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On the Possible Role of Phonon-Modulated Tunneling in Excimer Formation

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We present a model of excimer formation based only on the most generic features of dimerized lattices such as those found in the excimer-forming molecular crystal α-perylene. The modulation of resonance integrals by lattice vibrations is found to cause significant effects consistent with the known characteristics of excimers and the related Y states. A specific calculation of the thermally-activated transition rate from the Y state to the excimer state is in good agreement with experimental observations.

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  1. Department of Physics, B-019, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Ten-Ming Wu

  2. Institute for Nonlinear Science, R-002, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    David W. Brown & Katja Lindenberg

  3. Department of Chemistry, B-040, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA

    Katja Lindenberg

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  1. The Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

    Peter Leth Christiansen  & Alwyn C. Scott  & 

  2. The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Alwyn C. Scott

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Wu, TM., Brown, D.W., Lindenberg, K. (1990). On the Possible Role of Phonon-Modulated Tunneling in Excimer Formation. In: Christiansen, P.L., Scott, A.C. (eds) Davydov’s Soliton Revisited. NATO ASI Series, vol 243. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9948-4_35

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