Femtosecond dynamics of photodetachment of the iodide anion in solution: resonant excitation into the charge-transfer-to-solvent state

The photodetachment of iodide ions in solution is probed via ultrafast spectroscopy with ∼50 fs time resolution. Excitation of I− is achieved with a single photon at 255 nm, populating the quasi-bound charge-transfer-to-solvent (CTTS) state. The detached electron is trapped by the solvent within 200...

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Published in:Chemical physics letters 1998-12, Vol.298 (1-3), p.120-128
Main Authors: Kloepfer, Jeremiah A, Vilchiz, Victor H, Lenchenkov, Victor A, Bradforth, Stephen E
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Language:English
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Summary:The photodetachment of iodide ions in solution is probed via ultrafast spectroscopy with ∼50 fs time resolution. Excitation of I− is achieved with a single photon at 255 nm, populating the quasi-bound charge-transfer-to-solvent (CTTS) state. The detached electron is trapped by the solvent within 200 fs. Electron–iodine recombination is observed to take place on ∼25 ps timescale, but a reasonable fraction of electrons escape geminate recombination beyond 400 ps. The dynamics of electrons generated from the I− CTTS state are compared with those arising from two-photon ionization of the neat solvents.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/S0009-2614(98)01210-X