Nano-scale photophysical processes occurring within single conjugated polymer molecules revealed by super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
Project/Area Number |
22750122
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Functional materials chemistry
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Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
HABUCHI Satoshi 東京工業大学, 大学院・理工学研究科, 准教授 (80503789)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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Keywords | 光物性 / 単一分子 / 共役系高分子 / 励起子ダイナミクス / 超解像 / 蛍光イメージング |
Research Abstract |
Photophysical processes occurring within optoelectronic materials play a crucial role in designing optoelectronic devices. It has been impossible to visualize the photophysical processes directly since these processes generally occur in a spatial size of nanometers to tens of nanometer which cannot be resolved by conventional optical microscopy technique. In this study, we developed a new fluorescence microscopy technique which has a nanometer spatial resolution. Using the technique, we visualized nano-scale exciton migration and localization in conjugated polymer molecules. We demonstrated that the exciton can migrate along the polymer chains up to 70nm, which is much longer than previously expected distances.
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