Application of time-resolved linear dichroism spectroscopy: Relaxation of excited hexamethylbenzene/1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene charge-transfer complexes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 537-543

  Arnold, Bradley R ^a   Schill, Alexander W ^a   Poliakov, Pavel V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BENZENE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GROUND STATE; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

HEXAMETHYLBENZENE; TETRACYANOBENZENE; TIME RESOLVED LINEAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION MOMENT VECTORS;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

EID: 0035134484     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp002753d     Document Type: Article

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