Franck-Condon principl

Franck-Condon principle According to this principle the time required for an electronic transition in a molecule is very much less than the period of vibration of the constituent nuclei of the molecule. Consequently, it may be assumed that during the electronic transition the nuclei do not change their positions or momenta. This principle is of great importance in discussing the energy changes and spectra of molecules. 

Section BT1.2 provides a brief summary of experimental methods and instmmentation, including definitions of some of the standard measured spectroscopic quantities. Section BT1.3 reviews some of the theory of spectroscopic transitions, especially the relationships between transition moments calculated from wavefiinctions and integrated absorption intensities or radiative rate constants. Because units can be so confusing, numerical factors with their units are included in some of the equations to make them easier to use. Vibrational effects, die Franck-Condon principle and selection mles are also discussed briefly. In the final section, BT1.4. a few applications are mentioned to particular aspects of electronic spectroscopy. 

The Franck-Condon principle says that the intensities of die various vibrational bands of an electronic transition are proportional to these Franck-Condon factors. (Of course, the frequency factor must be included for accurate treatments.) The idea was first derived qualitatively by Franck through the picture that the rearrangement of the light electrons in die electronic transition would occur quickly relative to the period of motion of the heavy nuclei, so die position and iiioiiientiim of the nuclei would not change much during the transition [9]. The quaiitum mechanical picture was given shortly afterwards by Condon, more or less as outlined above [10]. 

The synnnetry selection rules discussed above tell us whether a particular vibronic transition is allowed or forbidden, but they give no mfonnation about the intensity of allowed bands. That is detennined by equation (Bl.1.9) for absorption or (Bl.1.13) for emission. That usually means by the Franck-Condon principle if only the zero-order tenn in equation (B 1.1.7) is needed. So we take note of some general principles for Franck-Condon factors (FCFs). 

Condon E U 1947 The Franck-Condon principle and related topics Am. J. Phys. 15 365-79... 

Duschinsky F 1937 On the interpretation of electronic spectra of polyatomic molecules. I. Concerning the Franck-Condon Principle Acta Physicochimica URSS 7 551... 

The Franck-Condon principle reflected in tire connection between optical and tliennal ET also relates to tire participation of high-frequency vibrational degrees of freedom. Charge transfer and resonance Raman intensity bandshape analysis has been used to detennine effective vibrational and solvation parameters [42,43]. 

In electronic spectra there is no restriction on the values that Au can take but, as we shall see in Section 1.2.53, the Franck-Condon principle imposes limitations on the intensities of the transitions. 

Figure 7.21 Franck-Condon principle applied to a case in which > r" and the 4-0 transition is the most probable...

Section 6.13.2 and illustrated in Figure 6.5. The possible inaccuracies of the method were made clear and it was stressed that these are reduced by obtaining term values near to the dissociation limit. Whether this can be done depends very much on the relative dispositions of the various potential curves in a particular molecule and whether electronic transitions between them are allowed. How many ground state vibrational term values can be obtained from an emission spectrum is determined by the Franck-Condon principle. If r c r" then progressions in emission are very short and few term values result but if r is very different from r", as in the A U — system of carbon monoxide discussed in Section 7.2.5.4, long progressions are observed in emission and a more accurate value of Dq can be obtained. 

Figure 8.8 The Franck-Condon principle applied to the ionization of Fl2...

Using the Franck-Condon principle in this way we can see that the band system associated with the second lowest ionization energy, showing a long progression, is consistent with the removal of an electron from a bonding n 2p MO. The progressions... 

The state may decay by radiative (r) or non-radiative (nr) processes, labelled 5 and 7, respectively, in Figure 9.18. Process 5 is the fluorescence, which forms the laser radiation and the figure shows it terminating in a vibrationally excited level of Sq. The fact that it does so is vital to the dye being usable as an active medium and is a consequence of the Franck-Condon principle (see Section 7.2.5.3). 

INFRARED TECHNOLOGY AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY] (Vol 14) Franck-Condon principle... 

Excited-State Relaxation. A further photophysical topic of intense interest is pathways for thermal relaxation of excited states in condensed phases. According to the Franck-Condon principle, photoexcitation occurs with no concurrent relaxation of atomic positions in space, either of the photoexcited chromophore or of the solvating medium. Subsequent to excitation, but typically on the picosecond time scale, atomic positions change to a new equihbrium position, sometimes termed the (28)- Relaxation of the solvating medium is often more dramatic than that of the chromophore... 

Solvatochromic shifts are rationalized with the aid of the Franck-Condon principle, which states that during the electronic transition the nuclei are essentially immobile because of their relatively great masses. The solvation shell about the solute molecule minimizes the total energy of the ground state by means of dipole-dipole, dipole-induced dipole, and dispersion forces. Upon transition to the excited state, the solute has a different electronic configuration, yet it is still surrounded by a solvation shell optimized for the ground state. There are two possibilities to consider ... 

Fock-Dirac density matrix, 225-Framework, 379 Franck-Condon principle, 199 Free volume, 26, 27, 33... 

Even where the promotion is to a lower vibrational level, one that lies wholly within the 2 curve (such as Vi or V2), the molecule may still cleave. As Figure 7.2 shows, equilibrium distances are greater in excited states than in the ground state. The Franck-Condon principle states that promotion of an electron takes place much faster than a single vibration (the promotion takes... 

The elementary act of an electrochemical redox reaction is the transition of an electron from the electrode to the electrolyte or conversely. Snch transitions obey the Franck-Condon principle, which says that the electron transition probability is highest when the energies of the electron in the initial and final states are identical. 

It follows from the Franck-Condon principle that in electrochemical redox reactions at metal electrodes, practically only the electrons residing at the highest occupied level of the metal s valence band are involved (i.e., the electrons at the Fermi level). At semiconductor electrodes, the electrons from the bottom of the condnc-tion band or holes from the top of the valence band are involved in the reactions. Under equilibrium conditions, the electrochemical potential of these carriers is eqnal to the electrochemical potential of the electrons in the solution. Hence, mntnal exchange of electrons (an exchange cnrrent) is realized between levels having the same energies. 

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