Excimer Fluorescence of Poly(N-Vinylcarbazole).

Abstract

Fluorescence spectra and lifetimes of carbazole, 1,3-bis(N-carbazolyl)-propane and poly(N-vinylcarbazole) have been studied as a function of pressure to 30 kbar at room temperature and 77K. Polymer films show exclusively excimer fluorescence (tau = 43 nsec) at room temperature. This is not quenched at 77K but appears together with a new emission (tau = 12 nsec) attributed to traps arising from exciton coupling between adjacent carbazole chromophores. The comparative P,T response of the three compounds suggests that excimers do not form between adjacent chromophores in the amorphous polymer. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0725863

Entities

People

  • H. W. Offen
  • P. C. Johnson

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 3-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Chromophores
  • Couplings
  • Emission
  • Films
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorophores
  • Luminescence
  • Macromolecules
  • Molecules
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

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  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics