Chemistry Letters, Vol.39, No.3, 282-283, 2010
Absolute Measurements of Photoluminescence Quantum Yields of 1-Halonaphthalenes in 77K Rigid Solution Using an Integrating Sphere Instrument
A new apparatus to determine the absolute luminescence quantum yield of organic molecules in 77K rigid solution is developed by using an integrating sphere (IS). Using this apparatus the fluorescence and phosphorescence quantum yields of 1-halogenated naphthalenes in 77K rigid solutions are measured to determine the rate constants for the spin-forbidden radiative and nonradiative transitions.