TY - JOUR A1 - von Seggern, David A1 - Modrakowski, Claudia A1 - Spitz, Christian A1 - Schlüter, A. D. A1 - Menzel, Ralf T1 - Charge transfer initiated by optical excitation in diester substituted biphenylpyrene as a function of the solvent characterized by excited state absorption spectroscopy N2 - Cross-sections for ground and excited state absorptions of the charge transfer system 3-(3-tert- butoxycarbonylamino-propyl)-4'-pyren-1-yl-biphenyl-2,5-dicarbo xylicacid dimethyl ester (Py-C) are determined from nonlinear absorption and fluorescence measurements as a function of solvent. While in non-polar solvents no stable charge transfer (CT) state occurs after optical excitation, in polar solvents the CT state is stabilized. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved Y1 - 2004 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/15402 ER -