We demonstrate a novel approach to control β-phase content generated in poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (PFO) films. A very small amount of paraffin oil was used as the additive to the PFO solution in toluene. The β-phase fraction in the spin-coated PFO films can be modified from 0% to 20% simply by changing the volume percentage of paraffin oil in the mixed solution. Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) study confirmed low β-phase fraction promise better OLEDs device, while high β-phase fraction benefits ASE performance.
State‐of‐the‐art near‐infrared lasers based on poly[N‐9′‐heptadecanyl‐2,7‐carbazole‐alt‐5,5‐(4′,7′‐di‐2‐thienyl‐2′,1′,3′‐benzothiadiazole)] (PCDTBT) and poly(9,9‐dioctylfluorene‐alt‐benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) blends are reported. Polymer light‐emitting diodes (PLEDs) based on PCDTBT/F8BT blends with 30 wt% PCDTBT content exhibit a maximum radiance of 64.3 W sr−1 m−2 and external quantum efficiency of 2.11% with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates (x = 0.69, y = 0.30). Using an optimal blend ratio of 15 wt% PCDTBT in F8BT, a maximum gain value of 28.2 cm−1 at 710 nm is achieved, a remarkable value given that PCDTBT is a low emissive polymer extensively employed as donor polymer in organic photovoltaics. The lowest amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and laser thresholds exhibited by the blends are 590 nJ pulse−1 (21 µJ cm−2) and 63.1 nJ pulse−1 (201 µJ cm−2). Transient absorption spectroscopy confirms efficient Förster resonant energy transfer from F8BT to PCDTBT which, together with the large miscibility of PCDTBT in F8BT, enables PCDTBT emission enhancement and optical gain. Furthermore, a ternary blend system composed of F8BT, PCDTBT, and poly(3‐hexylthiophene) is demonstrated, in which the ASE wavelength can be tuned in a 60 nm range from 650 to 710 nm at a very low threshold level via control of the blend content ratio.
Abstract. We present the results of an assessment of ice surface
elevation measurements from NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
(ICESat-2) along the CHINARE (CHINese Antarctic Research Expedition) route
near the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica. The validation campaign was
designed and implemented in cooperation with the 36th CHINARE Antarctic
expedition from December 2019 to February 2020. The assessment of the
ICESat-2 geolocated photon product (ATL03) and land ice elevation product
(ATL06) was performed based on coordinated multi-sensor observations using
two roof-mounted kinematic global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers, two line arrays of corner cube
retroreflectors (CCRs), two sets of retroreflective target sheets (RTSs),
and two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with cameras. This systematic
validation of the ICESat-2 data covered a variety of Antarctic ice surface
conditions along the 520 km traverse from the coastal Zhongshan Station to
the inland Taishan Station. This comprehensive investigation is
complementary to the 750 km traverse validation of flat inland Antarctica
containing a 300 km latitude traverse of 88∘ S by the mission team
(Brunt et al., 2021). Overall, the validation results show that the
elevation of the ATL06 ice surface points is accurate to 1.5 cm with a
precision of 9.1 cm along the 520 km CHINARE route. The elevation of the
ATL03 photons has an offset of 2.1 cm from a GNSS-surveyed CCR and is
accurate to 2.5 cm with a precision of 2.7 cm as estimated by using RTSs.
The validation results demonstrate that the estimated ICESat-2 elevations
are accurate to 1.5–2.5 cm in this East Antarctic region, which shows the
potential of the data products for eliminating mission biases by overcoming
the uncertainties in the estimation of mass balance in East Antarctica. It
should be emphasized that the results based on the CCR and RTS techniques
can be improved by further aggregation of observation opportunities for a
more robust assessment. The developed validation methodology and sensor
system can be applied for continuous assessment of ICESat-2 data, especially
for calibration against potential degradation of the elevation measurements
during the later operation period.
Electrically pumped organic lasing requires the integration of electrodes contact into the laser cavity in an organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) or organic field effect transistor configuration to enable charge injection. Efficient and balanced carrier injection requires in turn alignment of the energy levels of the organic active layers with the Fermi levels of the cathode and anode. This can be achieved through chemical substitution with specific aromatic functional groups, although paying the price for a substantial (and often detrimental) change in the emission and light amplifying properties of the organic gain medium. Here, using host–guest energy transfer mixtures with hosts bearing a systematic and gradual shift in molecular orbitals is proposed, which reduces the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) threshold of the organic gain medium significantly while leaving the peak emission unaffected. By virtue of the low guest doping required for complete host‐to‐guest energy transfer, the injection levels in the blends are attributed to the host whereas the gain properties solely depend on the guest. It is demonstrated that the ASE peak and thresholds of blends with different hosts do not differ while the current efficiency of OLEDs devices is deeply influenced by molecular orbital tuning of the hosts.
Simultaneous enhancement of photoluminescence quantum efficiency (PLQE) and optical gain in semiconducting polymer films is desirable for optically‐ or electrically‐pumped organic solid‐state lasers. In this work, a simple self‐dilution effect is achieved by introducing a small amount (≈10% by weight) of 2,5‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene (DP) units in the backbone of poly(9,9‐dioctylfluorene) (PFO). The resulting copolymers, compared with PFO (PLQE 39%), exhibit a significantly increased PLQE (66%) while keeping similar absorption and photoluminescence profile, concomitant with an enhancement in optical gain properties. The radiative decay rate increases sharply along with a sustaining reduction in the non‐radiative decay rate in these copolymers, following similar principle of physical dilution of a luminescent compound in solution or in a polymer matrix. Among all the copolymers, the one containing 10% DP units exhibits the lowest amplified spontaneous emission/distributed feedback laser threshold (10.9 nJ/1.4 nJ, eightfold reduction), and the highest gain coefficient (54.4 cm−1). The results demonstrate that a moderate DP/fluorene ratio can maximize the beneficial self‐dilution effects. These investigations shed light on new design strategies to achieve conjugated polymers with concurrent high PLQE and large optical gain properties.
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