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Effects of excitation power density on the Stern–Volmer constant measurement

  • Meng Kou
  • , Feng Qin
  • , Yongda Wang
  • , Xiyu Zhang
  • , Lu Li
  • , Zheng Hu
  • , Hua Zhao
  • , Zhiguo Zhang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The Stern–Volmer constant (KSV) is an important parameter to describe the capability of energy transfer to oxygen for porphyrin and its derivatives. By fitting Stern–Volmer equation, IP0/IP = 1 + KSV[O2], the KSV is generally determined through phosphorescence intensities (IP) under aerobic and oxygen-free conditions. In this work, the effect of excitation power density on the KSV measurement is theoretically analyzed and experimentally studied, using palladium octaethylporphyrin (PdOEP) as an example. The IP of PdOEP increased nonlinearly with excitation power density, and the power dependent slope of IP0/IP could be obtained. By way of the functional relationship between the slope of IP0/IP and power density, the real KSV of PdOEP was fitted to be 58 ± 2 kPa−1. The oxygen-dependent phosphorescence lifetimes (τP) and IP under a weak excitation power are also measured to calculate the real KSV, which verifies our analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5133-5136
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume48
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes

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