Term: concentration depolarization
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT07346

Definition:
Loss of emission anisotropy due to transfer of electronic excitation from photo-selected molecules to other molecules with different orientations.

Related Terms:
1) emission anisotropy (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07370).

Source: PAC, 2007, 79, 293. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)' on page 316 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779030293)

Citation: 'concentration depolarization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT07346

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