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Chen WK, Cui G, Liu XY. Solvent effects on excited-state relaxation dynamics of paddle-wheel BODIPY-Hexaoxatriphenylene conjugates: Insights from non-adiabatic dynamics simulations. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2110214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Understanding the excited state dynamics of donor-acceptor (D-A) complexes is of fundamental importance both experimentally and theoretically. Herein, we have first explored the photoinduced dynamics of a recently synthesized paddle-wheel BODIPY-hexaoxatriphenylene (BODIPY is the abbreviation for BF2-chelated dipyrromethenes) conjugates D-A complexes with the combination of both electronic structure calculations and non-adiabatic dynamics simulations. On the basis of computational results, we concluded that the BODIPY-hexaoxatriphenylene (BH) conjugates will be promoted to the local excited (LE) states of the BODIPY fragments upon excitation, which is followed by the ultrafast exciton transfer from LE state to charge transfer (CT). Instead of the photoinduced electron transfer process proposed in previous experimental work, such a exciton transfer process is accompanied with the photoinduced hole transfer from BODIPY to hexaoxatriphenylene. Additionally, solvent effects are found to play an important role in the photoinduced dynamics. Specifically, the hole transfer dynamics is accelerated by the acetonitrile solvent, which can be ascribed to significant influences of the solvents on the charge transfer states, i.e. the energy gaps between LE and CT excitons are reduced greatly and the non-adiabatic couplings are increased in the meantime. Our present work not only provides valuable insights into the underlying photoinduced mechanism of BH, but also can be helpful for the future design of novel donor-acceptor conjugates with better optoelectronic performance.
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- Wen-Kai Chen
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China
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Synthesis and photoinduced charge stabilization in molecular tetrads featuring covalently linked triphenylamine-oligothiophene-BODIPY-C60. J CHEM SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-021-01931-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Benitz A, Thomas MB, Silva I, Nesterov VN, Verbeck GF, D'Souza F. Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Axially Coordinated Supramolecular Zinc Tetrapyrrole Bis(styryl)BODIPY Donor‐Acceptor Conjugates. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Alejandro Benitz
- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203–5017 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203–5017 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203–5017 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203–5017 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203–5017 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203–5017 USA
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Uthe B, Meares A, Ptaszek M, Pelton M. Solvent-dependent energy and charge transfer dynamics in hydroporphyrin-BODIPY arrays. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:074302. [PMID: 32828083 DOI: 10.1063/5.0012737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Arrays of hydroporphyrins with boron complexes of dipyrromethene (BODIPY) are a promising platform for biomedical imaging or solar energy conversion, but their photophysical properties have been relatively unexplored. In this paper, we use time-resolved fluorescence, femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, and density-functional-theory calculations to elucidate solvent-dependent energy and electron-transfer processes in a series of chlorin- and bacteriochlorin-BODIPY arrays. Excitation of the BODIPY moiety results in ultrafast energy transfer to the hydroporphyrin moiety, regardless of the solvent. In toluene, energy is most likely transferred via the through-space Förster mechanism from the S1 state of BODIPY to the S2 state of hydroporphyrin. In DMF, substantially faster energy transfer is observed, which implies a contribution of the through-bond Dexter mechanism. In toluene, excited hydroporphyrin components show bright fluorescence, with quantum yield and fluorescence lifetime comparable to those of the benchmark monomer, whereas in DMF, moderate to significant reduction of both quantum yield and fluorescence lifetime are observed. We attribute this quenching to photoinduced charge transfer from hydroporphyrin to BODIPY. No direct spectral signature of the charge-separated state is observed, which suggests that either (1) the charge-separated state decays very quickly to the ground state or (2) virtual charge-separated states, close in energy to S1 of hydroporphyrin, promote ultrafast internal conversion.
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- Brian Uthe
- Department of Physics, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
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- Department of Physics, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
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Xue C, Fan X, Zhang J, Hu D, Wang XL, Wang X, Zhou R, Lin H, Li Y, Li DS, Wei X, Zheng D, Yang Y, Han K, Wu T. Direct observation of charge transfer between molecular heterojunctions based on inorganic semiconductor clusters. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4085-4096. [PMID: 34122874 PMCID: PMC8152627 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00458h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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A deep understanding of the dynamics of photogenerated charge carriers is extremely important for promoting their germination in semiconductors to enhance the efficiency of solar energy conversion. In contrast to that of organic molecular heterojunctions (which are widely employed in organic solar cells), the charge transfer dynamics of purely inorganic molecular heterojunctions remains unexplored. Herein, we reveal the dynamics of charge transfer between inorganic semiconductor molecular heteroclusters by selecting a group of open-framework metal chalcogenides as unique structure models constructed from supertetrahedral T3-InS ([In10S20]) and T4-MInS ([M4In16S35], M = Mn or Fe) clusters. The staggered band gap alignment in T3-T4-MInS molecular heterojunctions enables the photogenerated charge carriers to be directionally transferred from T3-InS clusters to adjacent T4-MInS clusters upon irradiation or application of an external electric field. The simultaneous independence of and interactions between such two heteroclusters are investigated by theoretical calculations, steady- and transient-state absorption/photoluminescence spectroscopy, and surface photovoltage analysis. Moreover, the dynamics of cluster-to-cluster-to-dopant photogenerated charge transfer is deliberately elucidated. Thus, this work demonstrates the direct observation of charge transfer between molecular heterojunctions based on purely inorganic semiconductor clusters and is expected to promote the development of cluster-based semiconductors for solar cells. Charge transfer between inter-clusters is directly observed in inorganic molecular heterojunctions.![]()
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- Chaozhuang Xue
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 China
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- Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, China Three Gorges University Yichang 443002 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science Dalian 116023 China.,Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Shandong University Qingdao 266235 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science Dalian 116023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science Dalian 116023 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China
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Triplet BODIPY and AzaBODIPY Derived Donor‐acceptor Dyads: Competitive Electron Transfer versus Intersystem Crossing upon Photoexcitation. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201900189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Zatsikha YV, Swedin RK, Healy AT, Goff PC, Didukh NO, Blesener TS, Kayser M, Kovtun YP, Blank DA, Nemykin VN. Synthesis, Characterization, and Electron‐Transfer Properties of Ferrocene–BODIPY–Fullerene Near‐Infrared‐Absorbing Triads: Are Catecholopyrrolidine‐Linked Fullerenes a Good Architecture to Facilitate Electron‐Transfer? Chemistry 2019; 25:8401-8414. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Yuriy V. Zatsikha
- Department of Chemistry University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth MN 55812 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
- Institute of Organic Chemistry National Academy of Sciences Kyiv 02660 Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth MN 55812 USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry National Academy of Sciences Kyiv 02660 Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Manitoba Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth MN 55812 USA
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