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Lanthanide ions as sensitive probes in intermolecular energy transfer and organic photochemistry. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6210506
The process of energy transfer from selected organic sensitizers to lanthanide ion acceptors such as trivalent europium and terbium was investigated. A variety of compounds have been tested for ability to transfer electronic excitation energy to the rare-earth ions. Selected aromatic carbonyl sensitizers found to be efficient triplet energy donors were used in transfer experiments in both liquid solutions and rigid matrices. Measurement of sensitized rare-earth fluorescence, in combination with the donor emission and excitation data, allowed accurate evaluation of rate constants for individual radiative and radiationless processes. Therefore, the lanthanide ions, with their characteristic narrow-band, intra-4f, parity-forbidden luminescence can be used not only as efficient energy acceptors but also as sensitive probes for the determination of intramolecular and intermolecular migration and dissipation of electronic excitation energy.
Research Organization:
Georgetown Univ., Washington, DC (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
OSTI ID:
6210506
Report Number(s):
ORO-3797-65
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English