Time-resolved fluorescence study on the photomerocyanine form of spiropyran and its derivative with azobenzene |
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Authors: | Kenji Kinashi Yoko Ono Yukito Naitoh Akira Otomo Yasukiyo Ueda |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1, Rokko, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan;2. National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kobe Advanced ICT Research Center, Kobe 651-2492, Japan |
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Abstract: | The excited state dynamics of the photomerocyanine (PMC) form originating from spirobenzopyran and the bi-functional photochromic compound spirobenzopyran–azobenzene (SpAz), containing typical photochromic molecules of spirobenzopyran (Sp) and azobenzene (Az), were investigated using picosecond time-resolved fluorescence measurements in solution at 200 and 285 K and in a PMMA polymer film at 298 K. While the fluorescence lifetimes of PMC were about twice as long as those of SpAz under all experimental conditions, both lifetimes showed similar strong dependence on viscosity rather than temperature. These results suggest that non-radiative decay to an intermediate state could be accompanied by a significant conformational change. The effect of the Az moiety in this relaxation process is also discussed. It is unlikely that an energy transfer from the PMC moiety to the Az moiety occurs. It was concluded that the PMC moiety in the bi-functional SpAz is independent from the Az moiety. |
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