Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.320, No.1-2, 194-201, 2000
Kinetics of oxygen induced delayed fluorescence of eosin absorbed on alumina. The dependence on dye and oxygen concentrations
The kinetics of oxygen quenching of eosin (E) triplets adsorbed on alumina and concomitant O-1(2) feedback-induced delayed fluorescence (DF) of E, were measured at different O-2 and E concentrations by the diffuse-reflectance laser flash technique. The global kinetic analysis in terms of O-1(2) feedback in which the energy transfer from O-1(2) to E-3 generates E-1* revealed the dependence of kinetic parameters on oxygen content and sample loading which matches the aggregation of E on the surface. The excitation migration in dye and oxygen manifolds is assumed to be involved resulting in high DF efficiency.