title: Effect of disorder on ultrafast exciton dynamics probed by single molecule spectroscopy.
abstract: We present a single-molecule study unraveling the effect of static disorder on the vibrational-assisted ultrafast exciton dynamics in multichromophoric systems. For every single complex, we probe the initial exciton relaxation process by an ultrafast pump-probe approach and the coupling to vibrational modes by emission spectra, while fluorescence lifetime analysis measures the amount of static disorder. Exploiting the wide range of disorder found from complex to complex, we demonstrate that static disorder accelerates the dephasing and energy relaxation rate of the exciton.
authors.affiliation: MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernando
authors.forename: Erik M H P
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.forename: Jacob P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hoogenboom
authors.forename: Juan-José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reinhoudt
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crego-Calama
authors.forename: María F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: García-Parajó
authors.forename: Niek F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: van Hulst