Single-photon and two-photon excited fluorescence behavior of a novel fluorene-based compound

A D-π-D type compound, 2,7-bis(4-methoxystyryl)-9,9-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-9H-fluorene (abbreviated as MO-Flu-MO), where electron-donor D is methoxy group andπis fluorene unit, has been synthesized. The molecular structures of the compound were characterized by elemental analyses, EI-MS and FT-IR spectra. UV-Vis spectra in the region 230--1000 nm and single-photon excited fluorescence in tetrahydrofuran (THF) of the compound were measured. It is found that the new compound exhibits strong two-photon excited fluorescence in the region 380--500 nm and moderate two-photon absorption (TPA) value in the femtoseconds regime (TPA cross-section as high as 55×10-50 cm4 s photon-1 with 13fs laser pulses). The results demonstrate that the compound is a promising candidate for two-photon three-dimensional (3D) optical data storage.

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