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May, 2006

A practical simulation and a novel insight to the magnetic field effect on a radical pair in a micelle

MOLECULAR PHYSICS
  • Kiminori Maeda
  • ,
  • Tomoaki Miura
  • ,
  • Tatsuo Arai

Volume
104
Number
10-11
First page
1779
Last page
1788
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1080/14767050600588106
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

The spin mixing process of a radical pair in a micelle in a low magnetic field is investigated by transient absorption detected MARY spectra. In a system comprising the radical pair generated by photoreaction of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone in sodium dodecylsulfate micelle, two techniques were applied: time resolved MARY spectra and pulsed MARY spectra. In order to analyse the results, a practical calculation method that lends itself to the simulation of experimental results has been developed. In the calculation, a semi-classical model was used for the evaluation of the hyperfine mechanism (HFM) in the single-site Liouville equation in which one can take spin relaxation and dephasing phenomena into account. The interrelation between the HFM and relaxation mechanism (RM) was discussed. A new insight into the HFM induced spin mixing process, which is assisted by fast spin dephasing phenomena, is proposed. This mechanism is important for the MARY spectral shape and connects the HFM and RM smoothly.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14767050600588106
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000238118900029&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1080/14767050600588106
  • ISSN : 0026-8976
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000238118900029

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