Low-temperature dynamics of amorphous polymers and evolution over time of spectra of single impurity molecules: II. Model calculations and analysis of results

Abstract

The results of a statistical analysis of the spectra of single molecules of tetra-tert-butylterrylene in amorphous polyisobutylene at temperatures of 2, 4.5, and 7 K are presented. Model calculations of such spectra for this system are performed in the context of the stochastic theory of the spectra of single molecules in lowtemperature glasses. Analysis of the multiplet structure of the experimental and model spectra made it possible to obtain data about the minimal distance between impurity chromophore molecules and two-level systems and about the distribution parameters of their coupling constant. The interaction of a chromophore with quasilocal low-frequency vibrational modes of the matrix was found to influence the structure and parameters of the spectra observed. The model calculations performed showed that the specific structure of the spectra of single molecules at low temperatures is determined by the interactions with a small number of nearby two-level systems.