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Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics in a Fluoro-Aluminum Phthalocyanine Thin Film

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

V. S. Williams ,
N. R. Armstrong ,
S. Mazumdar ,
Sandalphon  and
N. Peyghambarian
V. S. Williams
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
N. R. Armstrong
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
S. Mazumdar
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
Sandalphon
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
N. Peyghambarian
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Abstract

Using femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy, bleaching of the π-π* absorption Q-band, and photo-induced absorption on the high energy side of the Q-band, have been observed and time-resolved in a nearly-amorphous thin film of fluoro-aluminum phthalocyanine. Following excitation, the induced absorption signal develops as the absorption saturation signal diminishes, suggesting exciton decay into a subgap state. The different bimolecular decay dynamics observed for the absorption saturation (τeff ≈700 fs) and induced absorption (τeff ≈ 2 ps) signals support this conclusion. Possible origins of the subgap state are discussed. In addition, polarization-dependent spectral hole burning is observed at very early times. These results suggest the need for exploration of thin phthalocyanine films which are ordered in three dimensions over distances of at least 200–300 Å. Initial femtosecond results for epitaxially-grown chloro-indium phthalocyanine structures, which meet these criteria, are similar to those for the nearly-amorphous film, but indicate an additional polarization-dependent photo-induced absorption within the Q-band.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 277: Symposium V – Macromolecular Host-Guest Complexes: Optical, Optoelectronic, and Photorefractive Properties and Applications , 1992 , 39
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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