SOLVENT-TUNED INTRAMOLECULAR CHARGE-RECOMBINATION RATES IN A CONJUGATED DONOR-ACCEPTOR MOLECULE

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作者
KHUNDKAR, LR [1 ]
STIEGMAN, AE [1 ]
PERRY, JW [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH, JET PROP LAB, PASADENA, CA 91109 USA
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10.1021/j100367a007
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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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The nonradiative charge-recombination rates from the charge-transfer state of a new conjugated donor-acceptor molecule (p-cyano-p′-methylthiodiphenylacetylene) can be tuned over almost an order of magnitude by varying the polarity of the solvent. These measurements of intramolecular recombination show a turnover of rates as a function of emission energy, consistent with the "normal" and "inverted" behavior of Marcus theory. Steady-state spectra and time-resolved measurements allow us to quantitatively compare thermal and optical electron-transfer rates as a function of driving force and demonstrate their correspondence. © 1990 American Chemical Society.
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