Non-radiative transfer of electronic excitation energy in multi-component luminescent systems

Based on the theory of the influence of concentration on the luminescent properties of isotropic rigid solutions worked out for a two-component system [1], a generalization has been made for multi-component systems. It is shown that the derived expressions for quantum yields in multi-component systems describe satisfactorily the non-radiative excitation energy transfer in a three-component system.     

Non-radiative exciton recombination through excitation energy transfer in quantum dot clusters

Excitation energy transfer (EET) processes in CdSe/CdZnS quantum dot (QD) clusters have been investigated in this study by measuring their time-resolved and spectrally resolved fluorescence intensities. The contributions of radiative and non-radiative exciton recombination through EET are evaluated, where the latter is expected to occur in a large class of QD ensembles because of the presence of nonluminescent QDs. It appears that the fluorescence decay in larger QDs serving as acceptor does not show an initial rise, in addition the lifetime of the acceptor QD is independent of the excitation wavelength, suggesting that an EET is followed mostly by non-radiative recombination.     

Thermally induced transitions to chaos in plate vibrations

The geometrically nonlinear vibrations of linear elastic and isotropic plates under the combined effect of thermal fields and mechanical excitations are analysed. With this purpose, a model based on a p-version, hierarchical, first-order shear deformation finite element is employed. The equations of motion are solved in the time domain by Newmark's implicit time integration method. The temperature and the amplitude of the mechanical excitation are varied, and transitions from periodic to non-periodic motions are found.     

Non-radiative energy transfer from Sm3+→Nd3+ in sodium borate glass

A study of energy transfer from optically excited Sm³⁺ to Nd³⁺ in borate glass has been performed. Contrary to the observations made by Cabezas and DeShazer, the Sm³⁺ → Nd³⁺ energy transfer has been observed as non-radiative. Energy transfer probabilities (P_da) and transfer efficiencies (η_T) have been calculated from our measurements of donor fluorescence intensity and decay times. The mechanism governing the transfer is electrostatic dipole-dipole in nature, contrary to the conclusions made by Nakazawa and Shionoya. At low acceptor (Nd³⁺) concentrations a linear dependence of P_da on acceptor concentration (C) has been observed which suggests the migration of excitation energy among donors. At high acceptor (Nd³⁺) concentration a plot of P_da vs (C_o + C)², where C_o is donor ion concentration, presents a linear dependence which is consistent with the Fong-Drestler theory of dipole-dipole energy transfer mechanism and interaction of one donor (Sm³⁺) with two acceptors (Nd³⁺).     

Laser probes of intramolecular energy transfer between internal rotation and vibrations in large polyatomics

Laser excited S₁→S₀ fluorescence spectra are obtained from p-fluorotoluene in a supersonic jet in order to probe internal rotational-vibrational coupling. Resolved fluorescence spectra after selective excitation of S₁ levels with high quanta states of the CH₃ internal rotation contain evidence of extensive interactions with isoenergetic vibrational levels. Analogous spectra from states without excitation of the internal rotor show little or no interactions. The results are consistent with a recently developed theory of the intramolecular collisional transfer of rotor energy to the vibrational field.     

Correlation between IR-characteristics vibrations and solvent parameters. Koppel-Palm's multiparameter equation

Using the medium's parameters introduced by Koppel and Palm, correlation equations are derived, which describe the solvatochromic shift of the CO and NH stretching vibrations for acetophenone and pyrrole. The statistical properties of the equations are examined using data on a set of 37 solvents and it is proved that the influence of the nonspecific solvation cannot be described as a sum of the terms dependent on the medium's polarity and polarizability.     

Characteristic radiation due to the phase transitions latent energy

It is discovered that under the phase transition of the first kind a part of the latent heat converts into infrared radiation with frequences close to the new appearing bonds energies. The experiments were carried out on water crystallization and vapor condensation.     

A Modification of Förster's Deactivation Relation due to Inhomogeneous Spatial Distribution and Active Behavior of the Acceptors

The deactivation behavior of excited molecules and impurities in solids is analyzed under consideration of a long-range excitation energy transfer based on dipole-dipole interaction between donors and acceptors. Under the condition of inhomogeneous spatial distribution and active behavior of the acceptors a time evolution formula is derived, which essentially differs from Förster's original relation [2]. The results are discussed for physically representative values of concentration and medium parameters.     

Theoretical study of the effect of orientation and solvent on energy transfer in bichromophore systems

Results of a quantum-chemical study of the effect of relative orientation of chromophores and solvent on energy transfer in bichromophore systems are presented. The results of theoretical calculations and the experimental data were found to be inconsistent with the prediction of the Förster theory relative to the effect of the orientation factor on the efficiency of energy transfer. It is shown that the effect of solvent on energy transfer is similar to the effect of a connecting bridge in bichromophore molecules. An interpretation of theoretical and experimental results is presented.     

Two-neutron transfer reactions as a tool to study the interplay between shape coexistence and quantum phase transitions

The atomic mass table presents zones where the structure of the states changes rapidly as a function of the neutron or proton number. Among them, notable examples are the A ≈ 100 Zr region, the Pb region around the neutron midshell (N = 104), and the N ≈ 90 rare-earth region. The observed phenomena can be understood in terms of either shape coexistence or quantum phase transitions. The objective of this study is to find an observable that can distinguish between both shape coexistence and quantum phase transitions. As an observable to be analyzed, we selected the two-neutron transfer intensity between the 0⁺ states in the parent and daughter nuclei. The framework used for this study is the Interacting Boson Model (IBM), including its version with configuration mixing (IBM-CM). To generate wave functions of isotope chains of interest needed for calculating transfer intensities, previous systematic studies using IBM and IBM-CM were used without changing the parameters. The results of two-neutron transfer intensities are presented for Zr, Hg, and Pt isotopic chains using IBM-CM. Moreover, for Zr, Pt, and Sm isotopic chains, the results are presented using IBM with only a single configuration, i.e., without using configuration mixing. For Zr, the two-neutron transfer intensities between the ground states provide a clear observable, indicating that normal and intruder configurations coexist in the low-lying spectrum and cross at A = 98 → 100. This can help clarify whether shape coexistence induces a given quantum phase transition. For Pt, in which shape coexistence is present and the regular and intruder configurations cross for the ground state, there is almost no impact on the value of the two-neutron transfer intensity. Similar is the situation with Hg, where the ground state always has a regular nature. For the Sm isotope chain, which is one of the quantum phase transition paradigms, the value of the two-neutron transfer intensity is affected strongly.     

Squeezing transfer from vibrations to a cavity field in an ion-trap laser

We present a novel way to produce squeezed light in an optical cavity. The main idea is to transfer vibrational squeezing from the motion of a trapped ion to the photons in a cavity. We use the dipolar coupling of the motion of a three-level ion with one cavity mode and two different kind of pumps. The first pump is an oscillating electric field that drives the ion into a vibrational squeezed state. The second pump consists of two lasers resonant with the ionic levels that makes the transfer possible.     

Dark matter particle production in b-->s transitions with missing energy

Dedicated underground experiments searching for dark matter have little sensitivity to GeV and sub-GeV masses of dark matter particles. We show that the decay of B mesons to K(K(*)) and missing energy in the final state can be an efficient probe of dark matter models in this mass range. We analyze the minimal scalar dark matter model to show that the width of the decay mode with two dark matter scalars B-->KSS may exceed the decay width in the standard model channel, B-->Knunu , by up to 2 orders of magnitude. Existing data from B physics experiments almost entirely exclude dark matter scalars with masses less than 1 GeV. Expected data from B factories probe the range of dark matter masses up to 2 GeV.     

Emission properties and energy transfer in Perylene-Rhodamine 6 G co-doped polymeric fiber

This Letter presents the fabrication and characterization of a perylene(Per) and Rhodamine 6 G(Rh 6 G)co-doped polymeric fiber. The spectroscopic properties(luminescence spectra, attenuation, energy transfer)of the co-doped polymethyl methacrylate(PMMA) fiber are presented. Two different concentrations of Rh 6 G(2.2 × 10~(-4) and 4.1 × 10~(-4)mol∕L) and a constant Per concentration(6.2 × 10~(-4)mol∕L) are used in the experiments. The luminescence spectrum changes versus the fiber length are discussed. Additionally, the ratio of the maximum fluorescence peaks of the used dyes is calculated versus the fiber length. The obtained results show the energy transfer from Per(donor) to Rh 6 G(acceptor). The proposed co-doped fiber can be used in applications in lighting and sensor technology.     

Resonant energy transfer in Bose–Einstein condensates

We consider the dynamics of a dilute, magnetically-trapped one-dimensional Bose–Einstein condensate whose scattering length is periodically modulated with a frequency that linearly increases in time. We show that the response frequency of the condensate locks to its eigenfrequency for appropriate ranges of the parameters. The locking sets in at resonance, i.e., when the effective frequency of driving field is equal to the eigenfrequency, and is accompanied by a sudden increase of the oscillations amplitude due to resonant energy transfer. We show that the dynamics of the condensate is given, to leading order, by a driven harmonic oscillator on the time-dependent part of the width of the condensate. This equation captures accurately both the locking and the resonant energy transfer as it is evidenced by comparison with direct numerical simulations of original Gross–Pitaevskii equation.     

Spin polarization transfer during intramolecular triplet-triplet energy transfer as studied by time resolved EPR spectroscopy

Spin polarization conservation during intramolecular triplet-triplet energy transfer was studied for the phthalimide derivatives. It is shown that spin polarization transfer is useful for determining the conformation and the nature of the lowest triple (T₁) states of the donor and acceptor moieties. The polarization pattern of the acceptor triplet state was well reproduced taking into account the polarization of the donor and the mutual orientation of the donor and acceptor moieties. This technique clarified the order of the triplet sublevels in energy of the phthalimide chromophore. The T₁ states of stilbene derivatives, which have a low quantum yield of intersystem crossing under direct excitation, were also detected.     

Upconversion due to energy transfer involving Pr<Superscript>3+</Superscript> ions in pairs

Upconversion luminescence in triply ionized praseodymium-doped TeO₂–Li₂O glass using excitation at ∼590 nm into the ¹D₂ level from a dye laser pumped with the second harmonic of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser has been reported. The mechanism involved in the upconversion emission observed at ∼480 nm indicates that the most important contribution is energy transfer among praseodymium ions in pairs followed by the dipole–dipole interaction. The rate-equation model for the emission at ∼480 nm that provides direct information to determine the energy-transfer rates containing the pair of states involved in the upconversion process has been explored.     

Transient energy transfer in photorefractive materials; An analytic solution

The partial differential equations of Kukhtarev et al. (1977) which describe the time dependence of hologram formation in photorefractive materials are solved analytically in the strong beam approximation using the Riemann method. The output power of the weak beam is plotted in several examples for both diffusion and drift dominated electron transport mechanisms.     

Investigation on phase transitions of 1-decylammonium hydrochloride as the potential thermal energy storage material

1-Decylammonium hydrochloride was synthesized by the method of liquid phase synthesis. Chemical analysis, elemental analysis, and X-ray single crystal diffraction techniques were applied to characterize its composition and structure. Low-temperature heat capacities of the compounds were measured with a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 78 to 380?K. Three solid–solid phase transitions have been observed at the peak temperatures of 307.52?±?0.13, 325.02?±?0.19, and 327.26?±?0.07?K. The molar enthalpies and entropies of three phase transitions were determined based on the analysis of heat capacity curves. Experimental molar heat capacities were fitted to two polynomial equations of the heat capacities as a function of temperature by least square method. Smoothed heat capacities and thermodynamic functions of the compound relative to the standard reference temperature 298.15?K were calculated and tabulated at intervals of 5?K based on the fitted polynomials.