We develop a theory of the electronic structure and photophysics of interacting chains of π-conjugated polymers to understand the differences between solutions and films. While photoexcitation generates only the exciton in solutions, the optical exciton as well as weakly allowed excimers are generated in films. Photoinduced absorption in films is primarily from the lowest excimer. We are also able to explain peculiarities associated with photoluminescence, including delayed photoluminescence and its quenching by electric field.
@article{arxiv.0712.1065,
title = {Essential optical states in $\pi$-conjugated polymer thin films},
author = {Zhendong Wang and Sumit Mazumdar and Alok Shukla},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.1065},
year = {2007}
}