Orientation of pyrenehexadecanoic acid (PyHA) on the water surface has been investigated using surface
compression, fluorescence spectra, and two-photon ionization measurements. PyHA stays as a monomer
at surface densities lower than 0.025 nmol/cm2, while at high surface densities excimer emission was
observed. The two-photon ionization signal had a peak at 90° (p-polarized laser beam) upon the rotation
of the polarization of the incident laser beam. The difference in the signal intensity generated by p-polarized
and s-polarized lights became smaller as surface density increased. It is suggested that the tilt angle of
the transition moment of the pyrene ring is ca. 70° at a low surface density, and it increases with the surface
density increase. Problems in determining orientation of the molecules on water are discussed.
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