Efficient Singlet Oxygen Generation Upon Two-Photon Excitation of New Porphyrin With Enhanced Nonlinear Absorption
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We demonstrate efficient generation of singlet oxygen upon two-photon excitation with 150-fs 780-nm laser pulses of a new porphyrin photosensitizer molecule whose two-photon absorption cross section has been considerably enhanced by chemical design.
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