Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol.98, No.32, 7832-7836, 1994
Naphthalene-Amines Exciplex Formation Promoted by Phase-Transition in Crystallized Cyclohexane
The effect of the phase transition of cyclohexane at 186 K on the formation of exciplex in a rigid matrix was studied for the naphthalene (Np)-N,N-dimethylaniline (DMG), Np-N,N-diethylaniline (DEA), Np triethylamine (TEA), and pyrene (Py)-DMA systems by using a high-resolution fluorescence spectrometer. AH systems show appearance of an exciplex emission around 186 K. However, a drastic increase in the probability of exciplex formation with the effect of the phase transition of cyclohexane, which has been previously found by us for the Np-1,2,5-trimethylpyrrole system, was observed only for the Np-DMA and Np-DEA systems. In both of these systems the maximum intensity of the exciplex emission is observed for low concentration of the electron donor molecule, and we have obtained spectral evidences for the formation of solute "mixed microcrystallites" in the low-temperature cyclohexane matrix. The occurrence of these:exciplex emissions can be explained by an exciton-assisted mechanism taking place in guest mixed crystallites. Proof for the formation of mixed,crystallites was not obtained for the Np-TEA and Py-DMA systems. TEA seems to have no mutual affinity with Np at low temperature and rather accelerates the creation of Np crystallites. Thus, exciplexes formed in rigid solvent matrix could be categorized into two types : crystalline type and encounter type.