title: Controlling Electronic Communication in Ethynylated-Polypyridine Metal Complexes.
abstract: By introduction of a naphthalene subunit in the middle of a butadiynylene spacer the triplet lifetime of the ruthenium chromophore in RR is prolongated to 475 ns. By increasing laser intensities the two Ru-terpy terminals are simultaneously promoted to the triplet state, and triplet - triplet annihilation occurs. In contrast, in the mixed Ru/Os complex (RO) the long inherent triplet lifetime of the Os-terpy fragment facilitates reverse triplet energy transfer. terpy=bis(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie, d'Electronique et de Photonique Moléculaires Ecole Européenne de Chimie Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM) UPRES-A 7008 au CNRS 25 rue Becquerel, 67008 Strasbourg Cedex (France).
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Ghayoury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harriman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khatyr
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ziessel