Abstract: A preliminary study on a novel free base porphyrin dimer and a zinc prophyrin dimer by comparing their fluorescence properties with those of the corresponding monomers is presented. The fluorescence intensity of the free base dimer is five times higher than that of the monomer, but the fluorescence intensity of the zinc porphyrin dimer is nearly similar to that of the zinc porphyrin monomer. The emission spectra show that energy transfer occurs between the two units.

Key words: Porphyrin dimer, Zinc dimer, Fluorescence property , Porphyrin dimer, Zinc dimer, Fluorescence property