Larger than expected free ion yields from the photoexcited trans-stilbene/fumaronitrile CT complex in a variety of solvents

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作者
Findley, BR [1 ]
Smirnov, SN [1 ]
Braun, CL [1 ]
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[1] Dartmouth Coll, Dept Chem, Burke Lab 6128, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
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10.1021/jp980720g
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Measurements of the quantum yields of photoinduced charge escape for trans-stilbene and fumaronitrile solutions in solvents of different polarity reveal unexpectedly large yields upon direct excitation of the groundstate charge-transfer (CT) complex. Our current explanation, which proposes relaxation of at least a portion of the excited, Franck-Condon, CT pairs into remote ion pairs with thermalized initial separations of up to 10-15 Angstrom, is speculative but emphasizes the need for a substantial revision of the usual picture of ionic charge separation and recombination.
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