The photoexcitcd triplet states of chlorophyll a and b are studied by the EPR method at -85 K using modulated ii&t excitation. Both compounds show anomalous EPR line intensities and transient kinetics, indicating e!ectron spin polxi~ation (ESP) in the photoexcitcd triplet state. EPR studies, using h
Electron spin polarization in the photoexcited triplet state of porphyrins
β Scribed by H. Levanon; A. Wolberg
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 175 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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β¦ Synopsis
Electron spin polarization
in the photoescitrd triplet state of tetraphenyl porphyrin was detected at 100Β°K using EPR technique.
The zero Iield splitting parameters IDland IEI for the free base porphyrin were found to be 0.0369 ? 0.0005 and 0.0082 ? 0.0005 WI-'. respectively.
Detection
of optical spin polarization in the photoexcited triplet state provides us with important experimental data for the understanding of the dynamics associated with singlet and triplet coupling. Practically all of the experimental techniques detect the polariza-'_, :.: .
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Chlorophyll-b in glassy solution has a spin-polarized lowest triplet state at and above 7? K. Ths magnitude of the .).'\_, .: effect is different for MTHF and ethanol as soIvents, in contrast to what is found for the porphin free base. Chloro-\_-phyla-a does not exhibit spa-polar~ation under identi