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Jianxin Guan1, Xinmao Li1, Chengzhen Shen1
1College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Abstract:
Vibrational-mode-selective modulation of electronic excitation is conducted with a synchronized femtosecond (fs) visible (vis) pulse and a picosecond (ps) infrared (IR) pulse. The mechanism of modulation of vibrational and vibronic relaxation behavior of excited state is investigated with ultrafast vis/IR, IR/IR, and vis-IR/IR transient spectroscopy, optical gating experiments and theoretical calculations. An organic molecule, 4'-(N,N-dimethylamino)-3-methoxyflavone (DMA3MHF) is chosen as the model system. Upon 1608 cm-1 excitation, the skeleton stretching vibration of DMA3MHF is energized, which can significantly change the shape of the absorption, facilitate the radiative decay and promote emission from vibrational excited states. As results, a remarkable enhancement and a slight blueshift in fluorescence are observed. The mode-selective modulation of electronic excitation is not limited in luminescence or photophysics. It is expected to be widely applicable in tuning many photochemical processes.
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