Abstract
Time-resolved hole-burning (HB) experiments have been performed on the S1←-S0 0-0 transitions of free-base chlorin in polystyrene (H2Ch in PS) and bacteriochlorophyll-a in triethylamine (BChl-a in TEA) as a function of temperature (1.2 4.2 K), excitation wavelength, concentration, and delay time between burning and probing. At concentrations higher than 5×10-4 M a new type of spectral diffusion process takes place, even at T→0, which is induced by energy transfer. Moreover, HB-experiments on BChl-a in TEA with delay times between microseconds and hours at high (Δp≈30 kbar) pressure demonstrate that a transition from a glassy- to a locally ordered structure occurs in this sample, suggesting that the number of `two-level-systems' in the glass responsible for spectral diffusion is reduced by compression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Luminescence |
Volume | 66-67 |
Issue number | 1-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 1995 10th International Conference on Dynamical Processes in Excited States of Solids, DPC'95 - Cairns, Aust Duration: 28 Aug 1995 → 2 Sept 1995 |