Abstract
The ultrafast formation of bound charge pairs, or polaron pairs (PPs), in mixed-order aggregates of poly(3-hexylthiophene) was investigated using femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS). Spectral dynamics in the carbon-carbon stretching region reveal a significant photoinduced depletion in steady-state features associated with lamellar-stacked, ordered polymer regions upon 500 nm photoexcitation; this is followed by the appearance of red-shifted features attributable to PPs that is delayed by a few hundred femtoseconds. PP features decay with concomitant recovery of the steady-state Raman depletion over a few picoseconds. The vibrational spectrum of the PP obtained exhibits a modest red shift (<15 cm(-1)) and lower Raman activity relative to steady-state features in the C═C stretching region but similar features in other regions. In total, this work demonstrates the potential of time-resolved Raman as a morphologically selective and structurally sensitive probe for tracking ultrafast charge separation and recombination dynamics within polymer regions of conjugated materials.
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