Abstract
Singlet state (S1) radiative and non-radiative decay rates and S1 polarisabilities have been determined for naphthalene dimers where the chromophores are separated by a rigid polynorbornane bridge of varying length corresponding to 2, 4 and 6 σ-bonds. The dramatic increase in S1 radiative rates and polarisabilities as interchromophore separation is reduced is attributed to the contribution of a 'through-configuration' interaction (involving interchromophore charge-transfer states) to the electronic coupling.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 601-606 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 292 |
| Issue number | 4-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry