We came across an organic compound that shows possibly a very large Stokes shift and wonder what is the largest number in eV ever reported. Any suggestion from the experts?
I found an article claiming the largest shift of 252 nm.
Article Boranes with Ultra-High Stokes Shift Fluorescence
I understand the same shift in wavelength corresponding to the different energy in the different regions (UV, Vis, NIR), so maybe just comparing the wavelengths or energy may not be so meaningful, come to think of it. But it is interesting to see how large they could be (and more importantly, the mechanism).
Excited-state processes like ESIPT can lead to very large distances between absorption and emission maxima. However, not sure if this should then still be called Stokes-Shift...
Here , a Stokes shift of 312nm is reported, from a TICT compound:Article Phenothiazinyl Boranes: A New Class of AIE Luminogens with M...
Actually, when comparing Stokes shift values, it should be done in wavenumbers, as only those are linear in energy. On comparing wavelengths, the longer wavelength values would have an adavantage...
I agree with you that the energy axis would be more appropriate to use to compare these shift (in cm-1 or eV) if you are interested in the comparison of the structural changes at the excited state. Wavelength may have practical importance for applications (whatever they could be). The wavelength range of FL would be also important (UV abs to vis FL or vis abs to NIR FL) for the applications.