Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.101, No.17, 3365-3369, 1997
Nanosecond Electron-Transfer Dynamics Between Traps in Zeolites Studied by Double-Pulse Excitation Diffuse-Reflectance Spectroscopy
The 248 nm excitation of zeolites results in the formation of trapped electrons which are very sensitive to photoexcitation and the amount of water contained in zeolites. Na-4(3+), Na-3(2+), and Na-2(+), which are prepared by 248 nm single-photon excitation, are directly confirmed as electron trapping states by nanosecond diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Their stability decreases in the order of Na-4(3+) > Na-3(2+) < Na-2(+) in terms of the observed lifetimes of these trapped species. Water accelerates recombination between trapped electrons and the electron-ejected sites in the zeolite frameworks. Photoinduced conversion processes between these ion clusters were measured directly by double-pulse excitation experiments.
Keywords:LASER FLASH-PHOTOLYSIS;INTRAZEOLITE PHOTOCHEMISTRY;PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;ABSORPTION-SPECTROSCOPY;DIPHENYLMETHYL RADICALS;IRRADIATED ZEOLITES;ORGANIC-MOLECULES;CHARGE-TRANSFER;IONIC CLUSTERS;NAX ZEOLITE