Photophysical properties and photoisomerization processes of Methyl Red embedded in rigid polymer

Geon Joon Lee; Dongho Kim; Minyung Lee

doi:10.1364/AO.34.000138

Photophysical properties and photoisomerization processes of Methyl Red embedded in rigid polymer

Geon Joon Lee, Dongho Kim, Minyung Lee

Department of Chemistry

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The photophysical properties of Methyl Red molecules embedded in a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix were investigated with photoinduced absorption, absorption kinetics, steady-state, and time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy. The excited singlet (S₁) state lifetimes for trans and cis isomers of Methyl Red in PMMA at room temperature have been measured as 35 and 420 ps, respectively. The excited triplet (T₁) state energy level and its lifetime at 77 K were also obtained. A slow trans–cis isomerization process having a time constant of a few hundred seconds was observed for the illuminated Methyl Red in rigid polymer. Based on measured photophysical properties and dynamic processes, an energy-level diagram for Methyl Red molecules in rigid polymer is introduced to explain these observations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-143
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Optics
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.34.000138
Publication status	Published - 1995 Jan 1

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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