title: Spectroscopy and dynamics of the 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane radical anion.
abstract: The photoelectron spectrum of the 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) radical anion has been measured at 3.1 eV. Additionally, the ultrafast relaxation dynamics of the first excited state (1(2)B(3u)) of TCNQ(-) have been studied using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, which reveals that it undergoes internal conversion back to the ground state ((2)B(2g)) with an associated lifetime of 650 fs and shows evidence of coherent nuclear motion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, UKDH1 3LE.
authors.forename: Gareth M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lecointre
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Horke
authors.forename: Jan R R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Verlet