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    Phys Rev Lett. 2004 Jun 18;92(24):247402. Epub 2004 Jun 18.

    Exciton regeneration at polymeric semiconductor heterojunctions.

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    Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom.

    Abstract

    Control of the band-edge offsets at heterojunctions between organic semiconductors allows efficient operation of either photovoltaic or light-emitting diodes. We investigate systems where the exciton is marginally stable against charge separation and show via E-field-dependent time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy that excitons that have undergone charge separation at a heterojunction can be efficiently regenerated. This is because the charge transfer produces a geminate electron-hole pair (separation 2.2-3.1 nm) which may collapse into an exciplex and then endothermically (E(A)=100-200 meV) back transfer towards the exciton.

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    15245130
    [PubMed]

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