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With restricted changes in molecular conformation, the PPV film exhibited Franck-Condon transitions and the photoexcitation spectra resembled the absorption spectra, in contrast to PPV\/DBS films deposited directly on glass, with no POMA cushion. Other effects from the POMA cushion were the reduced number of structural defects, confirmed with Raman spectroscopy, and an enhanced PPV emission at high temperatures (300\u2009K) in comparison with the films on bare glass. The positive effects from the POMA cushion may be exploited for enhanced opto-electronic devices, especially as the intrinsic electric field may assist in separating photoexcited electron-hole pairs in photovoltaic devices.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1063\/1.4798937","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,11]],"date-time":"2013-04-11T22:09:04Z","timestamp":1365718144000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/aip-crossmark-policy-page","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Structure control of poly(<i>p<\/i>-phenylene vinylene) in layer-by-layer films by deposition on a charged poly(<i>o<\/i>-methoxyaniline) cushion"],"prefix":"10.1063","volume":"113","author":[{"given":"Alexandre","family":"Marletta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de F\u00edsica, Universidade Federal de Uberl\u00e2ndia 1 , CP 593, 38400-902 Uberl\u00e2ndia-MG, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Sil\u00e9sia de F\u00e1tima","family":"Curcino da Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de F\u00edsica, Universidade Federal de Uberl\u00e2ndia 1 , CP 593, 38400-902 Uberl\u00e2ndia-MG, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Erick","family":"Piovesan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de F\u00edsica, Universidade Federal de Uberl\u00e2ndia 1 , CP 593, 38400-902 Uberl\u00e2ndia-MG, Brazil"}]},{"given":"K. 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