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Ultrafast responses of two V-shaped compounds with a reverse conjugated structural configuration: an investigation of the reason for the enhanced two-photon absorption cross-section

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To study the effect of the conjugated structural configuration on the two-photon absorption (TPA) properties of V-shaped compounds, two 1,3,5-triazine-based compounds with the same electron donor (D) and acceptor (A) connected in a reverse-conjugated structural configuration (T02: D-\(\pi\)-A-\(\pi\)-D; R02: A-\(\pi\)-D-\(\pi\)-A) were systematically investigated using steady-state and transient absorption spectroscopy, open-aperture Z-scan measurements, and two-photon fluorescence measurements. The TPA cross-section of compound R02 connected in a A-\(\pi\)-D-\(\pi\)-A-conjugated structural configuration with triphenylamine as the central core was 203 GM, which showed a 2.3-fold enhancement compared with compound T02 connected in a reverse D-\(\pi\)-A-\(\pi\)-D-conjugated structural configuration (90 GM, with 1,3,5-triazine as the central core). This result indicates that the conjugated structural configuration plays an important role in the TPA properties. A two-color pump–probe experiment was used to investigate the effect of the conjugated structural configuration on the excited state and intra-molecular charge transfer (ICT) properties of these V-shaped compounds. The formation and relaxation lifetimes of the ICT state were determined. The results indicate that the electron-donating/accepting strength of the central group, which serves as a communal group for two D-\(\pi\)-A subunits, was confirmed to be a key role to the overall effect of the ICT for V-shaped compounds. These ultrafast dynamic results are in agreement with the TPA properties.

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We sincerely appreciate the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11404048, 11604038, and 11375034), the Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (201602061 and 201602062), the Program for Liaoning Educational Committee (L2015071), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3132018236 and 3132018235).

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    Yaochuan Wang, Dajun Liu, Yizhuo Wang & Guiqiu Wang

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Wang, Y., Jiang, Y., Liu, D. et al. Ultrafast responses of two V-shaped compounds with a reverse conjugated structural configuration: an investigation of the reason for the enhanced two-photon absorption cross-section. Appl. Phys. B 124, 98 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-018-6972-3

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