Ultrafast transient absorption spectroelectrochemistry: femtosecond to nanosecond excited-state relaxation dynamics of the individual components of an anthraquinone redox couple
Sofia Goia, Matthew A. P. Turner, Jack M. Woolley, Michael D. Horbury, Alexandra J. Borrill, Joshua J. Tully, Samuel J. Cobb, Michael Staniforth, Nicholas D. M. Hine, Adam Burriss, Julie V. Macpherson, Ben R. Robinson, Vasilios G. Stavros
Abstract
A spectroelectrochemical set-up using a boron doped diamond mesh electrode is presented; from ultrafast photodynamics to steady-state, the photochemistry and photophysics of redox active species and their reactive intermediates can be investigated.
Topics & Concepts
FemtosecondUltrafast laser spectroscopyNanosecondExcited statePhotochemistryRelaxation (psychology)RedoxUltrashort pulseTransient (computer programming)AnthraquinoneAbsorption (acoustics)Materials scienceChemistryChemical physicsAtomic physicsLaserPhysicsOpticsOrganic chemistryComputer scienceOperating systemPsychologySocial psychologyComposite materialPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrochemical Analysis and Applications