjugated polymer, a single-exciton displays normal polarization, whereas a bi-exciton exhibits negative polarization. The physical significance of negative polarization is explored. Photo-induced polarization inversion is an ultrafast switching process, which could be used to make photo-induced ultrafast switch devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)737-740
Number of pages4
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume4086
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Thin Film Physics and Applications - Shanghai, China
Duration: 8 May 200011 May 2000

Keywords

  • Conjugated polymer
  • Exciton
  • Negative polarization
  • Photo-induced polarization inversion

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