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Experimental Methods for Spin- and Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Combined with Polarization-Variable Laser
Published on: June 28, 2018
Electron Spin Polarization and Time-Resolved Electron Paramagnetic Resonance: Applications to the Paradigms of
Nicholas J. Turro1, Mark H. Kleinman, Erdem Karatekin
1Department of Chemistry University of Columbia Havemeyer Hall, New York, NY 10027 (USA).
Abstract:
Most molecular and supramolecular organic photochemical reactions involve paramagnetic reactive intermediates (such as molecular triplet states, triplet radical pairs, and free radicals). In a number of cases these species are created with "anomalous" spin populations which are far from thermal equilibrium. Such paramagnetic species are said to be "spin polarized" and may be observed directly by time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (TREPR). The TREPR technique can be applied to exploit spin polarization, which, in addition to providing an enormous signal to noise enhancement, also reveals the mechanisms involved in photochemical reactions. TREPR spectroscopy provides a means of tracking the reaction of radicals with molecules and the nonreactive interactions of radicals with other radicals in real time. The latter interactions provide a systematic investigation of supramolecular interactions of geminate radicals in micelles.
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