Effect of A Magnetic Field on Photophysical Processes of Molecules

A main purpose of this paper is to present a density matrix treatment of the magnetic quenching of molecular luminescence. Unlike the previous theories, which only consider the magnetic effect on the nonradiative rate constant, the present theory describes the time-evolution of the system under the action of a magnetic field. Our theory can treat both the steady state and transient molecular luminescence affected by a magnetic field.     

NMR study of μc-Si:H

The behavior of hydrogen in glow-discharge (GD) μc-Si:H has been characterized by ¹H NMR. The ¹H spectra consist of two components with different linewidths. The linewidth (FWHM) of the narrow component is about 0.5 kHz at ν₀ = 90 MHz, being much narrower than has been observed in GD a-Si:H deposited under a conventional low RF-power condition. It has been demonstrated that the 0.5-kHz FWHM component originates from the hydrogens in motional narrowing state, and such fast-moving hydrogens are incorporated both in μc-Si:H and high-power deposited a-Si:H.     

Expulsion of the CHO radical from the molecular ion of homochromones

For some homochromones, it was confirmed by labelling C-9 with deuterium that the CHO radical expelled from the molecular ion contains either the methine hydrogen or one of the methylene hydrogens of the cyclopropane ring. The origin of the CO group in the expelled CHO radical was also inferred, and a plausible mechanistic interpretation is presented.