ISSN:
1573-4994
Keywords:
Fluorescent probe
;
ultrafast spectroscopy
;
barrierless twisting
;
charge shift
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The quenching of Auramine fluorescence in ethanol is studied by two ultrafast spectroscopy techniques. The gain band, probed by transient absorption spectroscopy, vanishes in a few picoseconds, while a transient absorption band rises and the ground-state repopulation is delayed. In up-conversion experiments, nonexponential wavelength-dependent fluorescence decays are observed. The average decay times increase with the wavelength and the reconstructed instantaneous spectrum exhibits a few hundred-wavenumber red shift and a broadening while its intensity drops. The previously proposed relaxation model, involving a barrierless internal twisting motion toward a transient dark state, is further examined. In particular, the extinction coefficients of the transient state are extracted from the differential absorption spectra. The band is found to lie in the same wavelength range as the dimethylaniline cation radical. This result is discussed as a possible support for an internal twisting process involving a charge shift.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009495109948
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