title: UV photoexcitation of a dissolved metalloid Ge9 cluster compound and its extensive ultrafast response.
abstract: Femtosecond pump-probe absorption spectroscopy in tetrahydrofuran solution has been used to investigate the dynamics of a metalloid cluster compound {Ge9[Si(SiMe3)3]3}(-). Upon UV photoexcitation, the transients in the near-infrared spectral region showed signatures reminiscent of excess electrons in THF (bound or quasi-free) whereas in the visible part excited state dynamics of the cluster complex dominates.
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Physical Chemistry, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. andreas.unterreiner@kit.edu.
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authors.lastname: Klinger
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authors.lastname: Schenk
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authors.lastname: Henke
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authors.lastname: Clayborne
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authors.lastname: Schnepf
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authors.lastname: Unterreiner