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Cui L, Zhang L, Li Z, Jing Z, Huang L, Zeng H. Giant enhancement of fluorescence resonance energy transfer based on nanoporous gold with small amount of residual silver. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 35:195709. [PMID: 38241734 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad20a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) was found strongly enhanced by plasmon resonance. In this work, Nanoporous Gold with small amount of residual silver was used to form nanoporous gold/organic molecular layer compound with PSS and PAH. The ratio of its specific gold and silver content is achieved by controlling the time of its dealloying. Layered films of polyelectrolyte multilayers were assembled between the donor-acceptor pairs and NPG films to control distance. The maximum of FRET enhancement of 80-fold on the fluorescence intensity between the donor-acceptor pairs (CFP-YFP) is observed at a distance of ∼10.5 nm from the NPG film. This Nanoporous Gold with small amount of residual silver not only enhanced FRET 4-fold more than nanoporous gold of only gold content almost, but also effectively realized the regulation of FRET enhancement. The ability to precisely measure and regulate the enhancement of FRET enables the rational selection of plasmonic nanotransducer dimensions for the particular biosensing application.
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- Lianmin Cui
- School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices & Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People's Republic of China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Precision Optics, Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Faitz ZM, Im D, Zanni MT. Femtosecond pulse shaper built into a prism compressor. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:6092-6103. [PMID: 38439320 DOI: 10.1364/oe.510551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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We present a frequency domain, AOM-based pulse shaper that utilizes Brewster prisms rather than the current standard of gratings. In doing so, we demonstrate a three-fold increase in efficiency and the ability to compensate for temporal dispersion created by the acousto-optic modulator that filters the pulse spectrum. The shaper is tested between the wavelengths of 520-660 and 840-1170 nm, creating sub-50 fs pulses for each, and used to collect a 2D white-light spectrum of a thin film of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
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Nagahara T, Camargo FVA, Xu F, Ganzer L, Russo M, Zhang P, Perri A, de la Cruz Valbuena G, Heisler IA, D’Andrea C, Polli D, Müllen K, Feng X, Mai Y, Cerullo G. Electronic Structure of Isolated Graphene Nanoribbons in Solution Revealed by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:797-804. [PMID: 38189787 PMCID: PMC10811683 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Structurally well-defined graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are nanostructures with unique optoelectronic properties. In the liquid phase, strong aggregation typically hampers the assessment of their intrinsic properties. Recently we reported a novel type of GNRs, decorated with aliphatic side chains, yielding dispersions consisting mostly of isolated GNRs. Here we employ two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy to unravel the optical properties of isolated GNRs and disentangle the transitions underlying their broad and rather featureless absorption band. We observe that vibronic coupling, typically neglected in modeling, plays a dominant role in the optical properties of GNRs. Moreover, a strong environmental effect is revealed by a large inhomogeneous broadening of the electronic transitions. Finally, we also show that the photoexcited bright state decays, on the 150 fs time scale, to a dark state which is in thermal equilibrium with the bright state, that remains responsible for the emission on nanosecond time scales.
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- Tetsuhiko Nagahara
- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Kyoto
Institute of Technology, 606-8585 Kyoto, Japan
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for
Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for
Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Departamento
de Física, Universidade Federal do
Paraná, Caixa
Postal 19044, 81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Max Planck
Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische
Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for
Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Dipartimento
di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
- IFN-CNR, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Thomas AS, Bhat VN, Tiwari V. Rapid scan white light two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy with 100 kHz shot-to-shot detection. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:244202. [PMID: 38156635 DOI: 10.1063/5.0179474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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We demonstrate an approach to two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) that combines the benefits of shot-to-shot detection at high-repetition rates with the simplicity of a broadband white light continuum input and conventional optical elements to generate phase-locked pump pulse pairs. We demonstrate this through mutual synchronization between the laser repetition rate, the acousto-optical deflector, the pump delay stage, and the CCD line camera, which allows for rapid scanning of pump optical delay synchronously with the laser repetition rate, while the delay stage is moved at a constant velocity. The resulting shot-to-shot detection scheme is repetition rate scalable and only limited by the CCD line rate and the maximum stage velocity. Using this approach, we demonstrate the measurement of an averaged 2DES absorptive spectrum in as much as 1.2 s of continuous sample exposure per 2D spectrum. We achieve a signal-to-noise ratio of 6.8 for optical densities down to 0.05 with 11.6 s of averaging at 100 kHz laser repetition rate. Combining rapid scanning of mechanical delay lines with shot-to-shot detection as demonstrated here provides a viable alternative to acousto-optic pulse shaping approaches that is repetition-rate scalable, has comparable throughput and sensitivity, and minimizes sample exposure per 2D spectrum with promising micro-spectroscopy applications.
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- Asha S Thomas
- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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Hamza AO, Al-Dulaimi A, Bouillard JSG, Adawi AM. Long-Range and High-Efficiency Plasmon-Assisted Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:21611-21616. [PMID: 37969925 PMCID: PMC10641858 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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The development of a long-range and efficient Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) process is essential for its application in key enabling optoelectronic and sensing technologies. Via controlling the delocalization of the donor's electric field and Purcell enhancements, we experimentally demonstrate long-range and high-efficiency Förster resonance energy transfer using a plasmonic nanogap formed between a silver nanoparticle and an extended silver film. Our measurements show that the FRET range can be extended to over 200 nm while keeping the FRET efficiency over 0.38, achieving an efficiency enhancement factor of ∼108 with respect to a homogeneous environment. Reducing Purcell enhancements by removing the extended silver film increases the FRET efficiency to 0.55, at the expense of the FRET rate. We support our experimental findings with numerical calculations based on three-dimensional finite difference time-domain calculations and treat the donor and acceptor as classical dipoles. Our enhanced FRET range and efficiency structures provide a powerful strategy to develop novel optoelectronic devices and long-range FRET imaging and sensing systems.
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- Abdullah O. Hamza
- Department
of Physics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
- G.
W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University
of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
- Department
of Physics, College of Science, Salahaddin
University-Erbil, Erbil 44002, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department
of Physics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
- G.
W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University
of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
- G.
W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University
of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
- G.
W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University
of Hull, Cottingham Road, Hull HU6 7RX, U.K.
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Seliya P, Bonn M, Grechko M. Experimental Access to Mode-Specific Coupling between Quantum Molecular Vibrations and Classical Bath Modes. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:8630-8637. [PMID: 37728562 PMCID: PMC10544034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The interaction of quantum-mechanical systems with a fluctuating thermal environment (bath) is fundamental to molecular mechanics and energy transport/dissipation. Its complete picture requires mode-specific measurements of this interaction and an understanding of its nature. Here, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study providing detailed insights into the coupling between a high-frequency vibrational two-level system and thermally excited terahertz modes. Experimentally, two-dimensional terahertz-infrared-visible spectroscopy reports directly on the coupling between quantum oscillators represented by CH3 streching vibrations in liquid dimethyl sulfoxide and distinct low-frequency modes. Theoretically, we present a mixed quantum-classical formalism of the sample response to enable the simultaneous quantum description of high-frequency oscillators and a classical description of the bath. We derive the strength and nature of interaction and find different coupling between CH3 stretch and low-frequency modes. This general approach enables quantitative and mode-specific analysis of coupled quantum and classical dynamics in complex chemical systems.
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- Pankaj Seliya
- Department of Molecular Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Hu Z, Breeze B, Walker M, Faulques E, Sloan J, Lloyd-Hughes J. Spectroscopic Insights into the Influence of Filling Carbon Nanotubes with Atomic Nanowires for Photophysical and Photochemical Applications. ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS 2023; 6:2883-2893. [PMID: 36875181 PMCID: PMC9972344 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.2c05266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Studying the optical performance of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) filled with guest materials can reveal the fundamental photochemical nature of ultrathin one-dimensional (1D) nanosystems, which are attractive for applications including photocatalysis. Here, we report comprehensive spectroscopic studies of how infiltrated HgTe nanowires (NWs) alter the optical properties of small-diameter (d t < 1 nm) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in different environments: isolated in solution, suspended in a gelatin matrix, and heavily bundled in network-like thin films. Temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence measurements revealed that the HgTe NW filling can alter the stiffness of SWCNTs and therefore modify their vibrational and optical modes. Results from optical absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrated that the semiconducting HgTe NWs did not provide substantial charge transfer to or from the SWCNTs. Transient absorption spectroscopy further highlighted that the filling-induced nanotube distortion can alter the temporal evolution of excitons and their transient spectra. In contrast to previous studies on functionalized CNTs, where electronic or chemical doping often drove changes to the optical spectra, we highlight structural distortion as playing an important role.
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- Ziyi Hu
- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Institut
des Matriaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, CNRS,
University of Nantes, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Department
of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Sudakov I, Goovaerts E, Wenseleers W, Blackburn JL, Duque JG, Cambré S. Chirality Dependence of Triplet Excitons in (6,5) and (7,5) Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Revealed by Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance. ACS NANO 2023; 17:2190-2204. [PMID: 36669768 PMCID: PMC9933588 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The excitonic structure of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is chirality dependent and consists of multiple singlet and triplet excitons (TEs) of which only one singlet exciton (SE) is optically bright. In particular, the dark TEs have a large impact on the integration of SWCNTs in optoelectronic devices, where excitons are created electrically, such as in infrared light-emitting diodes, thereby strongly limiting their quantum efficiency. Here, we report the characterization of TEs in chirality-purified samples of (6,5) and (7,5) SWCNTs, either randomly oriented in a frozen solution or with in-plane preferential orientation in a film, by means of optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectroscopy. In both chiral structures, the nanotubes are shown to sustain three types of TEs. One TE exhibits axial symmetry with zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters depending on SWCNT diameter, in good agreement with the tighter confinement expected in narrower-diameter nanotubes. The ZFS of this TE also depends on nanotube environment, pointing to slightly weaker confinement for surfactant-coated than for polymer-wrapped SWCNTs. A second TE type, with much smaller ZFS, does not show the same systematic trends with diameter and environment and has a less well-defined axial symmetry. This most likely corresponds to TEs trapped at defect sites at low temperature, as exemplified by comparing SWCNT samples from different origins and after different treatments. A third triplet has unresolved ZFS, implying it originates from weakly interacting spin pairs. Aside from the diameter dependence, ODMR thus provides insights in both the symmetry, confinement, and nature of TEs on semiconducting SWCNTs.
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- Ivan Sudakov
- Department
of Physics, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610Antwerp, Belgium
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department
of Physics, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department
of Physics, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610Antwerp, Belgium
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- Materials
Science Center, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory, Golden, Colorado80401, United States
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- Chemistry
Division, Physical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy Group (C-PCS), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico87544, United States
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- Department
of Physics, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610Antwerp, Belgium
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Khalid A, Yi W, Yoo S, Abbas S, Si J, Hou X, Hou J. Single-chirality of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) through chromatography and its potential biological applications. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj04056e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gel chromatography is used to separate single-chirality and selective-diameter SWCNTs. We also explore the use of photothermal therapy and biosensor applications based on single-chirality, selected-diameter, and unique geometric shape.
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- Asif Khalid
- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of Shaanxi & Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of Shaanxi & Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of Shaanxi & Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of Shaanxi & Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of Shaanxi & Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Information Photonic Technology of Shaanxi & Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Science, Xi’an Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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Wieland L, Li H, Zhang X, Chen J, Flavel BS. Ternary PM6:Y6 Solar Cells with Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes. SMALL SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/smsc.202200079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Laura Wieland
- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Institute of Materials Science Technische Universität Darmstadt Alarich-Weiss-Straße 2 Darmstadt 64287 Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electronic Information and Materials of Hebei Province College of Physics Science and Technology Hebei University Baoding 071002 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-Electronic Information and Materials of Hebei Province College of Physics Science and Technology Hebei University Baoding 071002 China
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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Energy cascades in donor-acceptor exciton-polaritons observed by ultrafast two-dimensional white-light spectroscopy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7305. [DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35046-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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AbstractExciton-polaritons are hybrid states formed when molecular excitons are strongly coupled to photons trapped in an optical cavity. These systems exhibit many interesting, but not fully understood, phenomena. Here, we utilize ultrafast two-dimensional white-light spectroscopy to study donor-acceptor microcavities made from two different layers of semiconducting carbon nanotubes. We observe the delayed growth of a cross peak between the upper- and lower-polariton bands that is oftentimes obscured by Rabi contraction. We simulate the spectra and use Redfield theory to learn that energy cascades down a manifold of new electronic states created by intermolecular coupling and the two distinct bandgaps of the donor and acceptor. Energy most effectively enters the manifold when light-matter coupling is commensurate with the energy distribution of the manifold, contributing to long-range energy transfer. Our results broaden the understanding of energy transfer dynamics in exciton-polariton systems and provide evidence that long-range energy transfer benefits from moderately-coupled cavities.
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Oyibo G, Barrett T, Jois S, Blackburn JL, Lee JU. All-Carbon Nanotube Solar Cell Devices Mimic Photosynthesis. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:9100-9106. [PMID: 36326598 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Both solar cells and photosynthetic systems employ a two-step process of light absorption and energy conversion. In photosynthesis, they are performed by distinct proteins. However, conventional solar cells use the same semiconductor for optical absorption and electron-hole separation, leading to inefficiencies. Here, we show that an all-semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube (s-SWCNTs) device provides an artificial system that models photosynthesis in a tandem geometry. We use distinct chirality s-SWCNTs to separate the site and direction of light absorption from those of power generation. Using different bandgap s-SWCNTs, we implement an energy funnel in dual-gated p-n diodes. The device captures photons from multiple regions of the solar spectrum and funnels photogenerated excitons to the smallest bandgap s-SWCNT layer, where they become free carriers. We demonstrate an increase in the photoresponse by adding more s-SWCNT layers of different bandgaps without a corresponding deleterious increase in the dark leakage current.
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- Gideon Oyibo
- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, State University of New York-Polytechnic Institute, Albany, New York12203, United States
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- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, State University of New York-Polytechnic Institute, Albany, New York12203, United States
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- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, State University of New York-Polytechnic Institute, Albany, New York12203, United States
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- College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, State University of New York-Polytechnic Institute, Albany, New York12203, United States
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Birkmeier K, Hertel T, Hartschuh A. Probing the ultrafast dynamics of excitons in single semiconducting carbon nanotubes. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6290. [PMID: 36271091 PMCID: PMC9586955 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33941-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Excitonic states govern the optical spectra of low-dimensional semiconductor nanomaterials and their dynamics are key for a wide range of applications, such as in solar energy harvesting and lighting. Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes emerged as particularly rich model systems for one-dimensional nanomaterials and as such have been investigated intensively in the past. The exciton decay dynamics in nanotubes has been studied mainly by transient absorption and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. Since different transitions are monitored with these two techniques, developing a comprehensive model to reconcile different data sets, however, turned out to be a challenge and remarkably, a uniform description seems to remain elusive. In this work, we investigate the exciton decay dynamics in single carbon nanotubes using transient interferometric scattering and time-resolved photoluminescence microscopy with few-exciton detection sensitivity and formulate a unified microscopic model by combining unimolecular exciton decay and ultrafast exciton-exciton annihilation on a time-scale down to 200 fs. Excitonic states govern the optical response of low-dimensional nanomaterials and are key for a wide range of applications. Here, the authors investigate the exciton decay dynamics in single carbon nanotubes with few-exciton detection sensitivity.
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- Konrad Birkmeier
- Department of Chemistry and CeNS, LMU Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.,TOPTICA Photonics AG, Lochhamer Schlag 19, 82166, Gräfelfing, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Julius-Maximilian University Würzburg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and CeNS, LMU Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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Hamza AO, Bouillard JSG, Adawi AM. Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Rate and Efficiency in Plasmonic Nanopatch Antennas. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202100285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- University of Hull Physics and Mathematics Cottingham RoadCottingham Road, HullHull Hu6 7RX Hull UNITED KINGDOM
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- Hull university Physics and mathematics Cottingham Road Hu6 7RX Hull UNITED KINGDOM
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Murugan P, Nagarajan RD, Shetty BH, Govindasamy M, Sundramoorthy AK. Recent trends in the applications of thermally expanded graphite for energy storage and sensors - a review. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6294-6309. [PMID: 36133482 PMCID: PMC9418569 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00109d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Carbon nanomaterials such as carbon dots (0D), carbon nanotubes (1D), graphene (2D), and graphite (3D) have been exploited as electrode materials for various applications because of their high active surface area, thermal conductivity, high chemical stability and easy availability. In addition, due to the strong affinity between carbon nanomaterials and various catalysts, they can easily form metal carbides (examples: ionic, covalent, interstitial and intermediate transition metal carbides) and also help in the stable dispersion of catalysts on the surface of carbon nanomaterials. Thermally expanded graphite (TEG) is a vermicular-structured carbon material that can be prepared by heating expandable graphite up to 1150 °C using a muffle or tubular furnace. At high temperatures, the thermal expansion of graphite occurred by the intercalation of ions (examples: SO4 2-, NO3 -, Li+, Na+, K+, etc.) and oxidizing agents (examples: ammonium persulfate, H2O2, potassium nitrate, potassium dichromate, potassium permanganate, etc.) which helped in the exfoliation process. Finally, the obtained TEG, an intumescent form of graphite, has been used in the preparation of composite materials with various conducting polymers (examples: epoxy, poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile), polyaniline, etc.) and metal chlorides (examples: FeCl3, CuCl2, and ZnCl2) for hydrogen storage, thermal energy storage, fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, sensors, etc. The main features of TEG include a highly porous structure, very lightweight with an apparent density (0.002-0.02 g cm-3), high mechanical properties (10 MPa), thermal conductivity (25-470 W m-1 K-1), high electrical conductivity (106-108 S cm-1) and low-cost. The porosity and expansion ratio of graphite layers could be customized by controlling the temperature and selection of intercalation ions according to the demand. Recently, TEG based composites prepared with metal oxides, chlorides and polymers have been demonstrated for their use in energy production, energy storage, and electrochemical (bio-) sensors (examples: urea, organic pollutants, Cd2+, Pb2+, etc.). In this review, we have highlighted and summarized the recent developments in TEG-based composites and their potential applications in energy storage, fuel cells and sensors with hand-picked examples.
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- Preethika Murugan
- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603 203 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603 203 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Physics & Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603 203 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech) Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Kattankulathur 603 203 Tamil Nadu India
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Jeffries WR, Wallace JL, Knappenberger KL. Ultrafast relaxation dynamics of Au 38(SC 6H 13) 24 monolayer-protected clusters resolved by two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:124303. [PMID: 34598589 DOI: 10.1063/5.0056832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Electronic relaxation dynamics of neutral Au38(SC6H13)24 monolayer-protected clusters (MPCs), following excitation of the mixed 15 875 cm-1 charge transfer resonance, were studied using femtosecond transient absorption (fsTA) and two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES). The excited carriers relax by three different mechanisms, including an ∼100 fs HOMO-12/-13 to HOMO-4/-6 hole transfer, picosecond HOMO-4/-6 to HOMO hole transfer, and subsequent electron-hole recombination that persisted beyond the hundreds of picoseconds measurement range. The fsTA data revealed two transient bleach components at 15 820 and 15 625 cm-1, where the lower frequency component exhibited a delayed first-order buildup of 80 ± 25 fs that matched the decay of the high-energy bleach component (110 ± 45 fs). These results suggested that the excited charge carriers internally relax within the exited-state manifold in ≈100 fs. 2DES resolved multiple electronic fine-structure transient peaks that spanned excitation frequencies ranging from 15 500 to 16 100 cm-1. State-to-state dynamics were understood by the analysis of time-dependent 2DES transient signal amplitudes at numerous excitation-detection frequency combinations. An off-diagonal cross peak at 15 825-15 620 cm-1 excitation-detection signified the HOMO-12/-13 to HOMO-4/-6 hole transfer process. The lowest-frequency (15 620 cm-1) 2DES diagonal fine-structure peak exhibited instantaneous amplitude but intensified following a 75 ± 10 fs buildup when compared to diagonal peaks at higher frequencies. This observation indicated that the charge transfer resonance in Au38(SC6H13)24 MPCs is comprised of several electronic transitions of unique spectral weights, which may result from different orbital contributions associated with specific cluster domains. The use of 2DES in combination with structurally precise MPCs can provide a platform for understanding structure-dependent electronic dynamics in metal nanoclusters and technologically important metal-chalcogenide interfaces.
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- William R Jeffries
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Armstrong ZT, Kunz MB, Zanni MT. Ultrafast Fluctuations in PM6 Domains of Binary and Ternary Organic Photovoltaic Thin Films Probed with Two-Dimensional White-Light Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:8972-8979. [PMID: 34506148 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We present two-dimensional white-light spectroscopy (2DWL) measurements of binary and ternary bulk heterojunctions of the polymer donor PM6 mixed with state-of-the-art nonfullerene acceptors Y6 or IT4F. The ternary film has a shorter lifetime and faster spectral diffusion than either of the binary films. 2D line shape analysis of the PM6 ground state bleach with a Kubo model determines that all three films have similar amplitudes of fluctuations (Δ = 0.29 fs-1) in their transition frequencies, but different relaxation times (ranging from 102 to 24 fs). The ternary film exhibits faster dynamics than either of the binary films. The short lifetime of the ternary blend is consistent with increased photoexcitation transfer and the fast frequency fluctuations are consistent with structural dynamics of aliphatic side chains. These results suggest that the femtosecond fluctuations of PM6 are impacted by the choice of the acceptor molecules. We hypothesize that those dynamics are either indicative, or perhaps the initial source, of structural dynamics that ultimately contribute to solar cell operation.
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- Zachary T Armstrong
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Mewes L, Ingle RA, Al Haddad A, Chergui M. Broadband visible two-dimensional spectroscopy of molecular dyes. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:034201. [PMID: 34293898 DOI: 10.1063/5.0053554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Two-dimensional Fourier transform spectroscopy is a promising technique to study ultrafast molecular dynamics. Similar to transient absorption spectroscopy, a more complete picture of the dynamics requires broadband laser pulses to observe transient changes over a large enough bandwidth, exceeding the inhomogeneous width of electronic transitions, as well as the separation between the electronic or vibronic transitions of interest. Here, we present visible broadband 2D spectra of a series of dye molecules and report vibrational coherences with frequencies up to ∼1400 cm-1 that were obtained after improvements to our existing two-dimensional Fourier transform setup [Al Haddad et al., Opt. Lett. 40, 312-315 (2015)]. The experiment uses white light from a hollow core fiber, allowing us to acquire 2D spectra with a bandwidth of 200 nm, in a range between 500 and 800 nm, and with a temporal resolution of 10-15 fs. 2D spectra of nile blue, rhodamine 800, terylene diimide, and pinacyanol iodide show vibronic spectral features with at least one vibrational mode and reveal information about structural motion via coherent oscillations of the 2D signals during the population time. For the case of pinacyanol iodide, these observations are complemented by its Raman spectrum, as well as the calculated Raman activity at the ground- and excited-state geometry.
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- Lars Mewes
- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Ultrarapide and LACUS, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC, FSB-BSP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Ultrarapide and LACUS, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC, FSB-BSP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Ultrarapide and LACUS, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC, FSB-BSP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Spectroscopie Ultrarapide and LACUS, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC, FSB-BSP, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Lloyd-Hughes J, Oppeneer PM, Pereira Dos Santos T, Schleife A, Meng S, Sentef MA, Ruggenthaler M, Rubio A, Radu I, Murnane M, Shi X, Kapteyn H, Stadtmüller B, Dani KM, da Jornada FH, Prinz E, Aeschlimann M, Milot RL, Burdanova M, Boland J, Cocker T, Hegmann F. The 2021 ultrafast spectroscopic probes of condensed matter roadmap. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:353001. [PMID: 33951618 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abfe21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the 60 years since the invention of the laser, the scientific community has developed numerous fields of research based on these bright, coherent light sources, including the areas of imaging, spectroscopy, materials processing and communications. Ultrafast spectroscopy and imaging techniques are at the forefront of research into the light-matter interaction at the shortest times accessible to experiments, ranging from a few attoseconds to nanoseconds. Light pulses provide a crucial probe of the dynamical motion of charges, spins, and atoms on picosecond, femtosecond, and down to attosecond timescales, none of which are accessible even with the fastest electronic devices. Furthermore, strong light pulses can drive materials into unusual phases, with exotic properties. In this roadmap we describe the current state-of-the-art in experimental and theoretical studies of condensed matter using ultrafast probes. In each contribution, the authors also use their extensive knowledge to highlight challenges and predict future trends.
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- J Lloyd-Hughes
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, PO Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States of America
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL), 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL), 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Center for Free Electron Laser Science (CFEL), 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and ETSF, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), The Flatiron Institute, 162 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10010, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
- Max Born Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- JILA, University of Colorado and NIST, Boulder, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, 94305, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Photon Science Institute, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Michigan State University, United States of America
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Zorn N, Berger FJ, Zaumseil J. Charge Transport in and Electroluminescence from sp 3-Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Networks. ACS NANO 2021; 15:10451-10463. [PMID: 34048654 PMCID: PMC8223481 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The controlled covalent functionalization of semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with luminescent sp3 defects leads to additional narrow and tunable photoluminescence features in the near-infrared and even enables single-photon emission at room temperature, thus strongly expanding their application potential. However, the successful integration of sp3-functionalized SWCNTs in optoelectronic devices with efficient defect state electroluminescence not only requires control over their emission properties but also a detailed understanding of the impact of functionalization on their electrical performance, especially in dense networks. Here, we demonstrate ambipolar, light-emitting field-effect transistors based on networks of pristine and functionalized polymer-sorted (6,5) SWCNTs. We investigate the influence of sp3 defects on charge transport by employing electroluminescence and (charge-modulated) photoluminescence spectroscopy combined with temperature-dependent current-voltage measurements. We find that sp3-functionalized SWCNTs actively participate in charge transport within the network as mobile carriers efficiently sample the sp3 defects, which act as shallow trap states. While both hole and electron mobilities decrease with increasing degree of functionalization, the transistors remain fully operational, showing electroluminescence from the defect states that can be tuned by the defect density.
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Hamza AO, Viscomi FN, Bouillard JSG, Adawi AM. Förster Resonance Energy Transfer and the Local Optical Density of States in Plasmonic Nanogaps. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:1507-1513. [PMID: 33534597 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c03702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a fundamental phenomenon in photosynthesis and is of increasing importance for the development and enhancement of a wide range of optoelectronic devices, including color-tuning LEDs and lasers, light harvesting, sensing systems, and quantum computing. Despite its importance, fundamental questions remain unanswered on the FRET rate dependency on the local density of optical states (LDOS). In this work, we investigate this directly, both theoretically and experimentally, using 30 nm plasmonic nanogaps formed between a silver nanoparticle and an extended silver film, in which the LDOS can be controlled using the size of the silver nanoparticle. Experimentally, uranin-rhodamine 6G donor-acceptor pairs coupled to such nanogaps yielded FRET rate enhancements of 3.6 times. This, combined with a 5-fold enhancement in the emission rate of the acceptor, resulted in an overall 14-fold enhancement in the acceptor's emission intensity. By tuning the nanoparticle size, we also show that the FRET rate in those systems is linearly dependent on the LDOS, a result which is directly supported by our finite difference time domain (FDTD) calculations. Our results provide a simple but powerful method to control FRET rate via a direct LDOS modification.
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- Abdullah O Hamza
- Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
- G. W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
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- Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
- G. W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
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- Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
- G. W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
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- Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
- G. W. Gray Centre for Advanced Materials, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HU6 7RX Hull, U.K
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Pres S, Kontschak L, Hensen M, Brixner T. Coherent 2D electronic spectroscopy with complete characterization of excitation pulses during all scanning steps. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:4191-4209. [PMID: 33771004 DOI: 10.1364/oe.414452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Coherent two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectroscopy has become a standard tool in ultrafast science. Thus it is relevant to consider the accuracy of data considering both experimental imperfections and theoretical assumptions about idealized conditions. It is already known that chirped excitation pulses can affect 2D line shapes. In the present work, we demonstrate performance-efficient, automated characterization of the full electric field of each individual multipulse sequence employed during a 2D scanning procedure. Using Fourier-transform spectral interferometry, we analyze how the temporal intensity and phase profile varies from scanning step to scanning step and extract relevant pulse-sequence parameters. This takes into account both random and systematic variations during the scan that may be caused, for example, by femtosecond pulse-shaping artifacts. Using the characterized fields, we simulate and compare 2D spectra obtained with idealized and real shapes obtained from an LCD-based pulse shaper. Exemplarily, we consider fluorescence of a molecular dimer and multiphoton photoemission of a plasmonic nanoslit. The deviations from pulse-shaper artifacts in our specific case do not distort strongly the population-based multidimensional data. The characterization procedure is applicable to other pulses-shaping technologies or excitation geometries, including also pump-probe geometry with multipulse excitation and coherent detection, and allows for accurate consideration of realistic optical excitation fields at all inter-pulse time-delays.
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Martínez-Muíño A, Rana M, Vilatela JJ, Costa RD. Origin of the electrocatalytic activity in carbon nanotube fiber counter-electrodes for solar-energy conversion. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:4400-4409. [PMID: 36132932 PMCID: PMC9417869 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00492h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes are a versatile platform to develop sustainable and stable electrodes for energy-related applications. However, their electrocatalytic activity is still poorly understood. This work deciphers the origin of the catalytic activity of counter-electrodes (CEs)/current collectors made of self-standing carbon nanotube fibers (CNTfs) using Co2+/Co3+ redox couple electrolytes. This is based on comprehensive electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization of fresh and used electrodes applied to symmetric electrochemical cells using platinum-based CEs as a reference. As the most relevant findings, two straight relationships were established: (i) the limiting current and stability increase rapidly with the surface concentration of oxygen-containing functional groups, and (ii) the catalytic potential is inversely related to the amount of residual metallic Fe catalyst nanoparticles interspersed in the CNTf network. Finally, the fine tuning of the metal nanoparticle content and the degree of functionalization enabled fabrication of efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cells with cobalt electrolytes and CNTf-CEs outperforming those with reference Pt-CEs.
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- Alba Martínez-Muíño
- IMDEA Materials Institute c/ Eric Kandel 2, Getafe 28906 Madrid Spain
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Departamento de Física Aplicada Calle Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 7 28049 Madrid Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute c/ Eric Kandel 2, Getafe 28906 Madrid Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute c/ Eric Kandel 2, Getafe 28906 Madrid Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute c/ Eric Kandel 2, Getafe 28906 Madrid Spain
- Technical University of Munich, Chair of Biogenic Functional Materials Schulgasse, 22 94315 Straubing Germany
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Flach JT, Wang J, Arnold MS, Zanni MT. Providing Time to Transfer: Longer Lifetimes Lead to Improved Energy Transfer in Films of Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:6016-6024. [PMID: 32639162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The performance of photovoltaic devices made using semiconducting carbon nanotubes is limited by the transverse exciton diffusion length, which is ultimately set by intertube energy transfer. In this paper, we study whether extending the exciton lifetime improves energy transfer, by allowing more time for exciton transfer between carbon nanotubes, and thereby device performance. To do so, we prepare nanotubes by either shear-force mixing or ultrasonication, leading to different lengths and defect densities. We create thin films that mix (6,5) and (7,5) nanotubes and quantify the relative amounts of energy transfer in them using two-dimensional white-light (2DWL) spectroscopy and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectroscopy. Cross-peaks appearing in 2DWL spectra and quenching of the (6,5) PLE signal upon mixing both quantify energy transfer from (6,5) to (7,5). In both spectroscopies, energy transfer between shear-force mixed tubes is ∼20% more efficient. The cross-peaks in 2DWL spectra grow in at the same rate regardless of the processing method with the all shear-force mixed sample ultimately reaching a larger cross-peak amplitude. Shear-force mixing methods instead of sonication have improved external quantum efficiency in carbon nanotube devices by 30%. The spectroscopic results observed here link energy transfer to exciton diffusion and correlate to device performance.
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- Jessica T Flach
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Arias DH, Sulas-Kern DB, Hart SM, Kang HS, Hao J, Ihly R, Johnson JC, Blackburn JL, Ferguson AJ. Effect of nanotube coupling on exciton transport in polymer-free monochiral semiconducting carbon nanotube networks. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:21196-21206. [PMID: 31663591 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07821e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) are attractive light-harvesting components for solar photoconversion schemes and architectures, and selective polymer extraction has emerged as a powerful route to obtain highly pure s-SWCNT samples for electronic applications. Here we demonstrate a novel method for producing electronically coupled thin films of near-monochiral s-SWCNTs without wrapping polymer. Detailed steady-state and transient optical studies on such samples provide new insights into the role of the wrapping polymer on controlling intra-bundle nanotube-nanotube interactions and exciton energy transfer within and between bundles. Complete removal of polymer from the networks results in rapid exciton trapping within nanotube bundles, limiting long-range exciton transport. The results suggest that intertube electronic coupling and associated exciton delocalization across multiple tubes can limit diffusive exciton transport. The complex relationship observed here between exciton delocalization, trapping, and long-range transport, helps to inform the design, preparation, and implementation of carbon nanotube networks as active elements for optical and electronic applications.
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- Dylan H Arias
- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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- Materials Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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- Chemistry & Nanoscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA.
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Jones AC, Kearns NM, Bohlmann Kunz M, Flach JT, Zanni MT. Multidimensional Spectroscopy on the Microscale: Development of a Multimodal Imaging System Incorporating 2D White-Light Spectroscopy, Broadband Transient Absorption, and Atomic Force Microscopy. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:10824-10836. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b09099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Andrew C. Jones
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Kriete B, Lüttig J, Kunsel T, Malý P, Jansen TLC, Knoester J, Brixner T, Pshenichnikov MS. Interplay between structural hierarchy and exciton diffusion in artificial light harvesting. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4615. [PMID: 31601795 PMCID: PMC6787233 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12345-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Unraveling the nature of energy transport in multi-chromophoric photosynthetic complexes is essential to extract valuable design blueprints for light-harvesting applications. Long-range exciton transport in such systems is facilitated by a combination of delocalized excitation wavefunctions (excitons) and exciton diffusion. The unambiguous identification of the exciton transport is intrinsically challenging due to the system's sheer complexity. Here we address this challenge by employing a spectroscopic lab-on-a-chip approach: ultrafast coherent two-dimensional spectroscopy and microfluidics working in tandem with theoretical modeling. We show that at low excitation fluences, the outer layer acts as an exciton antenna supplying excitons to the inner tube, while under high excitation fluences the former converts its functionality into an exciton annihilator which depletes the exciton population prior to any exciton transfer. Our findings shed light on the excitonic trajectories across different sub-units of a multi-layered artificial light-harvesting complex and underpin their great potential for directional excitation energy transport.
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- Björn Kriete
- University of Groningen, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- University of Groningen, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- University of Groningen, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- University of Groningen, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Petkov BK, Gellen TA, Farfan CA, Carbery WP, Hetzler BE, Trauner D, Li X, Glover WJ, Ulness DJ, Turner DB. Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy Reveals the Spectral Dynamics of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer. Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Maiuri M. How to Identify FRET in 2D Spectroscopy, an Answer from “Noise”. Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zhu T, Snaider JM, Yuan L, Huang L. Ultrafast Dynamic Microscopy of Carrier and Exciton Transport. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2019; 70:219-244. [PMID: 30883273 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-042018-052605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We highlight the recent progress in ultrafast dynamic microscopy that combines ultrafast optical spectroscopy with microscopy approaches, focusing on the application transient absorption microscopy (TAM) to directly image energy and charge transport in solar energy harvesting and conversion systems. We discuss the principles, instrumentation, and resolutions of TAM. The simultaneous spatial, temporal, and excited-state-specific resolutions of TAM unraveled exciton and charge transport mechanisms that were previously obscured in conventional ultrafast spectroscopy measurements for systems such as organic solar cells, hybrid perovskite thin films, and molecular aggregates. We also discuss future directions to improve resolutions and to develop other ultrafast imaging contrasts beyond transient absorption.
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- Tong Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
- Laser/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Kearns NM, Jones AC, Kunz MB, Allen RT, Flach JT, Zanni MT. Two-Dimensional White-Light Spectroscopy Using Supercontinuum from an All-Normal Dispersion Photonic Crystal Fiber Pumped by a 70 MHz Yb Fiber Oscillator. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:3046-3055. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b02206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nicholas M. Kearns
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Coherent two-dimensional (2D) optical spectroscopy has revolutionized our ability to probe many types of couplings and ultrafast dynamics in complex quantum systems. The dynamics and function of any quantum system strongly depend on couplings to the environment. Thus, studying coherent interactions for different environments remains a topic of tremendous interest. Here we introduce coherent 2D electronic mass spectrometry that allows 2D measurements on effusive molecular beams and thus on quantum systems with minimum system–bath interaction and employ this to identify the major ionization pathway of 3d Rydberg states in NO2. Furthermore, we present 2D spectra of multiphoton ionization, disclosing distinct differences in the nonlinear response functions leading to the ionization products. We also realize the equivalent of spectrally resolved transient-absorption measurements without the necessity for acquiring weak absorption changes. Using time-of-flight detection introduces cations as an observable, enabling the 2D spectroscopic study on isolated systems of photophysical and photochemical reactions. Multidimensional spectroscopy is a powerful tool in exploring photo-induced dynamics and electron coupling processes in molecules. Here the authors demonstrate coherent two-dimensional electronic mass spectrometry on molecular beams and its application to photoionization studies of the NO2 molecule.
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Introduction to State-of-the-Art Multidimensional Time-Resolved Spectroscopy Methods. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2018; 376:28. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-018-0206-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Richter M, Singh R, Siemens M, Cundiff ST. Deconvolution of optical multidimensional coherent spectra. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2018; 4:eaar7697. [PMID: 29868644 PMCID: PMC5983912 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar7697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Optical coherent multidimensional spectroscopy is a powerful technique for unraveling complex and congested spectra by spreading them across multiple dimensions, removing the effects of inhomogeneity, and revealing underlying correlations. As the technique matures, the focus is shifting from understanding the technique itself to using it to probe the underlying dynamics in the system being studied. However, these dynamics can be difficult to discern because they are convolved with the nonlinear optical response of the system. Inspired by methods used to deblur images, we present a method for deconvolving the underlying dynamics from the optical response. To demonstrate the method, we extract the many-particle diffusion Green's functions for excitons in a semiconductor quantum well from two-dimensional coherent spectra.
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- Marten Richter
- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Nichtlineare Optik und Quantenelektronik, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstr. 36, EW 7-1, 10623 Berlin, Germany
- Corresponding author. (M.R.); (S.T.C.)
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- JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80309–0440, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309–0390, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105–1040, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208–6900, USA
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- JILA, University of Colorado and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80309–0440, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309–0390, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105–1040, USA
- Corresponding author. (M.R.); (S.T.C.)
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Maiuri M, Brazard J. Electronic Couplings in (Bio-) Chemical Processes. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2018; 376:10. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-017-0180-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Goetz S, Li D, Kolb V, Pflaum J, Brixner T. Coherent two-dimensional fluorescence micro-spectroscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:3915-3925. [PMID: 29475248 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.003915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We have developed coherent two-dimensional (2D) fluorescence micro-spectroscopy which probes the nonlinear optical response at surfaces via fluorescence detection with sub-micron spatial resolution. This enables the investigation of microscopic variations in heterogeneous systems. An LCD-based pulse shaper in 4f geometry is used to create collinear trains of 12-fs visible/NIR laser pulses in the focus of an NA = 1.4 immersion-oil microscope objective. We demonstrate the capabilities of the new method by presenting 2D spectra, analyzed via phase cycling, as a function of position of selected sub-micron regions from a laterally nanostructured polycrystalline thin film of fluorinated zinc phthalocyanine (F16ZnPc).
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Petti MK, Lomont JP, Maj M, Zanni MT. Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy Is Being Used to Address Core Scientific Questions in Biology and Materials Science. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:1771-1780. [PMID: 29346730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b11370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two-dimensional spectroscopy is a powerful tool for extracting structural and dynamic information from a wide range of chemical systems. We provide a brief overview of the ways in which two-dimensional visible and infrared spectroscopies are being applied to elucidate fundamental details of important processes in biological and materials science. The topics covered include amyloid proteins, photosynthetic complexes, ion channels, photovoltaics, batteries, as well as a variety of promising new methods in two-dimensional spectroscopy.
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- Megan K Petti
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Ghosh A, Ostrander JS, Zanni MT. Watching Proteins Wiggle: Mapping Structures with Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy. Chem Rev 2017; 117:10726-10759. [PMID: 28060489 PMCID: PMC5500453 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Proteins exhibit structural fluctuations over decades of time scales. From the picosecond side chain motions to aggregates that form over the course of minutes, characterizing protein structure over these vast lengths of time is important to understanding their function. In the past 15 years, two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy (2D IR) has been established as a versatile tool that can uniquely probe proteins structures on many time scales. In this review, we present some of the basic principles behind 2D IR and show how they have, and can, impact the field of protein biophysics. We highlight experiments in which 2D IR spectroscopy has provided structural and dynamical data that would be difficult to obtain with more standard structural biology techniques. We also highlight technological developments in 2D IR that continue to expand the scope of scientific problems that can be accessed in the biomedical sciences.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Son M, Mosquera-Vázquez S, Schlau-Cohen GS. Ultrabroadband 2D electronic spectroscopy with high-speed, shot-to-shot detection. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:18950-18962. [PMID: 29041086 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.018950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) is an incisive tool for disentangling excited state energies and dynamics in the condensed phase by directly mapping out the correlation between excitation and emission frequencies as a function of time. Despite its enhanced frequency resolution, the spectral window of detection is limited to the laser bandwidth, which has often hindered the visualization of full electronic energy relaxation pathways spread over the entire visible region. Here, we describe a high-sensitivity, ultrabroadband 2DES apparatus. We report a new combination of a simple and robust setup for increased spectral bandwidth and shot-to-shot detection. We utilize 8-fs supercontinuum pulses generated by gas filamentation spanning the entire visible region (450 - 800 nm), which allows for a simultaneous interrogation of electronic transitions over a 200-nm bandwidth, and an all-reflective interferometric delay system with angled nanopositioner stages achieves interferometric precision in coherence time control without introducing wavelength-dependent dispersion to the ultrabroadband spectrum. To address deterioration of detection sensitivity due to the inherent instability of ultrabroadband sources, we introduce a 5-kHz shot-to-shot, dual chopping acquisition scheme by combining a high-speed line-scan camera and two optical choppers to remove scatter contributions from the signal. Comparison of 2D spectra acquired by shot-to-shot detection and averaged detection shows a 15-fold improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio. This is the first direct quantification of detection sensitivity on a filamentation-based ultrabroadband 2DES apparatus.
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Moody G, Cundiff ST. Advances in multi-dimensional coherent spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures. ADVANCES IN PHYSICS: X 2017; 2:641-674. [PMID: 28894306 PMCID: PMC5590666 DOI: 10.1080/23746149.2017.1346482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Multi-dimensional coherent spectroscopy (MDCS) has become an extremely versatile and sensitive technique for elucidating the structure, composition, and dynamics of condensed matter, atomic, and molecular systems. The appeal of MDCS lies in its ability to resolve both individual-emitter and ensemble-averaged dynamics of optically created excitations in disordered systems. When applied to semiconductors, MDCS enables unambiguous separation of homogeneous and inhomogeneous contributions to the optical linewidth, pinpoints the nature of coupling between resonances, and reveals signatures of many-body interactions. In this review, we discuss the implementation of MDCS to measure the nonlinear optical response of excitonic transitions in semiconductor nanostructures. Capabilities of the technique are illustrated with recent experimental studies that advance our understanding of optical decoherence and dissipation, energy transfer, and many-body phenomena in quantum dots and quantum wells, semiconductor microcavities, layered semiconductors, and photovoltaic materials.
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- Galan Moody
- Applied Physics Division, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Boulder, CO, USA
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Wang J. Ultrafast two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy for molecular structures and dynamics with expanding wavelength range and increasing sensitivities: from experimental and computational perspectives. INT REV PHYS CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/0144235x.2017.1321856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Jianping Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China
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Kearns NM, Mehlenbacher RD, Jones AC, Zanni MT. Broadband 2D electronic spectrometer using white light and pulse shaping: noise and signal evaluation at 1 and 100 kHz. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:7869-7883. [PMID: 28380905 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.007869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have developed a broad bandwidth two-dimensional electronic spectrometer that operates shot-to-shot at repetition rates up to 100 kHz using an acousto-optic pulse shaper. It is called a two-dimensional white-light (2D-WL) spectrometer because the input is white-light supercontinuum. Methods for 100 kHz data collection are studied to understand how laser noise is incorporated into 2D spectra during measurement. At 100 kHz, shot-to-shot scanning of the delays and phases of the pulses in the pulse sequence produces a 2D spectrum 13-times faster and with the same signal-to-noise as using mechanical stages and a chopper. Comparing 100 to 1 kHz repetition rates, data acquisition time is decreased by a factor of 200, which is beyond the improvement expected by the repetition rates alone due to reduction in 1/f noise. These improvements arise because shot-to-shot readout and modulation of the pulse train at 100 kHz enables the electronic coherences to be measured faster than the decay in correlation between laser intensities. Using white light supercontinuum for the pump and probe pulses produces high signal-to-noise spectra on samples with optical densities <0.1 within a few minutes of averaging and an instrument response time of <46 fs thereby demonstrating that that simple broadband continuum sources, although weak, are sufficient to create high quality 2D spectra with >200 nm bandwidth.
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Roeding S, Klimovich N, Brixner T. Optimizing sparse sampling for 2D electronic spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2017; 146:084201. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4976309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Sebastian Roeding
- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Draeger S, Roeding S, Brixner T. Rapid-scan coherent 2D fluorescence spectroscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:3259-3267. [PMID: 28241542 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.003259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We developed pulse-shaper-assisted coherent two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectroscopy in liquids using fluorescence detection. A customized pulse shaper facilitates shot-to-shot modulation at 1 kHz and is employed for rapid scanning over all time delays. A full 2D spectrum with 15 × 15 pixels is obtained in approximately 6 s of measurement time (plus further averaging if needed). Coherent information is extracted from the incoherent fluorescence signal via 27-step phase cycling. We exemplify the technique on cresyl violet in ethanol and recover literature-known oscillations as a function of population time. Signal-to-noise behavior is analyzed as a function of the amount of averaging. Rapid scanning provides a 2D spectrum with a root-mean-square error of < 0.05 after 1 min of measurement time.
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Seiler H, Palato S, Schmidt BE, Kambhampati P. Simple fiber-based solution for coherent multidimensional spectroscopy in the visible regime. OPTICS LETTERS 2017; 42:643-646. [PMID: 28146548 DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.000643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report on a setup for coherent multidimensional spectroscopy based on visible continuum generation obtained by propagating 130 fs, <600 μJ pulses centered at 800 nm in a 2.5 m long hollow-core fiber. We find that with these modest input pulse requirements, the fiber can produce a stable, high brightness continuum spanning the 520-900 nm region, moreover in a single propagation step. The fiber exhibits 80% transmission, and the continuum features excellent spatial mode quality. In addition, spectral phase measurements suggest the possibility of a significantly self-compressed output in the visible, which simplifies aspects of the 2D spectrometer. The applicability of this simple, low-requirement source for 2D spectroscopy is demonstrated by performing a control experiment on the molecular dye Nile Blue.
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Liu B, Wu F, Gui H, Zheng M, Zhou C. Chirality-Controlled Synthesis and Applications of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. ACS NANO 2017; 11:31-53. [PMID: 28072518 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b06900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Preparation of chirality-defined single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is the top challenge in the nanotube field. In recent years, great progress has been made toward preparing single-chirality SWCNTs through both direct controlled synthesis and postsynthesis separation approaches. Accordingly, the uses of single-chirality-dominated SWCNTs for various applications have emerged as a new front in nanotube research. In this Review, we review recent progress made in the chirality-controlled synthesis of SWCNTs, including metal-catalyst-free SWCNT cloning by vapor-phase epitaxy elongation of purified single-chirality nanotube seeds, chirality-specific growth of SWCNTs on bimetallic solid alloy catalysts, chirality-controlled synthesis of SWCNTs using bottom-up synthetic strategy from carbonaceous molecular end-cap precursors, etc. Recent major progresses in postsynthesis separation of single-chirality SWCNT species, as well as methods for chirality characterization of SWCNTs, are also highlighted. Moreover, we discuss some examples where single-chirality SWCNTs have shown clear advantages over SWCNTs with broad chirality distributions. We hope this review could inspire more research on the chirality-controlled preparation of SWCNTs and equally important inspire the use of single-chirality SWCNT samples for more fundamental studies and practical applications.
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- Bilu Liu
- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University , Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, P. R. China
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology , Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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Zhang PP, Eisfeld A. Non-Perturbative Calculation of Two-Dimensional Spectra Using the Stochastic Hierarchy of Pure States. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:4488-4494. [PMID: 27775345 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy has become an important experimental technique to obtain information on, for example, electronic coherences in large molecular complexes or vibronic couplings. For the correct interpretation of two-dimensional spectra, however, detailed theoretical calculations are required. Reliable theoretical calculations are impeded by large system sizes and large numbers of vibrational degrees of freedom that need to be explicitly taken into account. Here, we demonstrate that a numerical approach based on a stochastic hierarchy of pure states (HOPS) does allow the calculation of two-dimensional spectra, notwithstanding the stochasticity of the method. The number of coupled equations as well as the hierarchy depth shows a superior scaling with system size as compared to the previously developed hierarchical equations of motion (HEOM). Large systems thus become accessible for numerical calculation of two-dimensional spectra.
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- Pan-Pan Zhang
- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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Leger JD, Varner C, Rubtsov IV. Multi-mode heterodyned 5th-order infrared spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2016; 145:154201. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4963815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Joel D. Leger
- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
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Ma X, Dostál J, Brixner T. Broadband 7-fs diffractive-optic-based 2D electronic spectroscopy using hollow-core fiber compression. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:20781-91. [PMID: 27607681 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.020781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We demonstrate noncollinear coherent two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectroscopy for which broadband pulses are generated in an argon-filled hollow-core fiber pumped by a 1-kHz Ti:Sapphire laser. Compression is achieved to 7 fs duration (TG-FROG) using dispersive mirrors. The hollow fiber provides a clean spatial profile and smooth spectral shape in the 500-700 nm region. The diffractive-optic-based design of the 2D spectrometer avoids directional filtering distortions and temporal broadening from time smearing. For demonstration we record data of cresyl-violet perchlorate in ethanol and use phasing to obtain broadband absorptive 2D spectra. The resulting quantum beating as a function of population time is consistent with literature data.
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Mehlenbacher RD, Wang J, Kearns NM, Shea MJ, Flach JT, McDonough TJ, Wu MY, Arnold MS, Zanni MT. Ultrafast Exciton Hopping Observed in Bare Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube Thin Films with Two-Dimensional White-Light Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:2024-2031. [PMID: 27182690 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b00650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
We observe ultrafast energy transfer between bare carbon nanotubes in a thin film using two-dimensional (2D) white-light spectroscopy. Using aqueous two-phase separation, semiconducting carbon nanotubes are purified from their metallic counterparts and condensed into a 10 nm thin film with no residual surfactant. Cross peak intensities put the time scale for energy transfer at <60 fs, and 2D anisotropy measurements determine that energy transfer is most efficient between parallel nanotubes, thus favoring directional energy flow. Lifetimes are about 300 fs. Thus, these results are in sharp contrast to thin films prepared from nanotubes that are wrapped by polymers, which exhibit picosecond energy transfer and randomize the direction of energy flow. Ultrafast energy flow and directionality are exciting properties for next-generation photovoltaics, photodetectors, and other devices.
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Affiliation(s)
- Randy D Mehlenbacher
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1509 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
| | - Nicholas M Kearns
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, United States
| | - Matthew J Shea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1509 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
| | - Jessica T Flach
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, United States
| | - Thomas J McDonough
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, United States
| | - Meng-Yin Wu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
| | - Michael S Arnold
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1509 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
| | - Martin T Zanni
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703, United States
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