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Title: Initial-state preparation effects in time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance experiments

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5127806 · OSTI ID:1661162

In this paper, we explain a recent experimental observation that the time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of an organic molecule for optical excitation within a highly absorbing region of the molecule has similar intensities to the spectra for optical excitation in a nonabsorbing region [D. L. Meyer et al., J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 8, 1677 (2017)]. We demonstrate that this phenomenon is due to an initial-state preparation effect of photoexcitation that leads to similar initial populations of triplet states for both optical excitation regions. Due to the low intersystem crossing rates, the initial triplet populations are not perturbed on the time scale of the experiment, so they determine the relative intensities of the paramagnetic resonance spectra. The effect is surprising given the weak spin-orbit interactions of organic molecules. Such initial-state preparation effects are likely to occur in systems where the intersystem crossing time scales are long compared to the time scale of the experiment.

Research Organization:
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Duke University, Durham, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0019400
OSTI ID:
1661162
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 152; ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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