Femtosecond fluorescence dynamics of rotation-restricted azobenzenophanes: New evidence on the mechanism of trans → cis photoisomerization of azobenzene

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2090-2099

  Lu, Ying Chih ^a   Diau, Eric Wei Guang ^a   Rau, Hermann ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; NITROGEN; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AZOBENZENE; FEMTOSECOND FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE (PES); RELAXATION DYNAMICS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

EID: 15944424545     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp044934b     Document Type: Article

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