Cover

Title Page

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 An Overview of the ICT Process

1.2 Experimental and Theoretical Studies of the ICT Process

1.3 Applications of ICT Molecules

References

Chapter 2 Brief History of ICT Molecules

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Background of Studies on Charge Transfer

2.3 A Brief Review of ICT Process in Commonly Studied Organic Molecules

2.3.1 ICT in 4‐N,N‐Dimethylaminobenzonitrile and Related Molecules

2.3.2 ICT in Some Commonly Studied Organic Molecules

2.4 Structure of the ICT State: Twisted or Not?

2.5 Through‐Space Charge Transfer

2.6 Charge Transfer in Inorganic Complexes

2.7 Electron Transfer in Biomolecules

References

Chapter 3 New Theoretical and Experimental Techniques for Studying the ICT Process

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Computational Studies on ICT

3.3 Theoretical Treatment of ICT Rates

3.4 Experimental Methods for Studying ICT Process

3.4.1 Steady‐State UV–Visible Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy

3.4.2 Time‐Resolved Ultrafast Spectroscopic Techniques

3.4.3 Raman/Resonance Raman Spectroscopy

3.4.4 THz Spectroscopy and ICT Dynamics

References

Chapter 4 Medium Effect on ICT Process: Theory and Experiments

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Some Theories and Models of Solvation

4.3 Effect of Solvent Polarity, Viscosity, and Temperature in the ICT Process

4.4 Studies of Solvation in Some ICT Molecules

4.5 Effect of Hydrogen Bonding on ICT

4.6 Resonance‐Assisted Hydrogen Bonding (RAHB)

4.7 Studies of ICT in Solvent Mixture and Confined Media

4.8 Studies of ICT in the Solid State

References

Chapter 5 Nonlinear Optical Response of ICT Molecules

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The NLO Response to Electric Field

5.3 Theoretical Calculation of NLO Response of ICT Molecules

5.4 Studies of Two‐Photon Absorption

5.5 Third‐Order NLO Response of ICT Molecules

5.6 Experimental Studies on Nonlinear Optical Response

5.7 Studies of NLO Molecular Switches

References

Chapter 6 Recent Technological Applications of ICT Molecules and Prospect of Designing New Molecules

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Application of ICT‐Based Molecules

6.2.1 ICT Molecules as Fluorescence Sensors

6.2.2 In Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes

6.2.3 In Aggregation‐Induced Emission

6.2.4 Solar Energy Conversion

6.2.5 ICT‐ Based Molecules for Sensing Temperature

References

Chapter 7 Summary and Outlook

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Summary of Studies of ICT

Further Readings

Index

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