Siddiqui, KM, Corthey, G, Hayes, SA et al. (6 more authors) (2016) Synchronised photoreversion of spirooxazine ring opening in thin crystals to uncover ultrafast dynamics. CrystEngComm, 18 (38). pp. 7212-7216. ISSN 1466-8033
Abstract
Reversibility is an important issue that prevents ultrafast studies of chemical reactions in solid state due to product accumulation. Here we present an approach that makes use of spectrally-selected, post-excitation, ultrashort laser pulses to minimise photoproduct build-up, i.e. recover before destroy. We demonstrate that this method enabled us to probe the ultrafast dynamics of the ring opening reaction of spironaphthooxazine thin crystals by means of transient absorption spectroscopy. By extension, this approach should be amenable to other photochromic systems and use with structural probes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Physical Chemistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jun 2016 12:37 |
Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2017 05:28 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6CE01049K |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/C6CE01049K |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101590 |