External electric field effect on photoinduced electron transfer from monomer and dimer of oxacarbocyanine in Langmuir-Blodgett films

Nobuhiro Ohta*, Takashi Ito, Iwao Yamazaki

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Abstract

Interlayer vectorial electron transfer from the excited state of oxacarbocyanine (OCC) to viologen (VIO) occurs in a molecular assembly composed of a mixed LB monolayer of OCC and a mixed LB monolayer of VIO separated by a spacer layer of a fatty acid. Fluorescence quantum yield of OCC in this system is changed by an external electric field, indicating that the photoinduced electron transfer rate is affected by an electric field. The rate is depressed or enhanced by an electric field, depending on the direction of the applied electric field. It was also found that monomer and dimer of OCC show different field effects on the electron transfer from each other in LB films.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-124
Number of pages6
JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume314
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
EventProceedings of the 1998 TAPPI Metered Size Press Forum - New Orleans, LA, USA
Duration: 30 Apr 19982 May 1998

Keywords

  • Electric field effect
  • Fluorescence
  • LB film
  • Oxacarbocyanine
  • Photoinduced electron transfer

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