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Carbon-bridged oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s for photostable and broadly tunable, solution-processable thin film organic lasers

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  • Marta Morales-Vidal

    (Universidad de Alicante)

  • Pedro G. Boj

    (Farmacología y Anatomía; and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante
    and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante)

  • José M. Villalvilla

    (Universidad de Alicante)

  • José A. Quintana

    (Farmacología y Anatomía; and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante
    and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante)

  • Qifan Yan

    (School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • Nai-Ti Lin

    (School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • Xiaozhang Zhu

    (School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • Nopporn Ruangsupapichat

    (School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • Juan Casado

    (University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech., Campus de Teatinos s/n)

  • Hayato Tsuji

    (School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
    JST-PRESTO)

  • Eiichi Nakamura

    (School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • María A. Díaz-García

    (Universidad de Alicante)

Abstract

Thin film organic lasers represent a new generation of inexpensive, mechanically flexible devices for spectroscopy, optical communications and sensing. For this purpose, it is desired to develop highly efficient, stable, wavelength-tunable and solution-processable organic laser materials. Here we report that carbon-bridged oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s serve as optimal materials combining all these properties simultaneously at the level required for applications by demonstrating amplified spontaneous emission and distributed feedback laser devices. A series of six compounds, with the repeating unit from 1 to 6, doped into polystyrene films undergo amplified spontaneous emission from 385 to 585 nm with remarkably low threshold and high net gain coefficients, as well as high photostability. The fabricated lasers show narrow linewidth ( 105 pump pulses for oligomers with three to six repeating units) and wavelength tunability across the visible spectrum (408–591 nm).

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  • Marta Morales-Vidal & Pedro G. Boj & José M. Villalvilla & José A. Quintana & Qifan Yan & Nai-Ti Lin & Xiaozhang Zhu & Nopporn Ruangsupapichat & Juan Casado & Hayato Tsuji & Eiichi Nakamura & María A., 2015. "Carbon-bridged oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s for photostable and broadly tunable, solution-processable thin film organic lasers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9458
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9458
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