Is it possible for a molecule to absorb and emit at the same wavelength? What is the reason behind it?
I’m working on charged Tin porphyrins and got the excitation and emission (fluorescence) wavelength around 400nm.
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Sign up to join this communityIs it possible for a molecule to absorb and emit at the same wavelength? What is the reason behind it?
I’m working on charged Tin porphyrins and got the excitation and emission (fluorescence) wavelength around 400nm.
Yes it is very common particularly in the more rigid type of molecule. The best example is chlorophyll and this overlap of absorption and emission leads to energy transfer in photosynthesis. The reason for the overlap is that the excited state potential energy profile is very similar in shape but slightly shifted (as displacement) to that of the ground state and this results in a 'mirror image' spectrum. The spectra below are from anthracene.
You can see even in this rather crude figure that there can be absorption and emission at the same wavelength.