Title Accurate wavelength tracking by exciton spin mixing /
Authors Kirch, Anton ; Bärschneider, Toni ; Achenbach, Tim ; Fries, Felix ; Gmelch, Max ; Werberger, Robert ; Guhrenz, Chris ; Tomkevičienė, Aušra ; Benduhn, Johannes ; Eychmüller, Alexander ; Leo, Karl ; Reineke, Sebastian
DOI 10.1002/adma.202205015
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Is Part of Advanced materials.. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH. 2022, vol. 34, iss. 38, art. no. 2205015, p. 1-8.. ISSN 0935-9648. eISSN 1521-4095
Keywords [eng] colloidal quantum dots ; dual-state Forster resonance energy transfer ; organic room-temperature phosphorescence ; organic wavelength sensors ; transient photocurrent
Abstract [eng] Wavelength-discriminating systems typically consist of heavy benchtop-based instruments, comprising diffractive optics, moving parts, and adjacent detectors. For simple wavelength measurements, such as lab-on-chip light source calibration or laser wavelength tracking, which do not require polychromatic analysis and cannot handle bulky spectroscopy instruments, lightweight, easy-to-process, and flexible single-pixel devices are attracting increasing attention. Here, a device is proposed for monotonously transforming wavelength information into the time domain with room-temperature phosphorescence at the heart of its functionality, which demonstrates a resolution down to 1 nm and below. It is solution-processed from a single host-guest system comprising organic room-temperature phosphors and colloidal quantum dots. The share of excited triplet states within the photoluminescent layer is dependent on the excitation wavelength and determines the afterglow intensity of the film, which is tracked by a simple photodetector. Finally, an all-organic thin-film wavelength sensor and two applications are demonstrated where this novel measurement concept successfully replaces a full spectrometer.
Published Weinheim : Wiley-VCH
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2022
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