Effect of Freezing out Vibrational Modes on Gas-Phase Fluorescence Spectra of Small Ionic Dyes

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While action spectroscopy of cold molecular ions is a well-established technique to provide vibrationally resolved absorption features, fluorescence experiments are still challenging. Here we report the fluorescence spectra of pyronin-Y and resorufin ions at 100 K using a newly constructed setup. Spectra narrow upon cooling, and the emission maxima blueshift. Temperature effects are attributed to the population of vibrational excited levels in S1, and that frequencies are lower in S1 than in S0. This picture is supported by calculated spectra based on a Franck-Condon model that not only predicts the observed change in maximum, but also assigns Franck-Condon active vibrations. In-plane vibrational modes that preserve the mirror plane present in both S0 and S1 of resorufin and pyronin Y account for most of the observed vibrational bands. Finally, at low temperatures, it is important to pick an excitation wavelength as far to the red as possible to not reheat the ions.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Vol/bind12
Udgave nummer46
Sider (fra-til)11346-11352
Antal sider7
ISSN1948-7185
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
We are grateful to Alexander Kjærsgaard for helpful discussions. We acknowledge support from Carlsbergfondet (Grant Nos. CF15-0968 and CF17-0048), the Independent Research Fund Denmark|Natural Sciences (Grant No. 9040-00041B), and the NOVO Nordisk Foundation (NNF20OC0064958).

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© 2021 American Chemical Society.

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