A time-resolved infrared vibrational spectroscopic study of the photo-dynamics of crystalline materials

Mike Towrie, Anthony W. Parker, Kate L. Ronayne, Katharine F. Bowes, Jacqueline M. Cole, Paul R. Raithby, John E. Warren

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    Abstract

    Time-resolved infrared vibrational spectroscopy is a structurally sensitive probe of the excited-state properties of matter. The technique has found many applications in the study of molecules in dilute solution phase but has rarely been applied to crystalline samples. We report on the use of a sensitive pump-probe time-resolved infrared spectrometer and sample handling techniques for studies of the ultrafast excited-state dynamics of crystalline materials. The charge transfer excited states of crystalline metal carbonyls and the proton transfer of dihydroxyquinones are presented and compared with the solution phase. © 2009 Society for Applied Spectroscopy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)57-65
    Number of pages8
    JournalApplied Spectroscopy
    Volume63
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2009

    Keywords

    • Crystal
    • Infrared spectroscopy
    • IR spectroscopy
    • Nanosecond measurement
    • Picosecond measurement
    • Solids
    • Time-resolved spectroscopy
    • Transient
    • TRIR spectroscopy
    • Ultrafast measurement
    • Vibrational

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