Theory of new states, FEXs, Fast-formed EXcited states by the combination of an IR photon and water

David J. Bergman*, Edward M. Kosower

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Abstract

In the IR spectra of water on polyethylene, polypropylene and polytetrafluoroethylene frequent and substantial negative peaks occurred and are explained by a theoretical analysis. New states, FEXs, Fast-formed EXcited states are formed by the combination of an IR photon and water and are now made manifest by inefficient energy transfer to the polymer combined with limited energy transfer to the small (0.5–1.0 μL) water sample.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-306
Number of pages4
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume215
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2019

Keywords

  • Fast-formed excited states
  • Infra-red absorption
  • Water oligomers

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