Single Photon Emission from a Dendrimer Containing Eight Perylene Diimide Chromophores

Toby D.M. Bell; Satoshi Habuchi; Sadahiro Masuo; Ingo Österling; Klaus Müllen; Phillip Tinnefeld; Markus Sauer; Mark Van Der Auweraer; Johan Hofkens; Frans C. De Schryver

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Single Photon Emission from a Dendrimer Containing Eight Perylene Diimide Chromophores

Toby D.M. Bell, Satoshi Habuchi, Sadahiro Masuo, Ingo Österling, Klaus Müllen, Phillip Tinnefeld, Markus Sauer, Mark Van Der Auweraer, Johan Hofkens^*, Frans C. De Schryver

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A novel dendrimer containing eight perylene diimide chromophores has been synthesized and studied by ensemble and single-molecule spectroscopic techniques. Photon anti-bunching (coincidence) measurements on single molecules embedded in zeonex polymer films show that the dendrimer behaves as a deterministic (triggered) single photon source with only one fluorescence photon being emitted following pulsed laser excitation, even when more than one chromophore is excited. This behaviour is due to efficient singlet-singlet annihilation being operative in this dendrimer. Preliminary results indicate that the triplet lifetime and yield for this molecule are similar to the values for a molecule containing a single perylene diimide chromophore.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1169-1173
Number of pages	5
Journal	Australian Journal of Chemistry
Volume	57
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/CH04133
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Single Photon Emission from a Dendrimer Containing Eight Perylene Diimide Chromophores

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