Issue 3, 2011
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Analyst

A new form of analytical chemistry: distinguishing the molecular structure of photo-induced states from ground-states

Jacqueline M. Coleabc  

a Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J J Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, UK

b Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, P. O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada

c Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick, P. O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Abstract

This paper introduces a new analytical technique from the field of crystallography, and the optoelectronics motivation that underpins this effort. The essence of the photocrystallography technique is explained in the context of a four-dimensional (space-time) structural probe, and the four technically distinct time-windows of enquiry are presented. This features the complementary needs of laboratory, synchrotron and Free-electron laser based X-ray diffraction experiments. The different scales of atomic resolution required for the technique to be able to probe various photochemical phenomena are described. Sample requirements for photocrystallography experiments are also considered. The paper concludes by forecasting the prospective fortune of this new analytical technique to respond to major current challenges in the photovoltaic, optical data storage, and non-linear optics industries.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0AN00584C
Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
29 Jul 2010
Accepted
26 Oct 2010
First published
03 Dec 2010

Analyst, 2011,136, 448-455

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