Merocyanine ↔ spiropyran transformation in a polymer matrix: An example of a dispersive chemical reaction

R. Richert, H. Bässler

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Abstract

The non-exponential time dependence of spiropyran ↔ merocyanine transformation in a co-polymer has been reinvestigated experimentally and analysed in terms of a dispersive first-order chemical reaction. Non-exponential dependence can be accounted for by a Gaussian distribution of activation energies whose width decreases with increasing temperature.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)302-306
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume116
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 10 1985
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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