PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PHOTOISOMERIZATION PROCESSES OF METHYL-RED EMBEDDED IN RIGID POLYMER

被引:60
作者
LEE, GJ [1 ]
KIM, DH [1 ]
LEE, MY [1 ]
机构
[1] EWHA WOMANS UNIV,DEPT CHEM,SEOUL 120750,SOUTH KOREA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 01期
关键词
METHYL RED; PMMA; ISOMERIZATION; ISOSBESTIC POINT; S-1; LIFETIME; T-1;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.000138
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The photophysical properties of Methyl Red molecules embedded in a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix were investigated with photoinduced absorption, absorption kinetics, steady-state, and time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy. The excited singlet (S-1) state lifetimes for trans and cis isomers of Methyl Red in PMMA at room temperature have been measured as 35 and 420 ps, respectively. The excited triplet (T-1) state energy level and its lifetime at 77 K were also obtained. A slow trans-cis isomerization process having a time constant of a few hundred seconds was observed for the illuminated Methyl Red in rigid polymer. Based on measured photophysical properties and dynamic processes, an energy-level diagram for Methyl Red molecules in rigid polymer is introduced to explain these observations.
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页数:6
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