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Excitation Dynamics in Molecular Solids

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Excitation dynamics in molecular crystals have much in common with excitation dynamics of ionic crystals and glasses. While the optical spectroscopy of the electronic centers in solids (Chap. 1) was treated for both ionic and molecular solids in a unified way, the review of the excitation dynamics in this chapter has to be compared with somewhat parallel reviews dealing predominantly with inorganic solids (Chaps. 2-6). This is done partly for pragmatic reasons and partly in view of the unique opportunities afforded by the study of molecular crystals. In isotopic substituted molecular crystals one has essentially “perfect randomness” in the substitutional composition, as well as minimal effects due to local heterogeneities. Thus, such studies may be the best proving grounds for the testing of theoretical concepts. Also, the ease of excitation fusion in such crystals provides clear-cut criteria for the testing of long-range excitation transport in undoped crystals.

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Francis, A.H., Kopelman, R. (1981). Excitation Dynamics in Molecular Solids. In: Yen, W.M., Selzer, P.M. (eds) Laser Spectroscopy of Solids. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 49. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12213-6_7

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