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Kang BJ, Rohwer EJ, Rohrbach D, Zyaee E, Akbarimoosavi M, Ollmann Z, Sorohhov G, Borgoo A, Cascella M, Cannizzo A, Decurtins S, Stanley RJ, Liu SX, Feurer T. Time-resolved THz Stark spectroscopy of molecules in solution. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4212. [PMID: 38760343 PMCID: PMC11101612 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48164-w] [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: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
Abstract
For decades, it was considered all but impossible to perform Stark spectroscopy on molecules in a liquid solution, because their concomitant orientation to the applied electric field results in overwhelming background signals. A way out was to immobilize the solute molecules by freezing the solvent. While mitigating solute orientation, freezing removes the possibility to study molecules in liquid environments at ambient conditions. Here we demonstrate time-resolved THz Stark spectroscopy, utilizing intense single-cycle terahertz pulses as electric field source. At THz frequencies, solute molecules have no time to orient their dipole moments. Hence, dynamic Stark spectroscopy on the time scales of molecular vibrations or rotations in both non-polar and polar solvents at arbitrary temperatures is now possible. We verify THz Stark spectroscopy for two judiciously selected molecular systems and compare the results to conventional Stark spectroscopy and first principle calculations.
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- Bong Joo Kang
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Division of Advanced Materials, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry and Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Mahadevan S, Liu T, Pratik SM, Li Y, Ho HY, Ouyang S, Lu X, Yip HL, Chow PCY, Brédas JL, Coropceanu V, So SK, Tsang SW. Assessing intra- and inter-molecular charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors using electroabsorption spectroscopy. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2393. [PMID: 38493131 PMCID: PMC10944474 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46462-x] [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: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Organic photovoltaic cells using Y6 non-fullerene acceptors have recently achieved high efficiency, and it was suggested to be attributed to the charge-transfer (CT) nature of the excitations in Y6 aggregates. Here, by combining electroabsorption spectroscopy measurements and electronic-structure calculations, we find that the charge-transfer character already exists in isolated Y6 molecules but is strongly increased when there is molecular aggregation. Surprisingly, it is found that the large enhanced charge transfer in clustered Y6 molecules is not due to an increase in excited-state dipole moment, Δμ, as observed in other organic systems, but due to a reduced polarizability change, Δp. It is proposed that such a strong charge-transfer character is promoted by the stabilization of the charge-transfer energy upon aggregation, as deduced from density functional theory and four-state model calculations. This work provides insight into the correlation between molecular electronic properties and charge-transfer characteristics in organic electronic materials.
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- Sudhi Mahadevan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041, USA
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041, USA
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
- Hong Kong Institute of Clean Energy, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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Harding DJ, Phonsri W, Harding P, Sirirak J, Tangtirungrotechai Y, Webster RD, Adams H. Copper hydrotris(3,5-diphenylpyrazolyl)borate dithiocarbamates: mimicking green copper proteins. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj01298d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three new copper hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate dithiocarbamate complexes [TpPh2Cu(dtc)] which mimic green copper proteins are reported.
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- David J. Harding
- Molecular Technology Research Unit Cell
- Walailak University
- Thasala
- Thailand
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- Molecular Technology Research Unit Cell
- Walailak University
- Thasala
- Thailand
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- Molecular Technology Research Unit Cell
- Walailak University
- Thasala
- Thailand
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- Molecular Technology Research Unit Cell
- Walailak University
- Thasala
- Thailand
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 637371
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield
- UK
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Chisholm MH, Lear BJ, Moscatelli A, Peteanu LA. Electroabsorption of Dimers Containing MM (M = Mo, W) Quadruply Bonded Units: Insights into the Electronic Structure of Neutral Coupled Redox Centers and Their Relationship with Mixed Valence Ions. Inorg Chem 2010; 49:3706-13. [DOI: 10.1021/ic901387q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Fraga E, Loppnow GR. The Role of Specific Amino Acid Residues in The Vibrational Properties of Plastocyanin. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp014547r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- E. Fraga
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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Webb MA, Loppnow GR. Evidence for Anisotropic Coupling between the Protein Environment and the Copper Site in Azurin from Resonance Raman Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp013665b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M. Adam Webb
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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