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Koo S, Kim YH, Flender O, Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Photoinduced Dynamics of 13,13'-Diphenylpropyl-β-carotene. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083505. [PMID: 37110738 PMCID: PMC10143239 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Carotenoids are ubiquitous pigment systems in nature which are relevant to a range of processes, such as photosynthesis, but the detailed influence of substitutions at the polyene backbone on their photophysics is still underexplored. Here, we present a detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of the carotenoid 13,13'-diphenylpropyl-β-carotene using ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and steady-state absorption experiments in n-hexane and n-hexadecane, complemented by DFT/TDDFT calculations. In spite of their bulkiness and their potential capability to "fold back" onto the polyene system, which could result in π-stacking effects, the phenylpropyl residues have only a minor impact on the photophysical properties compared with the parent compound β-carotene. Ultrafast spectroscopy finds lifetimes of 200-300 fs for the S2 state and 8.3-9.5 ps for the S1 state. Intramolecular vibrational redistribution with time constants in the range 0.6-1.4 ps is observed in terms of a spectral narrowing of the S1 spectrum over time. We also find clear indications of the presence of vibrationally hot molecules in the ground electronic state (S0*). The DFT/TDDFT calculations confirm that the propyl spacer electronically decouples the phenyl and polyene π-systems and that the substituents in the 13 and 13' positions point away from the polyene system.
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- Sangho Koo
- Department of Chemistry, Myongji University, Myongji-Ro 116, Cheoin-Gu, Yongin 17058, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Myongji University, Myongji-Ro 116, Cheoin-Gu, Yongin 17058, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physical Chemistry 2, Department Chemistry and Biology, Faculty IV: School of Science and Technology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Lim B, Kim Y, Kim H, Park M, Yeo H, Koo S. 13,13′‐Diphenalkyl β
‐carotenes
as
pi‐stacking
models of chlorophylls and carotenoids in photosynthesis. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12579] [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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- Boram Lim
- College of Bangmok Basic Education Myongji University Yongin Gyeonggi‐Do South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Myongji University Yongin Gyeonggi‐Do South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Myongji University Yongin Gyeonggi‐Do South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Myongji University Yongin Gyeonggi‐Do South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Myongji University Yongin Gyeonggi‐Do South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Myongji University Yongin Gyeonggi‐Do South Korea
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Morgenroth M, Scholz M, Guy L, Oum K, Lenzer T. Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of thin films consisting of helicene-like molecules based on dibenzo[ c,h]acridine. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.1959072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany
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- Univ. Lyon, ENS de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5182, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Laboratoire de Chimie, Lyon, France
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- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Siegen, Germany
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Nature of Linear Spectral Properties and Fast Electronic Relaxations in Green Fluorescent Pyrrolo[3,4-c]Pyridine Derivative. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115592. [PMID: 34070488 PMCID: PMC8197551 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The electronic nature of 4-hydroxy-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine-1,3,6(2H,5H)-trione (HPPT) was comprehensively investigated in liquid media at room temperature using steady-state and time-resolved femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopic techniques. The analysis of the linear photophysical and photochemical parameters of HPPT, including steady-state absorption, fluorescence and excitation anisotropy spectra, along with the lifetimes of fluorescence emission and photodecomposition quantum yields, revealed the nature of its large Stokes shift, specific changes in the permanent dipole moments under electronic excitation, weak dipole transitions with partially anisotropic character, and high photostability. Transient absorption spectra of HPPT were obtained with femtosecond resolution and no characteristic solvate relaxation processes in protic (methanol) solvent were revealed. Efficient light amplification (gain) was observed in the fluorescence spectral range of HPPT, but no super-luminescence and lasing phenomena were detected. The electronic structure of HPPT was also analyzed with quantum-chemical calculations using a DFT/B3LYP method and good agreement with experimental data was shown. The development and investigation of new pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine derivatives are important due to their promising fluorescent properties and potential for use in physiological applications.
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Shaydyuk Y, Bashmakova NV, Dmytruk AM, Kachkovsky OD, Koniev S, Strizhak AV, Komarov IV, Belfield KD, Bondar MV, Babii O. Nature of Fast Relaxation Processes and Spectroscopy of a Membrane-Active Peptide Modified with Fluorescent Amino Acid Exhibiting Excited State Intramolecular Proton Transfer and Efficient Stimulated Emission. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:10119-10128. [PMID: 34056166 PMCID: PMC8153670 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A fluorescently labeled peptide that exhibited fast excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) was synthesized, and the nature of its electronic properties was comprehensively investigated, including linear photophysical and photochemical characterization, specific relaxation processes in the excited state, and its stimulated emission ability. The steady-state absorption, fluorescence, and excitation anisotropy spectra, along with fluorescence lifetimes and emission quantum yields, were obtained in liquid media and analyzed based on density functional theory quantum-chemical calculations. The nature of ESIPT processes of the peptide's chromophore moiety was explored using a femtosecond transient absorption pump-probe technique, revealing relatively fast ESIPT velocity (∼10 ps) in protic MeOH at room temperature. Efficient superluminescence properties of the peptide were realized upon femtosecond excitation in the main long-wavelength absorption band with a corresponding threshold of the pump pulse energy of ∼1.5 μJ. Quantum-chemical analysis of the electronic structure of the peptide was performed using the density functional theory/time-dependent density functional theory level of theory, affording good agreement with experimental data.
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- Yevgeniy
O. Shaydyuk
- Institute
of Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospect Nauki 46, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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- Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Institute
of Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospect Nauki 46, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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- V.P.
Kukhar Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry of the
National Academy of Sciences, Murmanskaya Street 1, Kyiv 02660, Ukraine
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- Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska Street 60, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- New
Jersey Institute of Technology, College of Science and Liberal Arts, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Institute
of Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Prospect Nauki 46, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine
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- Institute
of Biological Interfaces (IBG-2), Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology (KIT), POB3640, Karlsruhe 76021, Germany
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Scholz M, Hoffmann C, Klein JR, Wirtz M, Jung G, Oum K. Exploring Differences in Excited-State Properties of Styryl-BODIPY Chromophores upon Change from α- to β-Substitution. Z PHYS CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/zpch-2019-1374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We present a femtosecond pump-probe UV-Vis broadband transient absorption spectroscopy study of two styryl-substituted BODIPY chromophores with different position of the substituent. The α-substituted isomer shows typical BODIPY-type spectral features, such as sharp absorption and emission bands, a small Stokes shift and an excited-state lifetime in the 4 ns range, which only weakly depends on the solvent. In contrast, β-styryl-BODIPY features much broader steady-state absorption and emission spectra and a larger Stokes shift, particularly in polar solvents. Transient absorption spectroscopy including a complete global kinetic analysis reports a substantial decrease in S1 lifetime to 300 ps for polar solvents upon change from α- to β-substitution. In the case of the α-isomer, TD-DFT calculations identify a typical “cyanine-type” electron rearrangement upon S0 → S1 excitation accompanied by a slight reduction in dipole moment. In contrast, the same transition in the β-isomer shows strong intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) character involving a substantial increase in dipole moment. Assuming a simple energy-gap-law argument, the accelerated nonradiative decay of the β-isomer in polar solvents may be linked to the decrease of the S1(ICT)-S0 energy difference. BODIPY dyes with a conjugated substituent in β-position therefore suffer a substantial loss in fluorescence brightness in polar environments compared with their α-substituted counterparts. This might limit their applicability in fluorescence imaging.
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- Mirko Scholz
- University of Siegen , Physical Chemistry , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 , 57076 Siegen , Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry , Saarland University , Campus Building B2.2 , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- University of Siegen , Physical Chemistry , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 , 57076 Siegen , Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry , Saarland University , Campus Building B2.2 , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- Biophysical Chemistry , Saarland University , Campus Building B2.2 , 66123 Saarbrücken , Germany
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- University of Siegen , Physical Chemistry , Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2 , 57076 Siegen , Germany
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Trolez Y, Finke AD, Silvestri F, Monti F, Ventura B, Boudon C, Gisselbrecht JP, Schweizer WB, Sauvage JP, Armaroli N, Diederich F. Unconventional Synthesis of a CuI
Rotaxane with a Superacceptor Stopper: Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics and Near-Infrared Luminescence. Chemistry 2018; 24:10422-10433. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yann Trolez
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI; 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI; 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI; 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattivitá; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Via P. Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattivitá; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Via P. Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Chimie Physique du Corps Solide, Institut de Chimie-UMR 7177, CNRS; Université de Strasbourg; 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67081 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Chimie Physique du Corps Solide, Institut de Chimie-UMR 7177, CNRS; Université de Strasbourg; 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67081 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI; 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Institut de Science et Ingénierie Supramoléculaire; Université de Strasbourg; 8 allée Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattivitá; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Via P. Gobetti 101 40129 Bologna Italy
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry; ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI; 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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Excited-state dynamics of 3,3′-dihydroxyisorenieratene and (3R,3′R)-zeaxanthin: Observation of vibrationally hot S0 species. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 646:137-144. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Pronounced exciton and coherent phonon dynamics in BiI3. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:10677-10685. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07729g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Long-lived coherent oscillations in transient absorption signals of BiI3 suggest strong electron–phonon coupling in this material for photovoltaics.
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- Mirko Scholz
- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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Lim B, Oh ET, Im J, Lee KS, Jung H, Kim M, Kim D, Oh JT, Bae SH, Chung WJ, Ahn KH, Koo S. Systematic Synthesis of Diphenyl-Substituted Carotenoids as Molecular Wires. European J Org Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201701229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Boram Lim
- Department of Chemistry; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
- Department of Nano Science and Engineering; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
- Biodesign Institute; Department of Physics; Arizona State University; 85287 Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Nano Science and Engineering; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Biodesign Institute; Department of Physics; Arizona State University; 85287 Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Nano Science and Engineering; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Nano Science and Engineering; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Kyung Hee University; 17104 Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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- Department of Chemistry; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
- Department of Nano Science and Engineering; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
- Department of Energy Science and Technology; Myongji University; Myongji-Ro 116 17058 Cheoin-Gu, Yongin Gyeonggi-Do Korea
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Scholz M, Flender O, Lenzer T, Oum K. Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics of all-trans-Capsanthin in Organic Solvents. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:8380-8388. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mirko Scholz
- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Physikalische Chemie, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Braeuer AS, Schuster JJ, Gebrekidan MT, Bahr L, Michelino F, Zambon A, Spilimbergo S. In Situ Raman Analysis of CO₂-Assisted Drying of Fruit-Slices. Foods 2017; 6:E37. [PMID: 28505120 PMCID: PMC5447913 DOI: 10.3390/foods6050037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
This work explores the feasibility of applying in situ Raman spectroscopy for the online monitoring of the supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂) drying of fruits. Specifically, we investigate two types of fruits: mango and persimmon. The drying experiments were carried out inside an optical accessible vessel at 10 MPa and 313 K. The Raman spectra reveal: (i) the reduction of the water from the fruit slice and (ii) the change of the fruit matrix structure during the drying process. Two different Raman excitation wavelengths were compared: 532 nm and 785 nm. With respect to the quality of the obtained spectra, the 532 nm excitation wavelength was superior due to a higher signal-to-noise ratio and due to a resonant excitation scheme of the carotenoid molecules. It was found that the absorption of CO₂ into the fruit matrix enhances the extraction of water, which was expressed by the obtained drying kinetic curve.
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- Andreas Siegfried Braeuer
- Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik (LTT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Am Weichselgarten 8, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik (LTT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Am Weichselgarten 8, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik (LTT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Am Weichselgarten 8, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Thermodynamik (LTT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Am Weichselgarten 8, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, via Marzolo 9, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Scholz M, Flender O, Boschloo G, Oum K, Lenzer T. Ultrafast electron and hole transfer dynamics of a solar cell dye containing hole acceptors on mesoporous TiO 2 and Al 2O 3. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:7158-7166. [PMID: 28230867 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp08609h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The stability of dye cations against recombination with conduction band electrons in mesoporous TiO2 electrodes is a key property for improving light harvesting in dye-sensitised solar cells. Using ultrafast transient broadband absorption spectroscopy, we monitor efficient intramolecular hole transfer in the solar cell dye E6 having two peripheral triarylamine acceptors. After photoexcitation, two hole transfer mechanisms are identified: a concerted mechanism for electron injection and hole transfer (2.4 ps) and a sequential mechanism with time constants of 3.9 ps and 30 ps. This way the dye retards unwanted recombination with a TiO2 conduction band electron by quickly moving the hole further away from the surface. Contact of the E6/TiO2 surface with the solvent acetonitrile has almost no influence on the electron injection and hole transfer kinetics. Fast hole transfer (2.8 ps) is also observed on a "non-injecting" Al2O3 surface generating a radical cation-radical anion species with a lifetime of 530 ps. The findings confirm the good intramolecular hole transfer properties of this dye on both thin films. In contrast, intramolecular hole transfer does not occur in the mid-polar organic solvent methyl acetate. This is confirmed by TDDFT calculations suggesting a polarity-induced reduction of the driving force for hole transfer. In methyl acetate, only the relaxation of the initially photoexcited core chromophore is observed including solvent relaxation processes of the electronically excited state S1/ICT.
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- Mirko Scholz
- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry-Ångström Laboratory, Center of Molecular Devices, Uppsala University, Box 523 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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Klein JR, Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Photoinduced dynamics of the hole-transport material H101 in organic solvents and on mesoporous Al2O3 and TiO2 thin films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:21748-21758. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp01718a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The hole-transport material H101 efficiently injects electrons into TiO2 after photoexcitation and populates a triplet state in organic solvents.
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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Klein JR, Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Quantifying ultrafast charge carrier injection from methylammonium lead iodide into the hole-transport material H101 and mesoporous TiO2 using Vis-NIR transient absorption. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:17952-17959. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02459b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We characterise time scales and yields of hole transfer and electron injection at lead perovskite interfaces with the hole-transport material and mesoporous TiO2.
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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Flender O, Scholz M, Klein JR, Oum K, Lenzer T. Excited-state relaxation of the solar cell dye D49 in organic solvents and on mesoporous Al 2O 3 and TiO 2 thin films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:26010-26019. [PMID: 27711569 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05167g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
We present an ultrafast UV-Vis-NIR transient absorption study of the donor-acceptor solar-cell dye D49 in diisopropyl ether, THF and acetonitrile, as well as on mesoporous Al2O3 and TiO2 thin films. Photoexcitation at 505 nm initially populates the first electronically excited state of the dye having significant intramolecular charge transfer character ("S1/ICT"). On Al2O3 and in the three organic solvents, the dynamics are fully explained in terms of S1/ICT stabilisation (by reorientation of adjacent solvent or D49 molecules and collisional cooling), intramolecular vibrational redistribution and S1/ICT → S0 electronic decay. A substantial decrease of the S1/ICT lifetime is observed with increasing polarity of the surrounding medium suggesting an acceleration of internal conversion. In agreement with these results, the addition of the nonpolar co-adsorbent deoxycholic acid (DCA) to the Al2O3 surface leads to a substantial increase of the S1/ICT lifetime. DCA spacers reduce the local polarity around the dye molecules, thus interrupting D49 "self-solvation". These results are in contrast to a recent experimental study for the indoline dye D131 on Al2O3, where charge transfer from electronically excited D131 to adjacent dye molecules was proposed (Cappel et al., Sci. Rep., 2016, 6, 21276). We do not see evidence for charge transfer processes between D49 molecules and also not for electron injection from D49 into Al2O3 trap states. Charge separation is only observed for D49 bound to TiO2 thin films, with efficient injection of electrons into the conduction band of the semiconductor via formation of a [D49˙+e-] complex and a transient Stark effect signalling the formation of mobile electrons upon dissociation of the complex.
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- Oliver Flender
- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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Balevičius V, Abramavicius D, Polívka T, Galestian
Pour A, Hauer J. A Unified Picture of S* in Carotenoids. J Phys Chem Lett 2016; 7:3347-3352. [PMID: 27509302 PMCID: PMC5011297 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b01455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
In π-conjugated chain molecules such as carotenoids, coupling between electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom is of central importance. It governs both dynamic and static properties, such as the time scales of excited state relaxation as well as absorption spectra. In this work, we treat vibronic dynamics in carotenoids on four electronic states (|S0⟩, |S1⟩, |S2⟩, and |Sn⟩) in a physically rigorous framework. This model explains all features previously associated with the intensely debated S* state. Besides successfully fitting transient absorption data of a zeaxanthin homologue, this model also accounts for previous results from global target analysis and chain length-dependent studies. Additionally, we are able to incorporate findings from pump-deplete-probe experiments, which were incompatible to any pre-existing model. Thus, we present the first comprehensive and unified interpretation of S*-related features, explaining them by vibronic transitions on either S1, S0, or both, depending on the chain length of the investigated carotenoid.
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- Vytautas Balevičius
- Department
of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio Avenue 9, Building 3, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department
of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio Avenue 9, Building 3, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute
of Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech
Republic
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- Photonics
Institute, TU Wien, Gusshausstrasse
27, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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Flender O, Scholz M, Hölzer J, Oum K, Lenzer T. A comprehensive picture of the ultrafast excited-state dynamics of retinal. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:14941-8. [PMID: 27188764 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01335j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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All-trans retinal is the chromophore of microbial rhodopsins initiating energy conversion and cellular signalling by subpicosecond photoinduced switching. Here, we provide detailed UV-Vis transient absorption experiments to disentangle the complex photochemistry of this polyene, which is governed by its terminal aldehyde group. After photoexcitation to the S2((1)Bu(+)) state, the system exhibits polarity-dependent branching, populating separate S1((1)Ag(-)) and intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) species. In all solvents, population of a singlet nπ* state from S1 is observed which represents the precursor of the T1 triplet state. While triplet formation dominates in nonpolar solvents (67% quantum yield), it is dramatically reduced in polar solvents (4%). The channel closes completely upon replacing the aldehyde by a carboxyl group, due to an energetic up-shift of (1)nπ*. In that case, internal conversion via the ICT species becomes the main pathway, with preferential formation of the initially excited isomer.
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- Oliver Flender
- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany.
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Klein JR, Flender O, Scholz M, Oum K, Lenzer T. Charge carrier dynamics of methylammonium lead iodide: from PbI2-rich to low-dimensional broadly emitting perovskites. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:10800-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp07167d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Broadband transient absorption spectroscopy reveals an increased carrier recombination rate constant of low-dimensional perovskites.
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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Aragonès AC, Darwish N, Im J, Lim B, Choi J, Koo S, Díez-Pérez I. Fine-tuning of single-molecule conductance by tweaking both electronic structure and conformation of side substituents. Chemistry 2015; 21:7716-20. [PMID: 25847688 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Herein, we describe a method to fine-tune the conductivity of single-molecule wires by employing a combination of chemical composition and geometrical modifications of multiple phenyl side groups as conductance modulators embedded along the main axis of the electronic pathway. We have measured the single-molecule conductivity of a novel series of phenyl-substituted carotenoid wires whose conductivity can be tuned with high precision over an order of magnitude range by modulating both the electron-donating character of the phenyl substituent and its dihedral angle. It is demonstrated that the electronic communication between the phenyl side groups and the molecular wire is maximized when the phenyl groups are twisted closer to the plane of the conjugated molecular wire. These findings can be refined to a general technique for precisely tuning the conductivity of molecular wires.
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- Albert C Aragonès
- Physical-Chemistry Department, University of Barcelona and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona (Spain)
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Balevičius V, Pour AG, Savolainen J, Lincoln CN, Lukeš V, Riedle E, Valkunas L, Abramavicius D, Hauer J. Vibronic energy relaxation approach highlighting deactivation pathways in carotenoids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:19491-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00856e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Energy relaxation between two electronic states of a molecule is mediated by a set of relevant vibrational states.
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- Vytautas Balevičius
- Department of Theoretical Physics
- Faculty of Physics
- Vilnius University
- LT-10222 Vilnius
- Lithuania
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- Department of Physical Chemistry II
- Ruhr-University Bochum
- 44780 Bochum
- Germany
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- Photonics Institute
- Vienna University of Technology
- 1040 Vienna
- Austria
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- Department of Chemical Physics
- Slovak University of Technology
- 81237 Bratislava
- Slovakia
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- Lehrstuhl für BioMolekulare Optik
- Ludwig-Maximilians-University
- 80538 Munich
- Germany
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- Department of Theoretical Physics
- Faculty of Physics
- Vilnius University
- LT-10222 Vilnius
- Lithuania
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- Department of Theoretical Physics
- Faculty of Physics
- Vilnius University
- LT-10222 Vilnius
- Lithuania
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- Photonics Institute
- Vienna University of Technology
- 1040 Vienna
- Austria
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Ehlers F, Scholz M, Schimpfhauser J, Bienert J, Oum K, Lenzer T. Collisional relaxation of apocarotenals: identifying the S* state with vibrationally excited molecules in the ground electronic state S0*. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:10478-88. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05600k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The S* signal of carotenoids corresponds to vibrationally hot molecules in the ground electronic state S0*.
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- Florian Ehlers
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie
- 37077 Göttingen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie 2
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie
- 37077 Göttingen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie 2
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie 2
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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Flender O, Klein JR, Lenzer T, Oum K. Ultrafast photoinduced dynamics of the organolead trihalide perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 on mesoporous TiO2 scaffolds in the 320–920 nm range. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:19238-46. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01973g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ultrafast broadband transient absorption spectroscopy elucidates charge carrier dynamics in the perovskite CH3NH3PbI3.
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- Oliver Flender
- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie 2
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie 2
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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- Universität Siegen
- Physikalische Chemie 2
- 57076 Siegen
- Germany
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Macernis M, Galzerano D, Sulskus J, Kish E, Kim YH, Koo S, Valkunas L, Robert B. Resonance Raman spectra of carotenoid molecules: influence of methyl substitutions. J Phys Chem A 2014; 119:56-66. [PMID: 25476500 DOI: 10.1021/jp510426m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report here the resonance Raman spectra and the quantum chemical calculations of the Raman spectra for β-carotene and 13,13'-diphenyl-β-carotene. The first aim of this approach was to test the robustness of the method used for modeling β-carotene, and assess whether it could accurately predict the vibrational properties of derivatives in which conjugated substituents had been introduced. DFT calculations, using the B3LYP functional in combination with the 6-311G(d,p) basis set, were able to accurately predict the influence of two phenyl substituents connected to the β-carotene molecule, although these deeply perturb the vibrational modes. This experimentally validated modeling technique leads to a fine understanding of the origin of the carotenoid resonance Raman bands, which are widely used for assessing the properties of these molecules, and in particular in complex media, such as binding sites provided by biological macromolecules.
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- Mindaugas Macernis
- Theoretical Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University , Saulėtekio al. 9, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Bashmakova NV, Shaydyuk YO, Levchenko SM, Masunov AE, Przhonska OV, Bricks JL, Kachkovsky OD, Slominsky YL, Piryatinski YP, Belfield KD, Bondar MV. Design and electronic structure of new styryl dye bases: steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic studies. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:4502-9. [PMID: 24918283 DOI: 10.1021/jp503263f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A comprehensive investigation of the electronic structure and fast relaxation processes in the excited states of new styryl base-type derivatives was performed using steady-state, pico-, and femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopic techniques. Linear photophysical parameters of new compounds, including steady-state absorption, fluorescence, and excitation anisotropy spectra, were obtained in a number of organic solvents at room temperature. A detailed analysis of the fluorescence lifetimes and ultrafast relaxation processes in the electronically excited state of the styryl bases revealed an important role of solvate dynamics and donor-acceptor strength of the molecular structures in the formation of their excited state absorption spectra. Experimental data were in good agreement with quantum chemical calculations at the time dependent density functional theory level, combined with a polarizable continuum model.
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- N V Bashmakova
- Institute of Physics , Prospect Nauki, 46, Kyiv-28 03028, Ukraine
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Macernis M, Sulskus J, Malickaja S, Robert B, Valkunas L. Resonance Raman Spectra and Electronic Transitions in Carotenoids: A Density Functional Theory Study. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:1817-25. [DOI: 10.1021/jp406449c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mindaugas Macernis
- Theoretical
Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 9, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, A. Gostauto 11, LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Theoretical
Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 9, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Theoretical
Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 9, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institut
de Biologie et de Technologie de Saclay, CEA, UMR 8221 CNRS, University Paris Sud, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, Paris, France
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- Theoretical
Physics Department, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 9, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania
- Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, A. Gostauto 11, LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
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Oum K, Flender O, Lohse PW, Scholz M, Hagfeldt A, Boschloo G, Lenzer T. Electron and hole transfer dynamics of a triarylamine-based dye with peripheral hole acceptors on TiO2 in the absence and presence of solvent. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:8019-29. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55298e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhao Y, Lindsay S, Jeon S, Kim HJ, Su L, Lim B, Koo S. Combined effect of polar substituents on the electronic flows in the carotenoid molecular wires. Chemistry 2013; 19:10832-5. [PMID: 23821601 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Yanan Zhao
- Biodesign Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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Mendes-Pinto MM, Galzerano D, Telfer A, Pascal AA, Robert B, Ilioaia C. Mechanisms underlying carotenoid absorption in oxygenic photosynthetic proteins. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:18758-65. [PMID: 23720734 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.423681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The electronic properties of carotenoid molecules underlie their multiple functions throughout biology, and tuning of these properties by their in vivo locus is of vital importance in a number of cases. This is exemplified by photosynthetic carotenoids, which perform both light-harvesting and photoprotective roles essential to the photosynthetic process. However, despite a large number of scientific studies performed in this field, the mechanism(s) used to modulate the electronic properties of carotenoids remain elusive. We have chosen two specific cases, the two β-carotene molecules in photosystem II reaction centers and the two luteins in the major photosystem II light-harvesting complex, to investigate how such a tuning of their electronic structure may occur. Indeed, in each case, identical molecular species in the same protein are seen to exhibit different electronic properties (most notably, shifted absorption peaks). We assess which molecular parameters are responsible for this in vivo tuning process and attempt to assign it to specific molecular events imposed by their binding pockets.
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- Maria M Mendes-Pinto
- Institut de Biologie et de Technologies de Saclay, UMR 8221 CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Hauer J, Maiuri M, Viola D, Lukes V, Henry S, Carey AM, Cogdell RJ, Cerullo G, Polli D. Explaining the temperature dependence of spirilloxanthin's S* signal by an inhomogeneous ground state model. J Phys Chem A 2013; 117:6303-10. [PMID: 23577754 PMCID: PMC3725610 DOI: 10.1021/jp4011372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We
investigate the nature of the S* excited state in carotenoids by performing
a series of pump–probe experiments with sub-20 fs time resolution
on spirilloxanthin in a polymethyl-methacrylate matrix varying the
sample temperature. Following photoexcitation, we observe sub-200
fs internal conversion of the bright S2 state into the
lower-lying S1 and S* states, which in turn relax to the
ground state on a picosecond time scale. Upon cooling down the sample
to 77 K, we observe a systematic decrease of the S*/S1 ratio.
This result can be explained by assuming two thermally populated ground
state isomers. The higher lying one generates the S* state, which
can then be effectively frozen out by cooling. These findings are
supported by quantum chemical modeling and provide strong evidence
for the existence and importance of ground state isomers in the photophysics
of carotenoids.
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- J Hauer
- Photonics Institute, Vienna University of Technology, Gusshausstrasse 27, 1040 Vienna, Austria
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Arden-Jacob J, Drexhage KH, Druzhinin SI, Ekimova M, Flender O, Lenzer T, Oum K, Scholz M. Ultrafast photoinduced dynamics of the 3,6-diaminoacridinium derivative ATTO 465 in solution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:1844-53. [PMID: 23247684 DOI: 10.1039/c2cp43493h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The excited state dynamics of the dye ATTO 465, a well-known fluorescence marker for biological applications, have been characterized in various solvents including THF, ethanol, methanol, water and the highly polar protic ionic liquid 2-hydroxyethylammonium formate (2-OH-EAF) by combining results from time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC) and ultrafast pump-supercontinuum probe (PSCP) spectroscopy as well as steady-state absorption and fluorescence. In water, 2-OH-EAF and two fluorinated alcohols, there is a pronounced blue-shift and broadening of the S(0) → S(1) absorption band and also a larger Stokes shift than in the other solvents, indicating a particular influence of hydrogen-bonding interactions. S(1) lifetimes from TCSPC at 25 °C range from 3.3 ns to 5.6 ns. An unusual increase in the S(1) lifetime with temperature is observed for ethanol and methanol, however water behaves in the opposite way. The behavior can be tentatively explained by a solvent- and temperature-dependent "proximity effect", where coupling of the close-lying S(1) and S(2) states influences the intramolecular relaxation rate of the dye. In addition, temperature-dependent complex equilibria of ATTO 465 with solvent molecules may influence the measured lifetimes. Several excited-state absorption (ESA) transitions are identified in the PSCP spectra, which are in good agreement with the position of the UV bands in the steady-state absorption spectra. Small shifts of the stimulated emission and ESA bands are consistent with solvation dynamics in the excited electronic state. An additional ~16 ps component in water, visible over the entire spectral range, is tentatively ascribed to a fast IC channel which is accessed by a fraction of ATTO 465 molecules.
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- Jutta Arden-Jacob
- Universität Siegen, Physikalische Chemie, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Oum K, Lohse PW, Klein JR, Flender O, Scholz M, Hagfeldt A, Boschloo G, Lenzer T. Photoinduced ultrafast dynamics of the triphenylamine-based organic sensitizer D35 on TiO2, ZrO2 and in acetonitrile. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:3906-16. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp44095h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kosumi D, Maruta S, Horibe T, Nagaoka Y, Fujii R, Sugisaki M, Cogdell RJ, Hashimoto H. Ultrafast excited state dynamics of spirilloxanthin in solution and bound to core antenna complexes: Identification of the S* and T1 states. J Chem Phys 2012; 137:064505. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4737129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Probing the Local Polarity of Alkylammonium Formate Ionic Liquids and Their Mixtures with Water by Using a Carbonyl Carotenoid. Chemphyschem 2012; 13:1854-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lohse PW, Bartels N, Stoppa A, Buchner R, Lenzer T, Oum K. Dielectric relaxation and ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy of [C6mim]+[Tf2N]−/acetonitrile mixtures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:3596-603. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp23704k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oum K, Lohse PW, Flender O, Klein JR, Scholz M, Lenzer T, Du J, Oekermann T. Ultrafast dynamics of the indoline dye D149 on electrodeposited ZnO and sintered ZrO2 and TiO2 thin films. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:15429-37. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42961f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lohse PW, Kuhnt J, Druzhinin SI, Scholz M, Ekimova M, Oekermann T, Lenzer T, Oum K. Ultrafast photoinduced relaxation dynamics of the indoline dye D149 in organic solvents. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:19632-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22429h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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