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Multimode Time-Resolved Superresolution Microscopy Revealing Chain Packing and Anisotropic Single Carrier Transport in Conjugated Polymer Nanowires.

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Here, we developed a novel, multimode superresolution method to perform full-scale structural mapping and measure the energy landscape for single carrier transport along conjugated polymer nanowires. Through quenching of the… Click to show full abstract

Here, we developed a novel, multimode superresolution method to perform full-scale structural mapping and measure the energy landscape for single carrier transport along conjugated polymer nanowires. Through quenching of the local emission, the motion of a single photogenerated hole was tracked using blinking-assisted localization microscopy. Then, utilizing binding and unbinding dynamics of quenchers onto the nanowires, local emission spectra were collected sequentially and assembled to create a superresolution map of emission sites throughout the structure. The hole polaron trajectories were overlaid with the superresolution maps to correlate structures with charge transport properties. Using this method, we compared the efficiency of inter- and intrachain hole transport inside the nanowires and for the first time directly measured the depth of carrier traps originated from torsional disorder and chemical defects.

Keywords: single carrier; superresolution; carrier transport; microscopy

Journal Title: Nano letters
Year Published: 2021

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