Horke, D.A. and Roberts, G.M. and Verlet, J.R.R. (2011) 'Excited states in electron-transfer reaction products : ultrafast relaxation dynamics of an isolated acceptor radical anion.', Journal of physical chemistry A., 115 (30). pp. 8369-8374.
Abstract
The spectroscopy and ultrafast relaxation dynamics of excited states of the radical anion of a representative charge-transfer acceptor molecule, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane, have been studied in the gas phase using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. The photoelectron spectra reveal that at least two anion excited states are bound. Time-resolved studies show that both excited states are very short-lived and internally convert to the anion ground state, with the lower energy state relaxing within 200 fs and a near-threshold valence-excited state relaxing on a 60 fs time scale. These excited states, and in particular the valence-excited state, present efficient pathways for electron-transfer reactions in the highly exergonic inverted region which commonly displays rates exceeding predictions from electron-transfer theory.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Full text: | (AM) Accepted Manuscript Download PDF (464Kb) |
| Status: | Peer-reviewed |
| Publisher Web site: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp2038202 |
| Publisher statement: | This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp2038202. |
| Date accepted: | No date available |
| Date deposited: | 05 February 2016 |
| Date of first online publication: | August 2011 |
| Date first made open access: | No date available |
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