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Main Authors: Wolf, Eric A., Finton, Drew M., Zoutenbier, Vincent, Biaggio, Ivan
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08560
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author Wolf, Eric A.
Finton, Drew M.
Zoutenbier, Vincent
Biaggio, Ivan
author_facet Wolf, Eric A.
Finton, Drew M.
Zoutenbier, Vincent
Biaggio, Ivan
contents We observe quantum beats in the nanosecond-scale photoluminescence decay of rubrene single crystals after photoexcitation with short laser pulses in a magnetic field of 0.1 to 0.3 T. The relative amplitude of the quantum beats is of the order of 5\%. Their frequency is $1.3$ GHz when the magnetic field is oriented parallel to the two-fold rotation axis of the rubrene molecules and decreases to $0.6$ GHz when the magnetic field is rotated to the crystal's molecular stacking direction. The amplitude of the quantum beats decays alongside the non-oscillatory photoluminescence background, which at low excitation densities has an exponential decay time of $ 4.0 \pm 0.2$~ns. We interpret this as the effective lifetime of a multiexciton state that originates from singlet-fission and can undergo geminate recombination back to the singlet state.
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spellingShingle Quantum Beats of a Multiexciton State in Rubrene Single Crystals
Wolf, Eric A.
Finton, Drew M.
Zoutenbier, Vincent
Biaggio, Ivan
Materials Science
Quantum Physics
We observe quantum beats in the nanosecond-scale photoluminescence decay of rubrene single crystals after photoexcitation with short laser pulses in a magnetic field of 0.1 to 0.3 T. The relative amplitude of the quantum beats is of the order of 5\%. Their frequency is $1.3$ GHz when the magnetic field is oriented parallel to the two-fold rotation axis of the rubrene molecules and decreases to $0.6$ GHz when the magnetic field is rotated to the crystal's molecular stacking direction. The amplitude of the quantum beats decays alongside the non-oscillatory photoluminescence background, which at low excitation densities has an exponential decay time of $ 4.0 \pm 0.2$~ns. We interpret this as the effective lifetime of a multiexciton state that originates from singlet-fission and can undergo geminate recombination back to the singlet state.
title Quantum Beats of a Multiexciton State in Rubrene Single Crystals
topic Materials Science
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08560