Vibrational analysis of the dispersed fluorescence from single molecules of terrylene in polyethylene

Vibrationally resolved dispersed fluorescence spectra of single molecules of terrylene in polyethylene at 1.5 K are presented. Most of the ≈ 35 individual molecules examined show spectra very similar to those of the bulk sample, with only small frequency shifts and intensity variations. Several mole...

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Published in:Chemical physics letters 1993-10, Vol.213 (3), p.325-332
Main Authors: Tchénio, Paul, Myers, Anne B., Moerner, W.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic and molecular physics
Exact sciences and technology
Fluorescence and phosphorescence spectra
Fluorescence and phosphorescence
radiationless transitions, quenching (intersystem crossing, internal conversion)
Molecular properties and interactions with photons
Physics
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Summary:Vibrationally resolved dispersed fluorescence spectra of single molecules of terrylene in polyethylene at 1.5 K are presented. Most of the ≈ 35 individual molecules examined show spectra very similar to those of the bulk sample, with only small frequency shifts and intensity variations. Several molecules with a different frequency and intensity pattern are also observed. After considering many possibilities, we tentatively conclude that the two types of spectra arise from terrylene molecules located in the amorphous and crystalline regions of the polyethylene matrix.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/0009-2614(93)85140-J