Ultrafast Internal Conversion and Solvation of Electrons in Water, Methanol, and Ethanol
Ultrafast internal conversion from the first excited state of a solvated electron in water, methanol, and ethanol is investigated using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of liquid microjets and a spectral retrieval method. Photoelectron spectra corrected for inelastic scattering clearly revea...
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| Published in: | The journal of physical chemistry letters Vol. 10; no. 16; pp. 4499 - 4504 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
American Chemical Society
15-08-2019
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| Summary: | Ultrafast internal conversion from the first excited state of a solvated electron in water, methanol, and ethanol is investigated using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of liquid microjets and a spectral retrieval method. Photoelectron spectra corrected for inelastic scattering clearly reveal well-separated signals from the excited and ground states, and the latter enables us to analyze the solvation dynamics in the ground state after internal conversion. Measurements with 25 fs time resolution identify a rapid increase in the vertical electron binding energy of the solvated electron owing to nuclear wave packet motions in the excited state and allow us to precisely determine the internal conversion time. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1948-7185 1948-7185 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01750 |