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Fig. 9. Jablonsky Diagram for energy conversion pathways of an excited molecule. While fluorescence occurs between states of the same spin, an ISC (inter system crossing) leads to spin inversion and a delay in emission (phosphorescence halftimes from 1CT4 s to minutes or even hours)...

Phosphorescence Photon emission. Phosphorescence involves a spin-forbidden radiative transition between states of different multiplicity, usually from the lowest vibrational level of the lowest excited triplet state, Tt. Ti(v = 0) - S0 + hv... 

The emission from [Ru(bpz)3] is quenched by carboxylic acids the observed rate constants for the process can be rationalized in terms of the protonation of the non-coordinated N atoms on the bpz ligands. The effects of concentration of carboxylate ion on the absorption and emission intensity of [Ru(bpz)3] have been examined. The absorption spectrum of [Ru(bpz)(bpy)2] " shows a strong dependence on [H+] because of protonation of the free N sites the protonated species exhibits no emission. Phosphorescence is partly quenched by HsO" " even in solutions where [H+] is so low that protonation is not evidenced from the absorption spectrum. The lifetime of the excited state of the nonemissive [Ru(Hbpz)(bpy)2] " is 1.1ns, much shorter than that of [Ru(bpz)(bpy)2] (88 nm). The effects of complex formation between [Ru(bpz)(bpy)2] and Ag on electronic spectroscopic properties have also been studied. Like bpz, coordinated 2,2 -bipyrimidine and 2-(2 -pyridyl)pyrimidine also have the... 

Little has been reported concerning the mechanism of the photocycloaddition reaction however, much is known about the photoreduction of carbonyl compounds.15,16 It has been shown that both hydrogen abstraction, leading to photoreduction, and most photocycloaddition reactions of carbonyl groups are characteristic of the same type of excited state reagent, that is, the carbonyl n,n state.17 Furthermore, much is known about the emission (phosphorescence and fluorescence) of carbonyl compounds, and all of this knowledge can be brought to bear upon the photocycloaddition reaction. 

The Phosphoroscope. This is a simple mechanical device which allows the separation of long-lived emissions (phosphorescence) from short-lived emissions which consist of scattered light and fluorescence. It is a disc or drum in which there are holes or slots placed in such a way that the excitation and emission beams reach the sample and the detector respectively at different times. With the fastest practicable rotation velocities of the phosphoroscope, the cut-off time is of the order of 1 ms. 

The fluorescence of the phenyl polymer is similar in shape to the fluorescence from the alkyl polymers and the similar shape of the phosphorescence spectrum, as well, suggests that the origins of the electronic spectrum are also much the same. The apparent increased quantum yield for phosphorescence in poly(phenyl methyl silylene) probably reflects a mixing of the ring electronic levels with the levels of the chain. Both the fluorescence and phosphorescence of the naphthyl derivative are substantially altered relative to the phenyl polymer. Fluorescence resembles that of poly(B Vinyl naphthalene) (17,29) which is attributed to excimer emission. Phosphorescence is similar to naphthalene itself. These observations suggest that the replacement of an alkyl with phenyl moiety does not change the basic nature of the electronic state but may incorporate some ir character. Upon a naphthyl substitution both the fluorescence and phosphorescence become primarily tt-tt like. 

In summary, for organometallic compounds the transition probability between the T, and the S0 states can be tuned by several orders of magnitude as compared to organic emitters. This is mainly induced by an increase of spin-orbit coupling. Thus, the radiative processes can well compete with the non-radiative ones. Consequently, organo-transition-metal compounds can exhibit efficient emissions (phosphorescence) and therefore are well suited as emitter materials for OLEDs. 

The parameter is the corrected emission phosphorescence energy maximum. The parameter 4>p is the quantum yield for emission phosphorescence. 

Typical transition metal complexes with a partially filled d-shell at the metal are characterized by low-energy dd (or ligand field, LF) states [8]. Frequently, these dd states are not luminescent but reactive [9-13]. Ligands are then substituted because LF states are often antibonding with respect to metal-ligand interactions. Nevertheless, a considerable number of transition metal compounds with emissive LF excited states are known. However, in many cases this luminescence appears only at low temperatures. Moreover, spin selection rules are not strictly obeyed, in particular by metals of the second and third transition series. Intersystem crossing is then facifitated and the rate of spin-forbidden emission (phosphorescence) is increased. As a consequence a phosphorescence may also be observed at room temperature. 

The ratio of the emission quantum yield and lifetime of the triplet state emission (phosphorescence) yields the product of the intersystem crossing efficiency and radiative decay rate constant. Determination of intersystem crossing efficiencies is generally not straightforward and often techniques other than emission spectroscopy, such as time-resolved photoacoustic calorimetry, are used. 

A special type of emission, phosphorescence, can be obtained from certain molecules that are excited from the ground state to a higher-lying state... 

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