This chapter provides a general overview of photochemistry and photophysics, starting with photochemical processes in everyday life and the nature of light. Then, a discussion about formation of electronic excited states by light absorption is presented together with their deactivation processes. Both kinetic aspects and the efficiency of a single process are discussed. The most important take-home message is that electronically excited states are new chemical species with properties different from the ground state.

P. Ceroni, V. Balzani (2012). Excited-state properties. HEILDEBERG : Springer [10.1007/978-94-007-2042-8_1].

Excited-state properties

CERONI, PAOLA;BALZANI, VINCENZO
2012

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This chapter provides a general overview of photochemistry and photophysics, starting with photochemical processes in everyday life and the nature of light. Then, a discussion about formation of electronic excited states by light absorption is presented together with their deactivation processes. Both kinetic aspects and the efficiency of a single process are discussed. The most important take-home message is that electronically excited states are new chemical species with properties different from the ground state.
2012
The Exploration of Supramolecular Systems and Nanostructures by Photochemical Techniques
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P. Ceroni, V. Balzani (2012). Excited-state properties. HEILDEBERG : Springer [10.1007/978-94-007-2042-8_1].
P. Ceroni; V. Balzani
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