双语化学辞典Chem Lexicon
研究生Graduate 分子光谱与结构测定 Molecular spectroscopy & structure determination

弗兰克–康登原理Franck–Condon principle

\[I_{v'\leftarrow v''} \propto |\mu_{el}|^2\,\left|\langle\chi_{v'}|\chi_{v''}\rangle\right|^2\]

含义Meaning

电子跃迁远快于核运动,跃迁时核构型几乎不变(竖直跃迁)。各振动带的强度正比于上下态振动波函数重叠积分的平方(弗兰克–康登因子),决定电子光谱的振动精细结构。

Electronic transitions are much faster than nuclear motion, so they are vertical. Each vibronic band’s intensity is proportional to the squared overlap of vibrational wavefunctions (the Franck–Condon factor).

符号说明Symbols

符号Symbol含义 Meaning单位 Unit
\(\mu_{el}\)电子跃迁偶极矩electronic transition dipoleC·m
\(\chi_v\)振动波函数vibrational wavefunction
\(\langle\chi_{v'}|\chi_{v''}\rangle\)振动重叠积分vibrational overlap integral1

推导Derivation

  1. 玻恩–奥本海默近似下 \(\Psi = \psi_{el}\chi_v\),跃迁矩 \(\langle\Psi'|\hat\mu|\Psi''\rangle\)。

    With \(\Psi = \psi_{el}\chi_v\), take the transition moment.

  2. 假设电子跃迁矩随核坐标变化很小(康登近似),可提到积分外:\(\mu_{el}\langle\chi_{v'}|\chi_{v''}\rangle\)。

    Assuming \(\mu_{el}\) barely varies with geometry (Condon), it factors out.

  3. 若激发态键长与基态相同,强度集中在 0–0 带;键长变化越大,强度分布越宽,最强带偏向高 v′。

    Equal geometries concentrate intensity in the 0–0 band; larger displacements spread it to higher v′.

适用条件与局限Assumptions & limitations

  • 康登近似对弱的、对称禁阻跃迁失效(赫兹伯格–特勒振动耦合)。

    Fails for weak, symmetry-forbidden transitions (Herzberg–Teller coupling).