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Energy States and Intermolecular Integrations in Molecular Aggregates--Crystalline Naphthalene

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Hanson, David Marvin (1969) Energy States and Intermolecular Integrations in Molecular Aggregates--Crystalline Naphthalene. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/4GN0-9K47. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022017-101853292

Abstract

The stationary states of condensed systems such as crystals are characterized by energy bands. These energy bands are described by a dispersion relation and a density function. Within the Frenkel tight-binding method, the physical quantities that determine the band structure are the intermolecular resonance interactions.

The density functions for the first excited singlet states of crystalline benzene and naphthalene are determined experimentally from spectral data involving band ↔ band transitions. The experimental results are not in complete agreement with a transition octopole model for the intermolecular interactions.

Mixed molecular crystals provide theoretically and experimentally tractable systems for studying the properties of molecular aggregates. This knowledge is basic to understanding the liquid and biological states and may in the future be of significant technological importance. Spectroscopic observations on isotopic mixed crystals of naphthalene are made to determine the energy of the crystal states that correlate with the 1B2u state of the free naphthalene molecule. The spectral data for the dilute crystals are interpreted in terms of a one-particle Green's function and are consistent with the band structure as observed in band ↔ band transitions. The transition energies of guest levels disagree with a model involving configuration interaction with charge transfer states. New theoretical models are suggested, and the data available for evaluating these models are outlined.

Very high resolution spectra at 4.2 °K reveal fine structure in the 1B2u1Ag and 3BIu1Ag electromc trans1t10ns of the naphthalene mixed crystals. Some of the structure corresponds to the resonance splitting of pairs of guest molecules in the host lattice. In the Frenkel tight-binding approximation, this structure gives directly the intermolecular excitation transfer matrix elements responsible for the exciton mobilities and the energy band structures.

Optical spectra of 13CC5H6-C6H6 mixed crystals show that the shallow impurity 13CC5H6 shifts the 1B2u factor group components by 2 cm-1 and increases the linewidth by 5 cm-1 in going from 6% to 50% 13CC5H6. The effect is explained qualitatively by an extension of the Frenkel exciton theory to the mixed crystal system.

Exciton structure in the two lowest ungerade triplet states of crystalline naphthalene is reported. For the lowest state the calculated splitting of 40 cm-1 is in good agreement with the experimental result.

The Raman scattering tensor for each vibrational mode is determined by polarized Raman scattering from oriented single crystals. The experimental data when compared with the phosphorescence spectrum of the C10H8 - C10D8 mixed crystal allow unambiguous vibrational assignments to be made and provide a measure of the intermolecular interactions in the crystal. It is found that the crystal effects on the gerade vibrations are small. Frequency shifts are 2-4 cm-1; exciton splittings are less than 1 cm-1; and intensities are described qualitatively by the oriented gas model.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:Chemistry
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Major Option:Chemistry
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Robinson, G. Wilse
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:9 August 1968
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:06022017-101853292
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06022017-101853292
DOI:10.7907/4GN0-9K47
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:10252
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Benjamin Perez
Deposited On:02 Jun 2017 19:45
Last Modified:20 Dec 2019 19:55

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