Role of various LB parameters on the optical characteristics of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films

This communication reports the spectroscopic characterizations of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of non-amphiphilic N,N-bis (2,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)- 3,4,9-perylenedicarboximide (DBPI) molecules, mixed with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and stearic acid (SA). J- aggregates of DBPI molecules in the mixed LB films have been confirmed by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopic study. Formation of organized structure of molecular stacking in the mixed LB films gives rise to the strong excimeric emission, which is manifested by a broad structureless band in the longer wavelength region of the fluorescence spectra and is confirmed by excitation spectroscopic study. A weak hump at around 576 nm due to monomeric emission is observed in the fluorescence spectra of 0.1 M of DBPI-PMMA mixed LB films of lower number of layers. The intensity of the 0-0 band at 530 nm in the fluorescence spectra is observed to be a function of the molefraction, number of layers, surface pressure of lifting and the matrix materials.