title: How does tetraphenylethylene relax from its excited states?
abstract: Tetraphenylethylene is a prototypical example of a molecule displaying aggregation-induced emission. Despite many studies on the optical properties of TPE and its derivatives, the origin of the non-emissive behavior in the gas phase or in dilute solutions has yet to be unravelled. Here, we identify the ultrafast deactivation mechanisms responsible for the fluorescence quenching in isolated TPE.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. clemence.corminboeuf@epfl.ch.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prlj
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Nadja.Doslic@irb.hr.
authors.forename: Nađa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Došlić
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. clemence.corminboeuf@epfl.ch.
authors.forename: Clémence
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corminboeuf