An emission band at 541 nm accompanied with the vibronic structures is observed in irradiated naphthalene single crystals, and ascribed to the emission from the 1‐hydronaphthyl radical. The excitation spectrum has peaks at 305, 340, and 380 nm, the latter two peaks are ascribed to the transitions to the higher excited states of the radical. The lifetime at the lowest excited state of the radical is 80 ns at liquid nitrogen temperature. The analysis of the temperature dependence of the lifetime reveals a thermally activated quenching process with an activation energy of (0.08 ± 0.01) eV. Experimental evidence for the energy transfer from the exciton to the radical is also presented.
The temperature dependence of the decay of the delayed fluorescence in a naphthalene crystal doped with P-chloronaphthalene is measured. The results are analyzed in terms of the reaction kinetics comprising a term for the collision of a free exciton with an exciton trapped by P-chloronaphthalene (X-trap). The reaction rate constant between the free and trapped excitons is obtained and found to be larger than the reaction rate constants of the triplet exciton with another triplet exciton, a radical, and a guest anthracene molecule in naphthalene crystals. Assuming that the reaction rate constant between the free and trapped excitons is the value at the diffusion limit, the transition probabilities from the neighbouring pair of an exciton and an energy acceptor to the excited state of the energy acceptor are obtained and compared with the results of the analysis using Dexter's theory.Die Temperaturabhiingigkeit des Abklingens der verzogerten Fluoreszenz eines Naphtalinkristalls, der mit P-Chlonutphtalen dotiert wurde, wird gemessen. Die Ergebnisse werden mit Reaktionskinetik analysiert unter EinschluB eines Termes fur den StoB eines freien Exzitons rnit einem durch P-Chlornaphtalen getrapten Exziton (X-Trap). Die Reaktionsrate zwischen den freien und getrapten Exzitonen wirderhalten, und es wirdgefunden, daB sie groler ale dieReaktionsrate eines Triplett-Exzitons mit einem anderen Triplett-Exziton, einem Radikal und einem GastAnthrazenmolekiil in Naphtalinkristallen ist. Unter der Annahme, daB die Reaktionsrate zwischen den freien und getrapten Exzitonen der Wert an der Diffusionsgrenze ist, werden die Ubergangswahrscheinlichkeiten von den Nachbarpaaren eines Exzitons und einem Energieakzeptor zu den ageregten Zustiiinden des Energieakzeptors erhalten und mit Egebnissen einer Analyse mittels der Theorie von Dexter verglichen.
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