Spectral properties of several fluorene derivatives with potential as two-photon fluorescent dyes

  • K. D. Belfield
  • , M. V. Bondar
  • , O. V. Przhonska
  • , K. J. Schafer
  • , W. Mourad

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Abstract

Investigations of the absorption, steady-state fluorescence, excitation and excitation anisotropy properties of several fluorene derivatives, (7-benzothiazol-2-yl-9,9-didecylfluoren-2-yl)-diphenylamine, 9,9-didecyl-2,7-bis-(N,N-diphenylamino)fluorene and {4-[2-(7-diphenylamino-9,9-diethylfluoren-2-yl)vinyl]phenyl}phosphoric acid diethyl ester, in liquid solutions have been conducted. Spectral characteristics of these compounds, including fluorescence quantum yields, were measured in acetonitrile, methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran and hexane at room temperature. Excitation anisotropy spectra provided a means to determine the nature of the short wavelength absorption bands as an electronic transition into a higher excited singlet state. It was found that excitation spectra in the short wavelength region do not correspond to the absorption bands that are correlated with the wavelength dependence of the fluorescence quantum yields. Major reasons of such spectral behavior are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)141-146
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Luminescence
Volume97
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2002
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry

Keywords

  • Electronic transitions
  • Emission spectra
  • Excitation anisotropy
  • Excitation spectra
  • Fluorene derivatives
  • Photophysical properties

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