| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30175 | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Hemicyanine Langmuir–Blodgett films have been elaborated and characterized using stationary and time-resolved spectroscopic techniques. Depending on the experimental conditions, especially the pH of the water subphase, the absorption spectra of the films indicate the presence of non-fluorescent H-aggregates in the monolayer. Time-resolved fluorescence measurements revealed three mono-exponential decay times: a very short one (20–23 ps) attributed to an excited intramolecular charge transfer state and two longer ones (100–120 ps and 400–590 ps) attributed to the photoisomerization of the chromophores.
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Authors
Emmanuel Abraham, Christine Grauby-Heywang, Sophia Selector, Gediminas Jonusauskas,