Simple molecules exist with very different absorption and emission dipole directions
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Simple molecules can exhibit distinct absorption and emission dipole directions, a property that forms the basis of polarization-resolved optical techniques and molecular switches.
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Simple scheme for rapid three-dimensional orientation determination of the emission dipole of single molecules
2005 · cited by 39
This study discusses how single molecules possess well-defined transition dipoles for both absorption and emission, allowing orientation determination via polarization anisotropy.
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Aza[6]- and Aza[7]helicenes: Synthesis and Reversible Protonation-Induced Tuning of Photophysical and Chiroptical Properties.
2026 · cited by 0
This work demonstrates that protonation in azahelicenes triggers a reversible redirection and reorientation of the transition dipole moments between absorption and emission processes.