Probing the ultrafast energy dissipation mechanism of the sunscreen oxybenzone after UVA irradiation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1363-1368

  Baker, Lewis A ^a   Horbury, Michael D ^a   Greenough, Simon E ^a   Coulter, Philip M ^b   Karsili, Tolga N V ^b   Roberts, Gareth M ^b   Orr Ewing, Andrew J ^b   Ashfold, Michael N R ^b   Stavros, Vasilios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

oxybenzone; sunscreens; transient absorption spectroscopy; ultrafast photochemistry

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GROUND STATE; IRRADIATION; SUN HOODS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION MECHANISM; FEMTOSECOND TRANSIENT; INTERNAL CONVERSIONS; NON-RADIATIVE RELAXATION; OXYBENZONE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPIES; ULTRA-FAST; VIBRATIONAL RELAXATION;

EXCITED STATES;

BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXANE; CYCLOHEXANE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; OXYBENZONE; SUNSCREEN;

CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ISOMERISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BENZOPHENONES; CYCLOHEXANES; ENERGY TRANSFER; ISOMERISM; METHANOL; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84927921816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b00417     Document Type: Article

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