Abstract
Femtosecond time-resolved studies of photoluminescence (PL) and stimulated emission (SE) have been conducted, for the first time, in neat thin films of poly(p-phenylenevinylene) derivatives. We found that the SE spectral narrowing is accompanied by a dramatic lifetime shortening from ~250 to ~3 ps, which enhances energy migration within the inhomogeneously broadened exciton distribution. In addition, the SE is delayed with respect to the PL onset by a few picoseconds depending on excitation intensity and the illumination stripe length. In some cases, a second, delayed SE is formed in the film due to the continuing energy migration into exciton states with superior radiative coupling. A set of coupled rate equations, which take into account the time-dependent exciton generation, propagation effect, optical gain and absorption loss, can simulate correctly all the observed SE dynamics.
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