Publication Date:
2015-07-11
Description:
1-photon (382 nm) and 2-photon (752 nm) excitations to the S 1 state are applied to record and compare transient absorption spectra of a push-pull triphenylamine (TrP) dye in solution. After 1-photon excitation, ultrafast vibrational and structural molecular relaxations are detected on a 0.1 ps time scale in nonpolar hexane, while in polar acetonitrile, the spectral evolution is dominated by dipolar solvation. Upon 2-photon excitation, transient spectra in hexane reveal an unexpected growth of stimulated emission (SE) and excited-state absorption (ESA) bands. The behavior is explained by strong population transfer S 1 → S n due to resonant absorption of a third pump photon. Subsequent S n → S 1 internal conversion (with τ 1 = 1 ps) prepares a very hot S 1 state which cools down with τ 2 = 13 ps. The pump pulse energy dependence proves the 2-photon origin of the bleach signal. At the same time, SE and ESA are strongly affected by higher-order pump absorptions that should be taken into account in nonlinear fluorescence applications. The 2-photon excitation cross sections σ (2) = 32 ⋅ 10 −50 cm 4 s at 752 nm are evaluated from the bleach signal.
Print ISSN:
0021-9606
Electronic ISSN:
1089-7690
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Physics
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