Field-Controlled Charge Separation in a Conductive Matrix at the Single-Molecule Level: Toward Controlling Single-Molecule Fluorescence Intermittency

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Koen KennesMark van der Auweraer

Abstract

The fluorescence intermittency or "blinking" of single molecules of ATTO647N (ATTO) in the conductive matrix polyvinylcarbazole (PVK) is described in the presence of an external applied electric field. It is shown that due to the energy distribution of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level of PVK, which is energetically close to the HOMO of ATTO, sporadic electron transfer occurs. As a result, the on/off dynamics of blinking can be influenced by the electric field. This field will, depending on the respective position and orientation of the dye/polymer system with respect to those of the electrodes, either enhance or suppress electron transfer from PVK to ATTO as well as the back electron transfer from reduced ATTO to PVK. After the charge-transfer step, the applied field will pull the hole in PVK away from the dye, increasing the overall time the dye resides in a dark state.

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BETA
electron paramagnetic resonance

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ATTO

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