Effect of Solvent on Spectroscopic Characteristics and Energy Transfer Processes of Some Laser Dyes

Abstract

This article summarizes recent progress and the authors work in the field of solvation effects on spectroscopic properties of some organic compound. For many aromatic molecules the position and the structure of the fluorescence spectrum are strongly dependent on the solvent. The wavelength displacement can often be correlated with changes in solvent dielectric constant and the solvent index of refraction. A general review for the effect of the solvent is presented including studying the relationship between energy transfer processes and quantum efficiency with different solvent types.