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Wu T, Pelc R, Bouř P. Molecular Properties of 3d and 4f Coordination Compounds Deciphered by Raman Optical Activity Spectroscopy. Chempluschem 2023; 88:e202300385. [PMID: 37665573 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Molecular properties of coordination compounds can be efficiently studied by vibrational spectroscopy. The scope of Raman spectroscopy has been greatly enhanced by the introduction of Raman optical activity (ROA) sensitive to chirality. The present review describes some of its recent applications to study the coordination compounds. 3d and 4f metal complexes often absorb the excitation light, or exhibit luminescence. Therefore, effects caused in ROA spectra by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) must be taken into consideration.In 3d metal complexes ECD and circularly-polarized Raman scattering compete with the resonance ROA (RROA) signal. Pure RROA spectrum can thus be obtained by subtracting the so-called ECD-Raman component. CPL is frequently encountered in 4f systems. While it can mask the ROA spectra, it is useful to study molecular structure. These electronic effects can be reduced by using near-infrared excitation although vibrational ROA signal is much weaker compared to the usual green laser excitation scenario. The ROA methodology is thus complex, but capable of providing unique information about the molecules of interests and their interaction with light.
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- Tao Wu
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo náměstí 2, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic
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Wang C, Lyu P, Chen Z, Xu Y. Green and Scalable Synthesis of Atomic-Thin Crystalline Two-Dimensional Triazine Polymers with Ultrahigh Photocatalytic Properties. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37171112 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Scalable and eco-friendly synthesis of crystalline two-dimensional (2D) polymers with proper band gap and single-layer thickness is highly desired for the fundamental research and practical applications of 2D polymers; however, it remains a considerable and unresolved challenge. Herein, we report a convenient and robust method to synthesize a series of crystalline covalent triazine framework nanosheets (CTF NSs) with a thickness of ∼80 nm via a new solvent-free salt-catalyzed nitrile cyclotrimerization process, which enables the cost-effective large-scale preparation of crystalline CTF NSs at the hundred-gram level. Theoretical calculations and detailed experiments revealed for the first time that the conventional salts such as KCl can not only act as physical templates as traditionally believed but also more importantly can efficiently catalyze the cyclotrimerization reaction of carbonitrile monomers as a new kind of green solid catalysts to achieve crystalline CTF NSs. Upon simple liquid-phase sonication, these CTF NSs can be easily further exfoliated into abundant single-layer crystalline 2D triazine polymers (2D-TPs) in high yields. The obtained atomically thin crystalline 2D-TPs with a band gap of 2.36 eV and rich triazine active groups exhibited a remarkable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 1321 μmol h-1 under visible light irradiation with an apparent quantum yield up to 29.5% at 420 nm and excellent photocatalytic overall water splitting activity with a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency up to 0.35%, which exceed all molecular framework materials and are among the best metal-free photocatalysts ever reported. Moreover, the processable 2D-TPs could be readily assembled on a support as a photocatalytic film device, which demonstrated superior photocatalytic performance (135.2 mmol h-1 m-2 for hydrogen evolution).
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- Congxu Wang
- Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang Province, China
- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices, School of Material Sciences and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, Hunan Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Instrumentation and Service Center for Molecular Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Brückmann J, Müller C, Maisuradze T, Mengele AK, Nauroozi D, Fauth S, Gruber A, Gräfe S, Leopold K, Kupfer S, Dietzek‐Ivanšić B, Rau S. Pyrimidoquinazolinophenanthroline Opens Next Chapter in Design of Bridging Ligands for Artificial Photosynthesis**. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200766. [PMID: 35719124 PMCID: PMC9546224 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The synthesis and detailed characterization of a new Ru polypyridine complex containing a heteroditopic bridging ligand with previously unexplored metal‐metal distances is presented. Due to the twisted geometry of the novel ligand, the resultant division of the ligand in two distinct subunits leads to steady state as well as excited state properties of the corresponding mononuclear Ru(II) polypyridine complex resembling those of prototype [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy=2,2'‐bipyridine). The localization of the initially optically excited and the nature of the long‐lived excited states on the Ru‐facing ligand spheres is evaluated by resonance Raman and fs‐TA spectroscopy, respectively, and supported by DFT and TDDFT calculations. Coordination of a second metal (Zn or Rh) to the available bis‐pyrimidyl‐like coordination sphere strongly influences the frontier orbitals, apparent by, for example, luminescence quenching. Thus, the new bridging ligand motif offers electronic properties, which can be adjusted by the nature of the second metal center. Using the heterodinuclear Ru−Rh complex, visible light‐driven reduction of NAD+ to NADH was achieved, highlighting the potential of this system for photocatalytic applications.
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- Jannik Brückmann
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V. Department Functional Interfaces Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V. Department Functional Interfaces Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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Ashtari-Jafari S, Jamshidi Z, Visscher L. Efficient simulation of resonance Raman spectra with tight-binding approximations to Density Functional Theory. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:084104. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0107220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Resonance Raman spectroscopy has long been established as one of the most sensitive techniques for detection, structure characterization and probing the excited-state dynamics of biochemical systems. However, the analysis of resonance Raman spectra is much facilitated when measurements are accompanied by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations which are expensive for large biomolecules. In this work, resonance Raman spectra are therefore computed with the Density Functional Tight-Binding (DFTB) method in the time-dependent excited-state gradient approximation. To test the accuracy of the tight-binding approximations, this method is first applied to typical resonance Raman benchmark molecules like β-carotene and compared to results obtained with pure and range-separated exchange-correlation (xc) functionals. We then demonstrate the efficiency of the approach by considering a computationally challenging heme variation. Overall, we find that the vibrational frequencies and excited-state properties (energies and gradients) which are needed to simulate the spectra are reasonably accurate and suitable for interpretation of experiments. We can therefore recommend DFTB as a fast computational method to interpret resonance Raman spectra.
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- Sahar Ashtari-Jafari
- Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran (CCERCI), Iran, Islamic Republic of
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- Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Zedler L, Müller C, Wintergerst P, Mengele AK, Rau S, Dietzek‐Ivanšić B. Influence of the Linker Chemistry on the Photoinduced Charge‐Transfer Dynamics of Hetero‐dinuclear Photocatalysts. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200490. [PMID: 35481716 PMCID: PMC9325363 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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To optimize light‐driven catalytic processes, light‐mediated multi‐electron transfer dynamics in molecular dyads need to be studied and correlated with structural changes focusing on the catalytically active metastable intermediates. Here, spectro‐electrochemistry has been employed to investigate the structure‐dependent photoelectron transfer kinetics in catalytically active intermediates of two Ru−Rh catalysts for light‐driven NAD+ reduction. The excited‐state reactivity of short‐lived intermediates was studied along different photoreaction pathways by resonance Raman and time‐resolved transient absorption spectro‐electrochemistry with sub‐picosecond time resolution under operando conditions. The results demonstrate, for the first time, how the bridging ligand serves as a (multi‐)electron storage structure, mediates the strength of the electronic coupling of catalytic and photocenter and impacts the targeted electron transfer as well as parasitic electron‐transfer kinetics.
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- Linda Zedler
- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I Ulm University Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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Kupfer S, Wächtler M, Guthmuller J. Light‐Driven Multi‐Charge Separation in a Push‐Pull Ruthenium‐based Photosensitizer – Assessed by RASSCF and TDDFT Simulations. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Stephan Kupfer
- Friedrich Schiller Universitat Jena Chemisch Geowissenschaftliche Fakultat Institute of Physical Chemistry Helmholtzweg 1 07743 Jena GERMANY
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology: Leibniz-Institut fur Photonische Technologien Functional Interfaces GERMANY
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- Gdansk University of Technology: Politechnika Gdanska Institute of Physics and Computer Science POLAND
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Müller C, Friedländer I, Bagemihl B, Rau S, Dietzek-Ivanšić B. The electron that breaks the catalyst's back - excited state dynamics in intermediates of molecular photocatalysts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:27397-27403. [PMID: 34859807 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04498b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In situ spectroelectrochemical studies focussing on the Franck-Condon region and sub-ns electron transfer processes in Ru(II)-tpphz-Pt(II) based photocatalysts reveal that single-electron reduction effectively hinders intramolecular electron transfer between the photoexcited Ru chromophore and the Pt center.
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- Carolin Müller
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany. .,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Research Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Research Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany. .,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Research Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Lessingstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Kožíšek J, Svoboda J, Zedník J, Vlčková B, Šloufová I. Resonance Raman Excitation Profiles of Fe(II)-Terpyridine Complexes: Electronic Effects of Ligand Modifications. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:12847-12858. [PMID: 34758623 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c08366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Metal 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine (tpy) complexes are readily used as building blocks in metallo-supramolecular polymers that stand out for their photophysical properties in solar energy assemblies. Furthermore, Resonance Raman (RR) excitation profiles are sensitive indicators of the electronic properties of chromophores. Previously, using RR spectroscopy, we studied the [Fe(tpy)2]2+ complex and metallo-supramolecular polymers formed by tpy derivatives and Fe(II) ions. Here, we compare RR spectra of iron (Fe(II)) complexes with 4'-substituted tpy ligands─[Fe(4'-R-tpy)2]2+, with R = H (1a), Cl (2a), 4-chlorophenyl (3a), and 2-thienyl (4a) to describe changes in their electronic structure after functionalization. By combining theoretical calculations, RR, and UV/vis spectra, we elucidated differences in the RR excitation profiles of 1a, 2a, and 4a complexes. In all Raman modes, complexes 1a and 2a showed maximal enhancement only at 532 nm excitation, whereas complex 4a exhibited maximal enhancement selectively at either 532 or 633 nm excitations. Based on our calculations, the mixed metal/ligand character of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of 4a complex manifests itself through selective enhancement of vibration modes, mainly localized on the 2-thienyl unit at 633 nm excitation, which may explain the unique behavior of this complex. Therefore, complex 4a is a prospective candidate for further detailed photophysical explorations toward developing sensitizers for solar cells.
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- Jan Kožíšek
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovskeho nam. 2, 162 06 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Hlavova 2030, 128 40 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Chettri A, Kruse JH, Kumar Jha K, Dröge L, Romanenko I, Neumann C, Kupfer S, Turchanin A, Rau S, Schacher FH, Dietzek B. A Molecular Photosensitizer in a Porous Block Copolymer Matrix-Implications for the Design of Photocatalytically Active Membranes. Chemistry 2021; 27:17049-17058. [PMID: 34636457 PMCID: PMC9291506 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Recently, porous photocatalytically active block copolymer membranes were introduced, based on heterogenized molecular catalysts. Here, we report the integration of the photosensitizer, i. e., the light absorbing unit in an intermolecular photocatalytic system into block copolymer membranes in a covalent manner. We study the resulting structure and evaluate the orientational mobility of the photosensitizer as integral part of the photocatalytic system in such membranes. To this end we utilize transient absorption anisotropy, highlighting the temporal reorientation of the transition dipole moment probed in a femtosecond pump‐probe experiment. Our findings indicate that the photosensitizer is rigidly bound to the polymer membrane and shows a large heterogeneity of absolute anisotropy values as a function of location probed within the matrix. This reflects the sample inhomogeneity arising from different protonation states of the photosensitizer and different intermolecular interactions of the photosensitizers within the block copolymer membrane scaffold.
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- Avinash Chettri
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V., Albert Einstein Straße 9, 07747, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstraße 8, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V., Albert Einstein Straße 9, 07747, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V., Albert Einstein Straße 9, 07747, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstraße 8, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert Einstein Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstraße 8, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e.V., Albert Einstein Straße 9, 07747, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Guthmuller J. Sum-over-state expressions including second-order Herzberg-Teller effects for the calculation of absorption and resonance Raman intensities. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:084107. [PMID: 34470349 DOI: 10.1063/5.0057731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The sum-over-state expressions are derived to calculate the second-order Herzberg-Teller (HT) effects in absorption and resonance Raman spectroscopies. These effects depend on the second derivatives of the transition dipole moment with respect to the vibrational coordinates. The method is applied to the molecule of 1,3-butadiene using density functional theory calculations. It is found that the second-order HT effects are significant for both absorption and resonance Raman intensities, and that the calculated spectra are in good agreement with the experimental data. The second-order HT effects originate from diagonal elements of the second derivatives matrix, whereas non-diagonal elements have a negligible impact on the intensities of 1,3-butadiene.
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- Julien Guthmuller
- Institute of Physics and Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Müller C, Isakov D, Rau S, Dietzek B. Influence of the Protonation State on the Excited-State Dynamics of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Imidazole π-Extended Dipyridophenazine Ligands. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:5911-5921. [PMID: 34190563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ruthenium(II) complexes, like [(tbbpy)2Ru(dppz)]2+ (Ru-dppz; tbbpy = 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, dppz = dipyrido-[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine), have emerged as suitable photosensitizers in photoredox catalysis. Since then, there has been ongoing interest in the design of π-extended Ru-dppz systems with red-shifted visible absorption maxima and sufficiently long-lived excited states independent of the solvent or pH value. Herein, we explore the photophysical properties of protonation isomers of the linearly π-extended [(tbbpy)2Ru(L)]2+-type complexes bearing a dppz ligand with directly fused imidazole (im) and methyl-imidazole units (mim) as L. Steady-state UV-vis absorption, resonance Raman, as well as time-resolved emission and transient absorption spectroscopy reveal that Ru-im and Ru-mim show desirable properties for the application in photocatalytic processes, i.e., strong visible absorbance and two long-lived excited states in the 3ILCT and 3MLCT manifold, at pH values between 3 and 12. However, protonation of the (methyl-)imidazole unit at pH ≤ 2 unit causes decreased excited-state lifetimes and an emission switch-off.
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- Carolin Müller
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Research Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Research Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Sutton JJ, Preston D, Traber P, Steinmetzer J, Wu X, Kayal S, Sun XZ, Crowley JD, George MW, Kupfer S, Gordon KC. Excited-State Switching in Rhenium(I) Bipyridyl Complexes with Donor-Donor and Donor-Acceptor Substituents. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9082-9093. [PMID: 34111929 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c02755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The optical properties of two Re(CO)3(bpy)Cl complexes in which the bpy is substituted with two donor (triphenylamine, TPA, ReTPA2) as well as both donor (TPA) and acceptor (benzothiadiazole, BTD, ReTPA-BTD) groups are presented. For ReTPA2 the absorption spectra show intense intraligand charge-transfer (ILCT) bands at 460 nm with small solvatochromic behavior; for ReTPA-BTD the ILCT transitions are weaker. These transitions are assigned as TPA → bpy transitions as supported by resonance Raman data and TDDFT calculations. The excited-state spectroscopy shows the presence of two emissive states for both complexes. The intensity of these emission signals is modulated by solvent. Time-resolved infrared spectroscopy definitively assigns the excited states present in CH2Cl2 to be MLCT in nature, and in MeCN the excited states are ILCT in nature. DFT calculations indicated this switching with solvent is governed by access to states controlled by spin-orbit coupling, which is sufficiently different in the two solvents, allowing to select out each of the charge-transfer states.
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- Joshua J Sutton
- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom.,Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo 315100 China
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.,MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
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Wahyuono RA, Braumüller M, Bold S, Amthor S, Nauroozi D, Plentz J, Wächtler M, Rau S, Dietzek B. Localizing the initial excitation - A case study on NiO photocathodes using Ruthenium dipyridophenazine complexes as sensitizers. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 252:119507. [PMID: 33578124 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.119507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report on the localization of the initially excited electronic state within the molecular framework of a series of [Ru(bpy)2dppz]2+ derivatives (bpy:2,2'-bipyridine, dppz: dipyrido-phenazine) as sensitizers in NiO based photocathodes. The introduction of conjugated linkers with phenylene and triazole moieties in the bpy ligand sphere separates the NiO surface from the metal center and hence is considered to stabilize the charge separated state, which results from light-driven hole injection. However, introduction of the conjugated linkers also alters the localization of the excess electron density in the excited state within the ligand sphere and impacts the extent to which the charge-separated state is formed. The study emphasizes that tuning the ligand with the lowest-energy π* orbital distal or proximal to the NiO surface significantly affects the initial charge-separation and the solar cell performance. The stability of the charge-separated state correlates with the observed photocurrents in dye-sensitized solar cells. Furthermore, the study challenges the widely accepted concept that the introduction of extended anchoring groups, i.e. increasing Ru - NiO distance, stabilizes the charge-separated state and suppresses charge recombination at the metal-oxide molecule interface.
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- Ruri Agung Wahyuono
- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V., Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC-Jena), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany; Department of Engineering Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim, Sukolilo, 60111 Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V., Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC-Jena), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IRIG, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, 17 rue des Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V., Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V., Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC-Jena), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V., Department Functional Interfaces, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC-Jena), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Carlton ES, Sutton JJ, Gale AG, Shields GC, Gordon KC, Wagenknecht PS. Insights into the charge-transfer character of electronic transitions in RCp 2Ti(C 2Fc) 2 complexes using solvatochromism, resonance Raman spectroscopy, and TDDFT. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:2233-2242. [PMID: 33502417 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04282j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of complexes with low-energy FeII to TiIV metal-to-metal charge-transfer (MMCT) transitions, Cp2Ti(C2Fc)2, Cp*2Ti(C2Fc)2, and MeOOCCp2Ti(C2Fc)2, was investigated using solvatochromism and resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS) augmented with time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations in order to interrogate the nature of the CT transitions. Computational models were benchmarked against the experimental UV-Vis spectra and B3LYP/6-31G(d) was found to most faithfully represent the spectra. The energy of the MMCT transition was measured in 15 different solvents and a multivariate fit to the Catalán solvent parameters - solvent polarizability (SP), solvent dipolarity (SdP), solvent basicity (SB), and solvent acidity (SA) - was performed. The effect of SP indicates a greater degree of electron delocalization in the excited state (ES) than the ground state (GS). The small negative solvatochromism with respect to SdP indicates a smaller dipole moment in the ES than the GS. The effect of SB is consistent with charge-transfer to Ti. Upon excitation into the MMCT absorption band, the RRS data show enhancement of the alkyne stretching modes and of the out-of-plane bending modes of the cyclopentadienyl ring connected to Fe and the alkyne bridge. This is consistent with changes in the oxidation states of Ti and Fe, respectively. The higher-energy transitions (350-450 nm) show enhancement of vibrational modes consistent with ethnylcyclopentadienyl to Ti ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT). The RRS data is consistent with the TDDFT predicted character of these transitions. TDDFT suggests that the lowest-energy transition in Cp2Ti(C2Fc)2CuI, where CuI is coordinated between the alkynes, retains its FeII to TiIV MMCT character, in agreement with the RRS data, but that the lowest-energy transitions have significant CuI to Ti character. For Cp2Ti(C2Fc)2CuI, excitation into the low-energy MMCT absorption band results in selective enhancement of the symmetric alkynyl stretching mode.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, SC 29613, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, SC 29613, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Fiederling K, Kupfer S, Gräfe S. Are charged tips driving TERS-resolution? A full quantum chemical approach. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:034106. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0031763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- K. Fiederling
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Kranz C, Wächtler M. Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:1407-1437. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00526f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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This review provides a comprehensive overview on characterisation techniques for light-driven redox-catalysts highlighting spectroscopic, microscopic, electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical approaches.
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- Christine Kranz
- Ulm University
- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
- Department Functional Interfaces
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
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Mengele AK, Müller C, Nauroozi D, Kupfer S, Dietzek B, Rau S. Molecular Scylla and Charybdis: Maneuvering between pH Sensitivity and Excited-State Localization in Ruthenium Bi(benz)imidazole Complexes. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12097-12110. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Alexander K. Mengele
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Materials and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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Müller C, Schulz M, Obst M, Zedler L, Gräfe S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Role of MLCT States in the Franck-Condon Region of Neutral, Heteroleptic Cu(I)-4 H-imidazolate Complexes: A Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:6607-6616. [PMID: 32701275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c04351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The impact of the electronic structure of a series of 4H-imidazolate ligands in neutral, heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes is investigated. Remarkable broad and strong ligand-dependent absorption in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum renders the studied complexes promising photosensitizers for photocatalytic applications. The electronic structure of the Cu(I) complexes and the localization of photoexcited states in the Franck-Condon region are unraveled by means of UV-vis absorption and resonance Raman (rR) spectroscopy supported by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. The visible absorption bands stem from a superposition of bright metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) and π-π* as well as weakly absorbing MLCT states. Additionally, the analysis of involved molecular orbitals and rR spectra upon excitation of MLCT and π-π* states highlights the impact of the electronic structure of the 4H-imidazolate ligands on the properties of the corresponding Cu(I) complexes to avail a toolbox for predictive studies and efficient complex design.
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- Carolin Müller
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Fiederling K, Abasifard M, Richter M, Deckert V, Gräfe S, Kupfer S. The chemical effect goes resonant - a full quantum mechanical approach on TERS. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:6346-6359. [PMID: 32134418 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09814c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lately, experimental evidence of unexpectedly extremely high spatial resolution of tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) has been demonstrated. Theoretically, two different contributions are discussed: an electromagnetic effect, leading to a spatially confined near field due to plasmonic excitations; and the so-called chemical effect originating from the locally modified electronic structure of the molecule due to the close proximity of the plasmonic system. Most of the theoretical efforts have concentrated on the electromagnetic contribution or the chemical effect in case of non-resonant excitation. In this work, we present a fully quantum mechanical description including non-resonant and resonant chemical contributions as well as charge-transfer phenomena of these molecular-plasmonic hybrid systems at the density functional and the time-dependent density functional level of theory. We consider a surface-immobilized tin(ii) phthalocyanine molecule as the molecular system, which is minutely scanned by a plasmonic tip, modeled by a single silver atom. These different relative positions of the Ag atom to the molecule lead to pronounced alterations of the Raman spectra. These Raman spectra vary substantially, both in peak positions and several orders of magnitude in the intensity patterns under non-resonant and resonant conditions, and also, depending on, which electronic states are addressed. Our computational approach reveals that unique - non-resonant and resonant - chemical interactions among the tip and the molecule significantly alter the TERS spectra and are mainly responsible for the high, possibly sub-Angstrom spatial resolution.
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- Kevin Fiederling
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Walter M, Moseler M. Ab Initio Wavelength-Dependent Raman Spectra: Placzek Approximation and Beyond. J Chem Theory Comput 2019; 16:576-586. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Michael Walter
- Fraunhofer IWM, MikroTribologie Centrum μTC, Wöhlerstrasse 11, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
- FIT Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, 79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT − Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer IWM, MikroTribologie Centrum μTC, Wöhlerstrasse 11, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT − Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 105, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany
- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Freiburg, Herrmann-Herder-Straße 3, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, Universität Freiburg, Stefan-Meier-Straße 21, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Björnmalm M, Wong LM, Wojciechowski JP, Penders J, Horgan CC, Booth MA, Martin NG, Sattler S, Stevens MM. In vivo biocompatibility and immunogenicity of metal-phenolic gelation. Chem Sci 2019; 10:10179-10194. [PMID: 31700596 PMCID: PMC6837883 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03325d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In vivo forming hydrogels are of interest for diverse biomedical applications due to their ease-of-use and minimal invasiveness and therefore high translational potential. Supramolecular hydrogels that can be assembled using metal-phenolic coordination of naturally occurring polyphenols and group IV metal ions (e.g. TiIV or ZrIV) provide a versatile and robust platform for engineering such materials. However, the in situ formation and in vivo response to this new class of materials has not yet been reported. Here, we demonstrate that metal-phenolic supramolecular gelation occurs successfully in vivo and we investigate the host response to the material over 14 weeks. The TiIV-tannic acid materials form stable gels that are well-tolerated following subcutaneous injection. Histology reveals a mild foreign body reaction, and titanium biodistribution studies show low accumulation in distal tissues. Compared to poloxamer-based hydrogels (commonly used for in vivo gelation), TiIV-tannic acid materials show a substantially improved in vitro drug release profile for the corticosteroid dexamethasone (from <1 day to >10 days). These results provide essential in vivo characterization for this new class of metal-phenolic hydrogels, and highlight their potential suitability for biomedical applications in areas such as drug delivery and regenerative medicine.
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- Mattias Björnmalm
- Department of Materials
, Department of Bioengineering
, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
, Imperial College London
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London SW7 2AZ
, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute
, Imperial College London
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London W12 0NN
, UK
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- Department of Materials
, Department of Bioengineering
, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
, Imperial College London
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London SW7 2AZ
, UK
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- Department of Materials
, Department of Bioengineering
, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
, Imperial College London
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London SW7 2AZ
, UK
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- Department of Materials
, Department of Bioengineering
, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
, Imperial College London
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London SW7 2AZ
, UK
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- Department of Materials
, Department of Bioengineering
, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
, Imperial College London
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London SW7 2AZ
, UK
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- Trace Element Laboratory
, North West London Pathology
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Charing Cross Hospital
, London W6 8RF
, UK
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- National Heart and Lung Institute
, Imperial College London
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London W12 0NN
, UK
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- Department of Materials
, Department of Bioengineering
, Institute of Biomedical Engineering
, Imperial College London
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Zedler L, Mengele AK, Ziems KM, Zhang Y, Wächtler M, Gräfe S, Pascher T, Rau S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Unraveling the Light‐Activated Reaction Mechanism in a Catalytically Competent Key Intermediate of a Multifunctional Molecular Catalyst for Artificial Photosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Linda Zedler
- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I University of Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Pascher Instruments AB Stora Råby Byaväg 24 S-224 80 Lund Sweden
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I University of Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 11 89081 Ulm Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Straße 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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Zedler L, Mengele AK, Ziems KM, Zhang Y, Wächtler M, Gräfe S, Pascher T, Rau S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Unraveling the Light-Activated Reaction Mechanism in a Catalytically Competent Key Intermediate of a Multifunctional Molecular Catalyst for Artificial Photosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13140-13148. [PMID: 31347251 PMCID: PMC6772164 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Understanding photodriven multielectron reaction pathways requires the identification and spectroscopic characterization of intermediates and their excited‐state dynamics, which is very challenging due to their short lifetimes. To the best of our knowledge, this manuscript reports for the first time on in situ spectroelectrochemistry as an alternative approach to study the excited‐state properties of reactive intermediates of photocatalytic cycles. UV/Vis, resonance‐Raman, and transient‐absorption spectroscopy have been employed to characterize the catalytically competent intermediate [(tbbpy)2RuII(tpphz)RhICp*] of [(tbbpy)2Ru(tpphz)Rh(Cp*)Cl]Cl(PF6)2 (Ru(tpphz)RhCp*), a photocatalyst for the hydrogenation of nicotinamide (NAD‐analogue) and proton reduction, generated by electrochemical and chemical reduction. Electronic transitions shifting electron density from the activated catalytic center to the bridging tpphz ligand significantly reduce the catalytic activity upon visible‐light irradiation.
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- Linda Zedler
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Pascher Instruments AB, Stora Råby Byaväg 24, S-224 80, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Schindler J, Traber P, Zedler L, Zhang Y, Lefebvre JF, Kupfer S, Gräfe S, Demeunynck M, Chavarot-Kerlidou M, Dietzek B. Photophysics of a Ruthenium Complex with a π-Extended Dipyridophenazine Ligand for DNA Quadruplex Labeling. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:6558-6569. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b05274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Julian Schindler
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DPM, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biologie des Métaux, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Keane PM, Kelly JM. Transient absorption and time-resolved vibrational studies of photophysical and photochemical processes in DNA-intercalating polypyridyl metal complexes or cationic porphyrins. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Luo Y, Wächtler M, Barthelmes K, Winter A, Schubert US, Dietzek B. Coexistence of distinct intramolecular electron transfer pathways in polyoxometalate based molecular triads. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:11740-11748. [PMID: 29651486 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp01007b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polyoxometalate (POM)-associated charge-separated states, formed by the photoinduced oxidation of a covalently attached photosensitizer and reduction of the POM, have attracted much attention due to the remarkable catalytic properties of the reduced POMs. However, short lifetimes of the POM-associated charge-separated state, which in some cases lead to the backward electron transfer being more rapid than the formation of the charge-separated state itself, are generally observed. Recently, we reported on the first example of a relative long-lived (τ = 470 ns) charge-separated state in a Ru(ii) bis(terpyridine)-POM molecular dyad. In this manuscript, further studies on extended molecular structures - two molecular triads - which contain an additional electron donor, phenothiazine (PTZ) or π-extended tetrathiafulvalene (exTTF), are discussed. We show that the excitation of the photosensitizer leads to the population of two distinct MLCT states, which differ in the distribution of excess electron density on the two distinct tpy ligands. These two MLCT states decay separately and, thus, constitute the starting points for distinct intramolecular electron-transfer pathways leading to the simultaneous population of two partially charge-separated states, i.e. PTZ˙+-Ru(tpy)2˙--POM and PTZ-RuIII(tpy)2-POM˙-. These independent decay pathways are unaffected by the choice of the electron donor. Thus, the initial charge distribution within the coordination environment of the photocenter determines the nature of the subsequent (partially) charge separated state that is formed in the triads. These results might open new avenues to design molecular interfaces, in which the directionality of electron transfer can be tuned by the choice of initial excitation.
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- Yusen Luo
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Sterically induced distortions of nickel(II) porphyrins – Comprehensive investigation by DFT calculations and resonance Raman spectroscopy. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Guthmuller J. The role of Herzberg-Teller effects on the resonance Raman spectrum of trans-porphycene investigated by time dependent density functional theory. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:124107. [PMID: 29604833 DOI: 10.1063/1.5023653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The S1 excited state properties as well as the associated absorption and resonance Raman (RR) spectra of trans-porphycene are investigated by means of time dependent density functional theory calculations. The relative magnitude of the Franck-Condon (FC) contribution and of the Herzberg-Teller (HT) effects is evaluated for both the absorption and RR intensities. The accuracy of the calculated spectra is assessed by employing different theoretical approximations and by comparing with experimental data. The obtained results show that Duschinsky effects lead to noticeable modifications in the absorption intensities but are nearly negligible in the RR spectrum. By contrast, the HT effects are stronger for the RR intensities compared to the absorption intensities, and these effects significantly improve the agreement with the experimental RR spectrum. Moreover, the HT effects produce different values of the RR depolarization ratios, which can be used to quantify the relative importance of the FC and HT contributions. Generally, it is found that the HT effects have a significant role on the RR spectrum of trans-porphycene and that their inclusion in the computational scheme is mandatory to accurately predict the RR intensities.
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- Julien Guthmuller
- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Karsten S, Ivanov SD, Bokarev SI, Kühn O. Quasi-classical approaches to vibronic spectra revisited. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:102337. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5011764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Sven Karsten
- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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Zhang Y, Traber P, Zedler L, Kupfer S, Gräfe S, Schulz M, Frey W, Karnahl M, Dietzek B. Cu(i) vs. Ru(ii) photosensitizers: elucidation of electron transfer processes within a series of structurally related complexes containing an extended π-system. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:24843-24857. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04595j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The charge transfer behavior of heteroleptic Cu(i) photosensitizers was investigated by spectroelectrochemistry and compared to their structurally related Ru(ii) complexes.
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- Ying Zhang
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT)
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- University of Stuttgart
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces
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Karsten S, Bokarev SI, Aziz SG, Ivanov SD, Kühn O. A time-correlation function approach to nuclear dynamical effects in X-ray spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2017; 146:224203. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4984930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Sven Karsten
- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Universitätsplatz 3, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Universitätsplatz 3, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Universitätsplatz 3, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Rostock University, Universitätsplatz 3, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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Luo Y, Barthelmes K, Wächtler M, Winter A, Schubert US, Dietzek B. Energy versus Electron Transfer: Controlling the Excitation Transfer in Molecular Triads. Chemistry 2017; 23:4917-4922. [PMID: 28198051 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The photochemistry of RuII coordination compounds is generally discussed to originate from the lowest lying triplet metal-to-ligand charge-transfer state (3 MLCT). However, when heteroleptic complexes are considered, for example, in the design of molecular triads for efficient photoinduced charge separation, a complex structure of 1 MLCT states, which can be populated in a rather narrow spectral window (typically around 450 nm) is to be considered. In this contribution we show that the localization of MLCT excited states on different ligands can affect the following ps to ns decay pathways to an extent that by tuning the excitation wavelength, intermolecular energy transfer from a RuII -terpyridine unit to a fullerene acceptor can be favored over electron transfer within the molecular triad. These results might have important implications for the design of molecular dyads, triads, pentads and so forth with respect to a specifically targeted response of these complexes to photoexcitation.
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- Yusen Luo
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Karsten S, Ivanov SD, Aziz SG, Bokarev SI, Kühn O. Nuclear Dynamical Correlation Effects in X-ray Spectroscopy from a Theoretical Time-Domain Perspective. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:992-996. [PMID: 28158943 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To date X-ray spectroscopy has become a routine tool that can reveal highly local and element-specific information on the electronic structure of atoms in complex environments. Here, we focus on nuclear dynamical correlation effects in X-ray spectra and develop a rigorous time-correlation function method employing ground state classical molecular dynamics simulations. The importance of nuclear correlation phenomena is demonstrated by comparison against the results from the conventional sampling approach performed on the same data set for gas phase water. In contrast to the first-order absorption, second-order resonant inelastic scattering spectra exhibit pronounced fingerprints of nuclear motions. The developed methodology is not biased to a particular electronic structure method and, owing to its generality, can be applied to, e.g., X-ray photoelectron and Auger spectroscopies.
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- Sven Karsten
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock , Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock , Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University , 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock , Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock , Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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Staniszewska M, Kupfer S, Łabuda M, Guthmuller J. Theoretical Assessment of Excited State Gradients and Resonance Raman Intensities for the Azobenzene Molecule. J Chem Theory Comput 2017; 13:1263-1274. [PMID: 28118003 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.6b00966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The ground state geometries and vibrational frequencies as well as the excitation energies and excited state gradients of the S1(nπ*) and S2(ππ*) states of trans- and cis-azobenzene are investigated by several DFT methods, namely B3LYP, PBE, M06-2X, CAM-B3LYP, and ωB97X. Excited state properties and in particular gradients are also assessed using the wave function based methods EOM-CCSD and RASPT2/RASSCF. Comparison with experimental data shows that the B3LYP functional gives the most accurate results for the ground state geometry and vibrational frequencies. The analysis of the vertical excitation energies reveals that the RASPT2 approach provides the most accurate excitation energies with deviations of the order of 0.1 eV. Among the TDDFT methods, the CAM-B3LYP functional shows the best performance on the excitation energies. By assessing the excited state gradients with respect to the reference RASPT2 data, the most accurate gradients are obtained with B3LYP, whereas other functionals as well as the EOM-CCSD and RASSCF calculations give less consistent results. Overall, despite the tendency of B3LYP to underestimate the excitation energies, this functional provides the most balanced description of both ground and excited state properties for both isomers of azobenzene in the Franck-Condon region.
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- Magdalena Staniszewska
- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology , Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena , Helmholtzweg 4, 07-743 Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology , Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology , Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Summers GH, Lowe G, Lefebvre J, Ngwerume S, Bräutigam M, Dietzek B, Camp JE, Gibson EA. Resonance Raman Study of New Pyrrole‐Anchoring Dyes for NiO‐Sensitized Solar Cells. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:406-414. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Gareth H. Summers
- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- School of Chemistry Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e. V. Albert-Einstein-Str. 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e. V. Albert-Einstein-Str. 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics Friedrich-Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Huddersfield Queensgate Huddersfield HD1 3DH UK
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- School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
- School of Chemistry Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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Schindler J, Kupfer S, Zedler L, Wächtler M, Gräfe S, Ryan AA, Senge MO, Dietzek B. Spectroelectrochemical Investigation of the One-Electron Reduction of Nonplanar Nickel(II) Porphyrins. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:3480-3493. [PMID: 27526952 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The electrochemical reduction of a series of nickel porphyrins with an increasing number of substituents was investigated in acetonitrile. A one-electron reduction of [5,15-bis(1-ethylpropyl)porphyrinato]nickel(II) leads to π-anion radicals and to efficient formation of phlorin anions, presumably by disproportionation and subsequent protonation of the doubly reduced species. The phlorin anion was identified by using cyclic voltammetry and UV/Vis and resonance Raman spectroelectrochemistry, complemented by quantum-chemical calculations to assign the spectral signatures. The theoretical analysis of the potential-energy landscape of the singly reduced species suggests a thermally activated intersystem crossing that populates the quartet state and thus lowers the energy barrier towards disproportionation channels. Structure-reactivity correlations are investigated by considering different substitution patterns of the investigated nickel(II) porphyrin cores, that is, for the porphyrin with additional β-aryl ([5,15-bis(1-ethylpropyl)-2,8,12,18-tetra(p-tolyl)porphyrinato]nickel(II)) and meso-alkyl substitution ([5,10,15,20-tetrakis(1-ethylpropyl)porphyrinato]nickel(II)), no phlorin anion formation was observed under electrochemical conditions. This observation is correlated either to kinetic inhibition of the disproportionation reaction or to lower reactivity of the subsequently formed doubly reduced species towards protonation.
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- Julian Schindler
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory, Trinity Biomedical Science Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory, Trinity Biomedical Science Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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Shillito GE, Larsen CB, McLay JRW, Lucas NT, Gordon KC. Effect of Bridge Alteration on Ground- and Excited-State Properties of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Electron-Donor-Substituted Dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine Ligands. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:11170-11184. [PMID: 27723325 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of Ru(II) 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) complexes with an electron-accepting dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine (dppz) ligand coupled to an electron-donating triarylamine (TAA) group have been investigated. Systematic alteration of a bridging unit between the dppz and TAA allowed exploration into how communication between the donor and acceptor is perturbed by distance, as well as by steric and electronic effects. The effect of the bridging group on the electronic properties of the systems was characterized using a variety of spectroscopic methods, including Fourier transform-Raman (FT-Raman) spectroscopy, resonance Raman spectroscopy, and transient resonance Raman (TR2) spectroscopy. These methods were used in conjunction with ground- and excited-state absorption spectroscopy, electrochemical studies, and DFT calculations. The ground-state electronic absorption spectra show distinct variation with the bridging group, with the wavelength observed for the lowest energy electronic transition ranging from 449 nm to 522 nm, accompanied by large changes in the molar absorptivity. The lowest-energy Franck-Condon state was determined to be intra-ligand charge transfer (ILCT) in nature for most compounds. The presence of higher-energy metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) Ru(II) → bpy and Ru(II) → dppz transitions was also confirmed via resonance Raman spectroscopy. The TR2 spectra showed characteristic dppz• - and TAA• + vibrations, indicating that the THEXI state formed was also ILCT in nature. Excited-state lifetime measurements reveal that the rate of decay is in accordance with the energy gap law and is not otherwise affected by the nature of the bridging unit.
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- Georgina E Shillito
- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago , P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago , P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago , P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago , P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago , P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Horvath R, Huff GS, Gordon KC, George MW. Probing the excited state nature of coordination complexes with blended organic and inorganic chromophores using vibrational spectroscopy. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Petermann L, Staehle R, Pfeifer M, Reichardt C, Sorsche D, Wächtler M, Popp J, Dietzek B, Rau S. Oxygen-Dependent Photocatalytic Water Reduction with a Ruthenium(imidazolium) Chromophore and a Cobaloxime Catalyst. Chemistry 2016; 22:8240-53. [PMID: 27135804 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201505113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Detailed investigations of a photocatalytic system capable of producing hydrogen under pre-catalytic aerobic conditions are reported. This system consists of the NHC precursor chromophore [Ru(tbbpy)2 (RR'ip)][PF6 ]3 (abbreviated as Ru(RR'ip)[PF6 ]3 ; tbbpy=4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, RR'ip=1,3-disubstituted-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthrolinium), the reduction catalyst Co(dmgH)2 (dmgH=dimethylglyoximato), and the electron donor ascorbic acid (AA). Screening studies with respect to solvent, cobaloxime catalyst, electron donor, pH, and concentrations of the individual components yielded optimized photocatalytic conditions. The system shows high activity based on Ru, with turnover numbers up to 2000 under oxygen-free and pre-catalytic aerobic conditions. The turnover frequency in the latter case was even higher than that for the oxygen-free catalyst system. The Ru complexes show high photostability and their first excited state is primarily located on the RR'ip ligand. X-ray crystallographic analysis of the rigid cyclophane-type ligand dd(ip)2 (Br)2 (dd(ip)2 =1,1',3,3'-bis(2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylene)bis(methylene)bis(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthrolinium)) and the catalytic activity of its Ru complex [{(tbbpy)2 Ru}2 (μ-dd(ip)2 )][PF6 ]6 (abbreviated as Ru2 (dd(ip)2 )[PF6 ]6 ) suggest an intermolecular catalytic cycle.
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- Lydia Petermann
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Materials and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany), Fax
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Materials and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany), Fax
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- Solid State Chemistry, Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Helmholtzstraße 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Materials and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany), Fax
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Materials and Catalysis, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany), Fax.
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Guthmuller J. Comparison of simplified sum-over-state expressions to calculate resonance Raman intensities including Franck-Condon and Herzberg-Teller effects. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:064106. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4941449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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- Julien Guthmuller
- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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Zhang Y, Heberle M, Wächtler M, Karnahl M, Dietzek B. Determination of side products in the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen with copper photosensitizers by resonance Raman spectroelectrochemistry. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21469j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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A combination of UV-Vis, resonance Raman spectroscopy and electrochemistry is employed to reveal the nature of a side product when using heteroleptic Cu(i)-photosensitizers for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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- Ying Zhang
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT)
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- University of Stuttgart
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT)
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- University of Stuttgart
- Institute of Organic Chemistry
- 70569 Stuttgart
- Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- 07743 Jena
- Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT)
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Braumüller M, Schulz M, Staniszewska M, Sorsche D, Wunderlin M, Popp J, Guthmuller J, Dietzek B, Rau S. Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium and rhenium dyes with phosphonate anchoring groups. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:9216-28. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01047d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The synthesis and characterization of new Ru and Re complexes with elongated phosphonate substituents are presented, enabling their immobilization on electrode surfaces.
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- Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e. V
- D-07745 Jena
- Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Centre of Photonics
- Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
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- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics
- Gdańsk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdańsk
- Poland
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Centre of Photonics
- Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
- D-07743 Jena
- Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics
- Gdańsk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdańsk
- Poland
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- Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e. V
- D-07745 Jena
- Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Centre of Photonics
- Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
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- Universität Ulm
- Anorganische Chemie I
- D-89081 Ulm
- Germany
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Jäger M, Freitag L, González L. Using computational chemistry to design Ru photosensitizers with directional charge transfer. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Kokošková M, Štěpánek M, Šloufová I, Vlčková B. Steady-state and time-resolved luminescence of Ru(II) polypyridine complexes attached to Ag nanoparticles: Effect of chemisorption in comparison with electrostatic bonding. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 150:657-663. [PMID: 26093115 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2015.05.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Steady state and nanosecond time resolved luminescence (namely, (3)MLCT phosphorescence) of [Ru(bpy)3](2+) and of [Ru(bpy)2(dcbpy)](2+)/bpy=2,2'-bipyridine; dcbpy=2,2'-bipyridyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid/attached to Ag NPs (the former by the electrostatic bonding, the latter by chemisorption) in non-aggregated Ag NP hydrosol systems has been investigated, and compared to the luminescence characteristics of the complexes in aqueous solutions. The intensity decrease of the 452 nm (and/or 455 nm, respectively) main band and elimination of the short wavelength shoulders in the excitation spectra and the intensity decrease of the emission spectra observed for both complexes upon their attachment to Ag NPs is attributed to the overlap of the excitation spectra with the surface plasmon extinction (SPE) of Ag NPs. The overlap leads to a loss of excitation energy by SPE as well as to a decrease of the (1)MLCT to (3)MLCT intersystem crossing efficiency. The time-resolved luminescence study shows that the (3)MLCT phosphorescence lifetimes of both complexes are markedly (by 3 and 4 orders of magnitude, respectively) shortened upon their attachment to Ag NPs. Nevertheless, the (3)MLCT lifetime of the chemisorbed [Ru(bpy)2(dcbpy)](2+) is by at least one order of magnitude shorter than that of the electrostatically bonded [Ru(bpy)3](2+), which indicates, that the phosphorescence lifetimes of these luminophores are strongly affected by the type of Ag NP surface-luminophore bonding.
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- Markéta Kokošková
- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague 2, 128 40, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague 2, 128 40, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague 2, 128 40, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University in Prague, Hlavova 8, Prague 2, 128 40, Czech Republic.
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Zhang Y, Kupfer S, Zedler L, Schindler J, Bocklitz T, Guthmuller J, Rau S, Dietzek B. In situ spectroelectrochemical and theoretical study on the oxidation of a 4H-imidazole-ruthenium dye adsorbed on nanocrystalline TiO2 thin film electrodes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:29637-46. [PMID: 26478575 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04484g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Terpyridine 4H-imidazole-ruthenium(II) complexes are considered promising candidates for use as sensitizers in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by displaying broad absorption in the visible range, where the dominant absorption features are due to metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transitions. The ruthenium(III) intermediates resulting from photoinduced MLCT transitions are essential intermediates in the photoredox-cycle of the DSSC. However, their photophysics is much less studied compared to the ruthenium(II) parent systems. To this end, the structural alterations accompanying one-electron oxidation of the RuIm dye series (including a non-carboxylic RuIm precursor, and, carboxylic RuImCOO in solution and anchored to a nanocrystalline TiO2 film) are investigated via in situ experimental and theoretical UV-Vis absorption and resonance Raman (RR) spectroelectrochemistry. The excellent agreement between the experimental and the TDDFT spectra derived in this work allows for an in-depth assignment of UV-Vis and RR spectral features of the dyes. A concordant pronounced wavelength dependence with respect to the charge transfer character has been observed for the model system RuIm, and both RuImCOO in solution and attached on the TiO2 surface. Excitation at long wavelengths leads to the population of ligand-to-metal charge transfer states, i.e. photoreduction of the central ruthenium(III) ion, while high-energy excitation features an intra-ligand charge transfer state localized on the 4H-imidazole moiety. Therefore, these 4H-imidazole ruthenium complexes investigated here are potential multi-photoelectron donors. One electron is donated from MLCT states, and additionally, the 4H-imidazole ligand reveals electron-donating character with a significant contribution to the excited states of the ruthenium(III) complexes upon blue-light irradiation.
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- Ying Zhang
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Staehle R, Reichardt C, Popp J, Sorsche D, Petermann L, Kastner K, Streb C, Dietzek B, Rau S. Ruthenium Imidazophenanthrolinium Complexes with Prolonged Excited-State Lifetimes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Baiardi A, Bloino J, Barone V. Accurate Simulation of Resonance-Raman Spectra of Flexible Molecules: An Internal Coordinates Approach. J Chem Theory Comput 2015; 11:3267-80. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b00241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Alberto Baiardi
- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza
dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza
dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM-CNR), UOS di Pisa, Area della Ricerca CNR, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza
dei Cavalieri 7, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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Preiß J, Jäger M, Rau S, Dietzek B, Popp J, Martínez T, Presselt M. How Does Peripheral Functionalization of Ruthenium(II)-Terpyridine Complexes Affect Spatial Charge Redistribution after Photoexcitation at the Franck-Condon Point? Chemphyschem 2015; 16:1395-404. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Schindler J, Kupfer S, Wächtler M, Guthmuller J, Rau S, Dietzek B. Photophysics of a Ruthenium 4H-Imidazole Panchromatic Dye in Interaction with Titanium Dioxide. Chemphyschem 2015; 16:1061-70. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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