Photoisomerization dynamics of azobenzene in solution with S1 excitation: A femtosecond fluorescence anisotropy study

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 32, 2004, Pages 10109-10118

  Chang, Chih Wei ^a   Lu, Ying Chih ^a   Wang, Tsai Te ^a   Diau, Eric Wei Guang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ETHYLENE; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERIZATION; SOLUTIONS;

PHOTOISOMERIZATION; TRANSITION MOMENT; VIBRONIC COUPLING;

BENZENE;

AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEXANE;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; DYNAMICS; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERIZATION; OPTICAL ROTATION; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; VIBRATION;

EID: 4043120351     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja049215p     Document Type: Article

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