Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.112, No.12, 2515-2518, 2008
Near-infrared photoluminescence from a plutonyl ion
We report the first example of photoluminescence from electronically excited states of the plutonyl ion. Discrete emission transitions were measured between 6000 and 10 200 cm(-1) from crystalline Cs2U(Pu)O2Cl4 cooled to 75 K following pulsed laser excitation at 628 nm. An excitation spectrum in the region of 15 000-16 500 cm(-1) is compared with 4.2 K plane-polarized absorption spectra reported by Gorshkov and Mashirov. Analysis of excited-state lifetime data suggests multiple relaxation pathways in the electronic structure of PuO2Cl42-.