Published July 18, 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Luminescence of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) polypyridyls in acetonitrile at high pressures

  • 1. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara

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The spectra, quantum yield, and lifetime of excited Ru(II) and Os(II) tris(bipyridine) and tris(phenanthroline) complexes have been studied in acetonitrile as a function of pressure (0.1-300 MPa) and temperature (2-700C). The radiative and nonradiative transition rates between the luminescent CT level and the ground states are generally increased by 5-10% at pressures of 300 MPa. A pressure effect of greater magnitude and opposite direction is observed for the luminescence lifetime tau of Ru(II) complexes, because a third CT → LF nonradiative decay channel is thermally accessible and made inaccessible by pressure. The measurement of activation volumes for tau at different temperatures gives ΔV = 11.5 mL/mol for the CT → LF deactivation path of Ru(bpy)3Cl2 in CH3CN. 34 references, 5 figures, 8 tables

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Journal Title
J. Phys. Chem.
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
15
Series
J. Phys. Chem.
Journal Page Range
3320-3323
ISSN
0022-3654
CODEN
JPCHA