Excimer/Exciplex Formation in van der Waals Dimers of Aromatic Molecules

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Abstract

Van der Waals dimers between benzofuran, dibenzofuran, and fluorene were studied in a supersonic jet. These show red-shifted excimer/exciplex emission following excitation to their locally excited states. The dibenzofuran dimer forms an excimer from its zero-point level, while the dibenzofuran−benzofuran and fluorene−benzofuran dimers require a moderate amount of excess vibrational energy for excimer formation. Exciplex formation in dibenzofuran−fluorene was inferred from spectral broadening. Excimer/exciplex formation was attributed to strong mixing of a charge transfer state with the exciton state. The charge transfer state has a low enough energy at its equilibrium geometry to mix, but this requires a large change in geometry from the equilibrium geometry of the locally excited state. There is a barrier in the adiabatic potential surface between the minima of the locally excited state and the excimer/exciplex state. This barrier is larger for greater differences in equilibrium geometry.

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