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Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Time development of the spectral redistribution in disordered systems with a Lorentzian transfer rate: Theoretical models and a Monte Carlo study

S. K. Lyo

Published Oct 15, 1980• 12 citations
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Abstract

The time-dependent spectral redistribution in fluorescence line narrowing in an inhomogeneously broadened system is investigated by means of simple theoretical models and Monte Carlo calculations. The two-site phonon-assisted energy transfer rate is assumed to be site-symmetric and a Lorentzian function of energy mismatch. For the Monte Carlo calculations initial excitations are made at the wing, shoulder, and center of the inhomogeneously broadened Gaussian band. For the wing excitation it is argued that, because of the above Lorentzian factor, the intensity in the initial site of excitation decays with a much smaller back-transfer rate than for the center excitation, simplifying the theoretical treatment. This effect is demonstrated by the Monte Carlo study. A refinement of this model is developed for a general situation, and its predictions are compared with the Monte Carlo results.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.22.3616

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The time development of the spectral transfer of optical excitations in inhomogeneously broadened systems is investigated as a function of transfer range, concentration of optically active ions and the dimensionality of the system. The equation of motion method is employed to calculate the spin-wave density of states for the equivalent ferromagnet and this is transformed to obtain the time dependence of the narrow band fluorescence. It is found that neighbours out to the fifth shell in a simple cubic lattice are significant for dipole-dipole interactions. Reducing the effective dimensionality of the model leads to a considerably slower spectral redistribution of the fluorescence.