Time-Dependent Density Matrix Renormalization Group Coupled with n-Mode Representation Potentials for the Excited State Radiationless Decay Rate:Formalism and Application to Azulene

We propose a method for calculating the nonradiative decay rates for polyatomic molecules including anharmonic effects of the potential energy surface(PES)in the Franck-Condon region.The method combines the n-mode repre-sentation method to construct the ab initio PES and the nearly exact time-dependent density matrix renormalization group method(TD-DMRG)to simulate quantum dynamics.In addition,in the framework of TD-DMRG,we further develop an algorithm to calculate the final-state-resolved rate coefficient which is very useful to analyze the contribution from each vibrational mode to the transition process.We use this method to study the internal conversion(IC)process of azulene after taking into account the anharmonicity of the ground state PES.The results show that even for this semi-rigid molecule,the intramode anharmonicity enhances the IC rate significantly,and after considering the two-mode coupling effect,the rate increases even further.The reason is that the anharmonicity enables the C-H vibrations to receive electronic energy while C-H vibrations do not contribute on the harmonic PES as the Huang-Rhys factor is close to 0.

Temperature effects on photoluminescence of YAG:Ce^(3+) phosphor and performance in white light-emitting diodes

The well crystalline YAG：Ce^3＋ phosphor was synthesized by sold-state method, and the temperature dependence of excitation and emission spectra of YAG：Ce^3＋ phosphor were investigated in the temperature range from room temperature to 573 K. With temperature increasing, it was noted that the emission intensity of as-repared phosphors decreased considerably more rapidly when pumped by 460 nm than by 340 nm. The temperature-intensity curves under different excitation wavelengths were obtained using an Arrhenius function, and the corresponding activation energies were also obtained respectively. Thus, the experimental phenomenon was discussed in terms of nonradiative decay rate. The effects of as-prepared phosphors on the performance of the white LED with changing temperature were also studied.

Effects of Yb^3＋ in Er^3＋/Yb^3＋ Codoped Fluorophosphate Glasses

For the Er^3＋ /Yb^3＋ codoped fluorophosphate glasses, Judd-Ofelt theory is used to analyse the influence of YbF3 as not a sensitizer but an average component on the spectroscopic properties around 1530nm emission. The double roles of Yb^3＋, as a sensitizer and as an average component, are discussed. It is found that Yb^3＋ as an average component contributes to the increase of fluorescence lifetime, and Yb^3＋ as a sensitizer has the best sensitization when its concentration is 2.4 mol%.

Molecular mechanism of aggregation-induced emission

Deep understanding of the inherent luminescence mechanism is essential for the development of aggregation-induced emission(AIE)materials and applications.We first note that the intermolecular excitonic coupling is much weaker in strength than the intramolecular electron-vibration coupling for a majority of newly termed AIEgens,which leads to the emission peak position insensitive to excitonic coupling,hence the conventional excitonic model for J-aggregation cannot effectively explain their AIE phenomena.Then,using multiscale computational approach coupled with our self-developed thermal vibration correlation function rate formalism and transition-state theory,we quantitatively investigate the aggregation effect on both the radiative and the nonradiative decays of molecular excited states.For radiative decay processes,we propose that the lowest excited state could convert from a transition dipole-forbidden“dark”state to a dipole-allowed“bright”state upon aggregation.For the radiationless processes,we demonstrate the blockage of nonradiative decay via vibration relaxation(BNR-VR)in harmonic region or the removal of nonradiative decay via isomerization(RNR-ISO)or minimum energy crossing point(RNR-MECP)beyond harmonic region in a variety of AIE aggregates.Our theoretical work not only justifies a plethora of experimental results but also makes reliable predictions on molecular design and mechanism that can be experimentally verified.Looking forward,we believe this review will benefit the deep understanding about the universality of AIE phenomenon and further extending the scope of AIE systems with novel applications.