Photochemistry and photophysics : concepts, research, applications

Content: Photochemistry and Photophysics
 Contents
 List of Boxes
 Preface
 Acknowledgments
 List of Abbreviations
 Chapter 1 Introduction
 1.1 Photochemistry and Photophysics in Science and Technology
 1.2 Historical Notes
 1.3 A New Dimension of Chemistry and Physics
 1.4 The Nature of Light
 1.5 Absorption of Light
 1.6 Quantum Yield, Efficiencies, and Excited-State Reactivity
 References
 Chapter 2 Elementary Molecular Orbital Theory
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 The Hydrogen Atom
 2.3 Polyelectronic Atoms
 2.4 From Atoms to Molecules
 2.5 Electronic Structure of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules. 2.6 Electronic Structure of Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules2.7 Simple Polyatomic Molecules and Elements of Group Theory
 2.7.1 Elements of Group Theory
 2.7.2 Water
 2.7.3 Ammonia
 2.8 Typical Organic Molecules
 2.8.1 Methane
 2.8.2 Ethene
 2.8.3 Benzene
 2.8.4 Formaldehyde
 2.9 Transition Metal Complexes
 2.9.1 General Concepts
 2.9.2 Typical Metal Complexes
 References
 Chapter 3 Light Absorption and Excited-State Deactivation
 3.1 Light Absorption
 3.1.1 Selection Rules
 3.1.2 Symmetry Selection Rules
 3.1.3 Spin Selection Rules
 3.1.4 The Franck-Condon Principle. 3.1.5 Visualization of Photochemical Reactions on Potential Energy Surfaces3.2 Jablonski Diagram
 3.3 Excited-State Deactivation
 3.3.1 Vibrational Relaxation
 3.3.2 Radiationless Deactivation
 3.3.3 Radiative Deactivation
 3.3.4 Radiative Lifetime
 3.4 Chemical Reactions
 3.5 Kinetic Aspects
 3.6 Solvent and Temperature Effects
 3.6.1 Solvatochromic Shift
 3.6.2 Crossing of States
 3.6.3 Temperature Effects on Excited-State Lifetime
 3.6.4 Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence
 3.7 Selected Molecules
 3.7.1 Oxygen
 3.7.2 Naphthalene
 3.7.3 Benzophenone. 3.7.4 Zinc(II) Tetraphenyl Porphyrin3.7.5 [Cr(en)3]3+
 3.7.6 [Co(NH3)6]3+
 3.7.7 [Ru(bpy)3]2+
 3.8 Semiconductors
 References
 Chapter 4 Excited States: Physical and Chemical Properties
 4.1 Excited State as a New Molecule
 4.2 Lifetime
 4.3 Energy
 4.4 Geometry
 4.4.1 Small Molecules
 4.4.2 Ethene
 4.4.3 Ethyne
 4.4.4 Benzene
 4.4.5 Formaldehyde
 4.4.6 Square Planar Metal Complexes
 4.5 Dipole Moments
 4.6 Electron Transfer
 4.7 Proton Transfer
 4.8 Excimers and Exciplexes
 References
 Chapter 5 From Molecules to Supramolecular Systems. 5.1 Supramolecular (Multicomponent) Systems and Large Molecules5.2 Electronic Interaction in Mixed-Valence Compounds
 5.3 Electronic Interaction in Donor-Acceptor Complexes
 5.4 Electronic Stimulation and Electronic Interaction in the Excited State
 5.5 Formation of Excimers and Exciplexes in Supramolecular Systems
 References
 Chapter 6 Quenching and Sensitization Processes in Molecular and Supramolecular Species
 6.1 Introduction
 6.2 Bimolecular Quenching
 6.2.1 Stern-Volmer Equation
 6.2.2 Kinetic Details
 6.2.3 Static versus Dynamic Quenching
 6.2.4 Sensitized Processes.