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Šímová I, Chrupková P, Gardiner AT, Koblížek M, Kloz M, Polívka T. Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy of Linear Carotenoids. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:7466-7472. [PMID: 39008850 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
Abstract
Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) and transient absorption data measured in a single experiment are used to determine the vibronic properties of the S1 state of linear carotenoids with different conjugation lengths. The Raman band corresponding to the C═C stretching mode in the S1 state peaks at 1799 cm-1 (neurosporene), 1802 cm-1 (spheroidene), and 1791 cm-1 (lycopene). Contrary to the ground state C═C mode, variation of the C═C stretching mode in the S1 state is small and does not follow a linear dependence on N. The lifetime of the Raman band matches the S1 decays obtained from transient absorption, confirming its S1 state origin. Direct comparison of transient absorption and FSRS signals allowed us to assign Raman signatures of nonrelaxed S1 and S0 states. For lycopene, FSRS data identified a component associated with a downshifted ground state C═C mode, which matches the dynamics of the S* signal observed in transient absorption data.
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- Ivana Šímová
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, ELI Beamlines Facility, Za Radnicí 835, Dolní Břežany 252 41, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Anoxygenic Phototrophs, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Anoxygenic Phototrophs, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, 379 81 Třeboň, Czech Republic
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- The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, ELI Beamlines Facility, Za Radnicí 835, Dolní Břežany 252 41, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 1760, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Accomasso D, Londi G, Cupellini L, Mennucci B. The nature of carotenoid S* state and its role in the nonphotochemical quenching of plants. Nat Commun 2024; 15:847. [PMID: 38286840 PMCID: PMC11258248 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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In plants, light-harvesting complexes serve as antennas to collect and transfer the absorbed energy to reaction centers, but also regulate energy transport by dissipating the excitation energy of chlorophylls. This process, known as nonphotochemical quenching, seems to be activated by conformational changes within the light-harvesting complex, but the quenching mechanisms remain elusive. Recent spectroscopic measurements suggest the carotenoid S* dark state as the quencher of chlorophylls' excitation. By investigating lutein embedded in different conformations of CP29 (a minor antenna in plants) via nonadiabatic excited state dynamics simulations, we reveal that different conformations of the complex differently stabilize the lutein s-trans conformer with respect to the dominant s-cis one. We show that the s-trans conformer presents the spectroscopic signatures of the S* state and rationalize its ability to accept energy from the closest excited chlorophylls, providing thus a relationship between the complex's conformation and the nonphotochemical quenching.
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- Davide Accomasso
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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Xing L, Dou Z, Cao X, Ren P, Zhang W, Wang S, Sun C, Men Z. Exploring electronic energy level structure and excited electronic states of β-carotene using DFT. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:9373-9381. [PMID: 36920882 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05594e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
Abstract
Carotenoids are a class of natural pigments that play a fundamental role in photosynthesis and optoelectronics. However, the complexity of their energy level structure and electronic states has prevented a clear interpretation of their photophysics and photochemistry. The mediating nonradiative decay of the bright S2 state to the dark S1 state of carotenoids involves a population of bridging intermediate state. Herein, time-dependent DFT was used to study the energy level and electronic excitation process of β-carotene. A π-π* transition and π electron delocalization of electron excitation could be inferred based on the difference in the electron cloud distribution of the HOMO and LUMO orbitals. Through the electronic transition contribution in the UV-vis spectra and the electron density difference between the ground state and the excited state, the electronic energy level structure and possible dark state were analyzed. On this basis, the electronic excitation process of β-carotene was theoretically studied by combining electron-hole analysis and transition density matrix (TDM). There was a charge transfer from the β-ionone ring to the long-chain in the (S0) → (S2), (S0) → (S4) and (S0) → (S5).
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- Lu Xing
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China. .,College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China. .,College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China. .,College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Özcan E, Kuznetsova V, Keşan G, Fuciman M, Litvín R, Polívka T. Ultrafast Excited States Dynamics of Metal Ion Complexes of the Carotenoid Astaxanthin. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Investigating carotenoid photophysics in photosynthesis with 2D electronic spectroscopy. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2021.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pandya R, Alvertis AM, Gu Q, Sung J, Legrand L, Kréher D, Barisien T, Chin AW, Schnedermann C, Rao A. Exciton Diffusion in Highly-Ordered One Dimensional Conjugated Polymers: Effects of Back-Bone Torsion, Electronic Symmetry, Phonons and Annihilation. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3669-3678. [PMID: 33829788 PMCID: PMC8154834 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Many optoelectronic devices based on organic materials require rapid and long-range singlet exciton transport. Key factors controlling exciton transport include material structure, exciton-phonon coupling and electronic state symmetry. Here, we employ femtosecond transient absorption microscopy to study the influence of these parameters on exciton transport in one-dimensional conjugated polymers. We find that excitons with 21Ag- symmetry and a planar backbone exhibit a significantly higher diffusion coefficient (34 ± 10 cm2 s-1) compared to excitons with 11Bu+ symmetry (7 ± 6 cm2 s-1) with a twisted backbone. We also find that exciton transport in the 21Ag- state occurs without exciton-exciton annihilation. Both 21Ag- and 11Bu+ states are found to exhibit subdiffusive behavior. Ab initio GW-BSE calculations reveal that this is due to the comparable strengths of the exciton-phonon interaction and exciton coupling. Our results demonstrate the link between electronic state symmetry, backbone torsion and phonons in exciton transport in π-conjugated polymers.
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- Raj Pandya
- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut
des NanoSciences de Paris, INSP, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut
Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM) UMR 8232, Chimie des
Polymères, 4 Place
Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut
des NanoSciences de Paris, INSP, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne
Université, CNRS, Institut
des NanoSciences de Paris, INSP, 4 place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, CB3 0HE, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Gacek DA, Betke A, Nowak J, Lokstein H, Walla PJ. Two-photon absorption and excitation spectroscopy of carotenoids, chlorophylls and pigment-protein complexes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:8731-8738. [PMID: 33876032 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00656h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In addition to (bacterio)chlorophylls, (B)Chls, photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes bind carotenoids (Cars) that fulfil various important functions which are not fully understood, yet. However, certain excited states of Cars are optically one-photon forbidden ("dark") and can potentially undergo excitation energy transfer (EET) to (B)Chls following two-photon absorption (TPA). The amount of EET is reflected by the differences in TPA and two-photon excitation (TPE) spectra of a complex (multi-pigment) system. Since it is technically and analytically demanding to resolve optically forbidden states, different studies reported varying contributions of Cars and Chls to TPE/TPA spectra. In a study using well-defined 1 : 1 Car-tetrapyrrole dyads TPE contributions of tetrapyrrole molecules, including Chls, and Cars were measured. In these experiments, TPE of Cars dominated over Chl a TPE in a broad wavelength range. Another study suggested only minor contributions of Cars to TPE spectra of pigment-protein complexes such as the plant main light-harvesting complex (LHCII), in particular for wavelengths longer than ∼600/1200 nm. By joining forces and a combined analysis of all available data by both teams, we try to resolve this apparent contradiction. Here, we demonstrate that reconstruction of a wide spectral range of TPE for LHCII and photosystem I (PSI) requires both, significant Car and Chl contributions. Direct comparison of TPE spectra obtained in both studies demonstrates a good agreement of the primary data. We conclude that in TPE spectra of LHCII and PSI, the contribution of Chls is dominating above 600/1200 nm, whereas the contributions of forbidden Car states increase particularly at wavelengths shorter than 600/1200 nm. Estimates of Car contributions to TPA as well as TPE spectra are given for various wavelengths.
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- Daniel A Gacek
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Department for Biophysical Chemistry, Gaußstr. 17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Optical Projection and Spatial Separation of Spin-Entangled Triplet Pairs from the S1 (21 Ag–) State of Pi-Conjugated Systems. Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Multidimensional Vibrational Coherence Spectroscopy. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2018; 376:35. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-018-0213-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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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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Gacek DA, Moore AL, Moore TA, Walla PJ. Two-Photon Spectra of Chlorophylls and Carotenoid–Tetrapyrrole Dyads. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:10055-10063. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b08502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniel A. Gacek
- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Biophysical
Chemistry, Gaußstraße.
17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- School
of Molecular Sciences and Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- School
of Molecular Sciences and Center for Bioenergy and Photosynthesis, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States
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- Technische Universität Braunschweig, Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Biophysical
Chemistry, Gaußstraße.
17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Niedzwiedzki DM, Swainsbury DJK, Martin EC, Hunter CN, Blankenship RE. Origin of the S* Excited State Feature of Carotenoids in Light-Harvesting Complex 1 from Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:7571-7585. [PMID: 28719215 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b04251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
This spectroscopic study investigates the origin of the transient feature of the S* excited state of carotenoids bound in LH1 complexes from purple bacteria. The studies were performed on two RC-LH1 complexes from Rba. sphaeroides strains that bound carotenoids with different carbon-carbon double bond conjugation N, neurosporene (N = 9) and spirilloxanthin (N = 13). The S* transient spectral feature, originally associated with an elusive and optically silent excited state of spirilloxanthin in the LH1 complex, may be successfully explained and mimicked without involving any unknown electronic state. The spectral and temporal characteristics of the S* feature suggest that it is associated with triplet-triplet annihilation of carotenoid triplets formed after direct excitation of the molecule via a singlet fission mechanism. Depending on pigment homogeneity and carotenoid assembly in the LH1 complex, the spectro-temporal component associated with triplet-triplet annihilation may simply resolve a pure T-S spectrum of a carotenoid. In some cases (like spirilloxanthin), the T-S feature will also be accompanied by a carotenoid Stark spectrum and/or residual transient absorption of minor carotenoid species bound into LH1 antenna complex.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield , Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdom
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Kosumi D, Kajikawa T, Sakaguchi K, Katsumura S, Hashimoto H. Excited state properties of β-carotene analogs incorporating a lactone ring. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:3000-3009. [PMID: 28079227 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06828f] [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]
Abstract
Carotenoids possessing a carbonyl group along their polyene backbone exhibit unique excited state properties due to the occurrence of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) in the excited state. In fact, the ICT characteristics of naturally occurring carbonyl carotenoids play an essential role in the highly efficient energy transfer that proceeds in aquatic photosynthetic antenna systems. In the present study, we synthesized two short-chain polyene carotenoids incorporating a lactone ring, denoted as BL-7 and BL-8, having seven and eight conjugated double bonds (n = 7 and 8), respectively. The excited state properties of these compounds were directly compared to those of their non-carbonyl counterparts to clarify the role of the carbonyl group in the generation of ICT. The energies of the optically allowed S2 states for BL-7 and BL-8 were found to be more than 0.3 eV (2400 cm-1) below those of non-carbonyl short β-carotene homologs. Ultrafast spectroscopic data demonstrated various solvent polarity-induced effects, including the appearance of stimulated emission in the near-IR region in the case of BL-7, and significant lifetime shortening of the lowest-lying singlet S1 excited states of both BL-7 and BL-8. These results suggest that these compounds exhibit ICT characteristics.
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- Daisuke Kosumi
- Institute of Pulsed Power Science, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan and Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan.
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Quantum Control of Population Transfer and Vibrational States via Chirped Pulses in Four Level Density Matrix Equations. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/app6110351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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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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Kloz M, Weißenborn J, Polívka T, Frank HA, Kennis JTM. Spectral watermarking in femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy: resolving the nature of the carotenoid S* state. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:14619-28. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01464j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
A new method for recording femtosecond stimulated Raman spectra was developed that dramatically improves and automatizes baseline problems.
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- Miroslav Kloz
- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- VU University Amsterdam
- 1081HV Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
- ELI-Beamlines
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- VU University Amsterdam
- 1081HV Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
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- University of South Bohemia
- 370 05 České Budějovice
- Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Connecticut
- Storrs
- USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- VU University Amsterdam
- 1081HV Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
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Herz J, Buckup T, Paulus F, Engelhart JU, Bunz UHF, Motzkus M. Unveiling Singlet Fission Mediating States in TIPS-pentacene and its Aza Derivatives. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:6602-10. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b02212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Julia Herz
- Physikalisch-Chemisches
Institut, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 229, ‡Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, and §Centre
of Advanced Materials, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches
Institut, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 229, ‡Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, and §Centre
of Advanced Materials, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches
Institut, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 229, ‡Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, and §Centre
of Advanced Materials, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches
Institut, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 229, ‡Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, and §Centre
of Advanced Materials, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches
Institut, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 229, ‡Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, and §Centre
of Advanced Materials, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches
Institut, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 229, ‡Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, and §Centre
of Advanced Materials, Im Neuenheimer Feld 225, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany
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Beck WF, Bishop MM, Roscioli JD, Ghosh S, Frank HA. Excited state conformational dynamics in carotenoids: Dark intermediates and excitation energy transfer. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 572:175-183. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 01/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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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]
Abstract
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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Niedzwiedzki DM, Cranston L. Excited state lifetimes and energies of okenone and chlorobactene, exemplary keto and non-keto aryl carotenoids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:13245-56. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00836k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Photophysical properties of two typical aryl carotenoids, okenone and chlorobactene, were studied with application of femtosecond and microsecond time-resolved absorption spectroscopies.
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- Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki
- Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center and Department of Chemistry
- Washington University in St Louis
- USA
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- Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology
- College of Medical
- Veterinary and Life Sciences
- University of Glasgow
- Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre
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Ragnoni E, Di Donato M, Iagatti A, Lapini A, Righini R. Mechanism of the Intramolecular Charge Transfer State Formation in all-trans-β-Apo-8′-carotenal: Influence of Solvent Polarity and Polarizability. J Phys Chem B 2014; 119:420-32. [DOI: 10.1021/jp5093288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Elena Ragnoni
- LENS (European
Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy) via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy
- INO (Istituto
Nazionale di Ottica), Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
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- LENS (European
Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy) via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy
- INO (Istituto
Nazionale di Ottica), Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, via della
Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- LENS (European
Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy) via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy
- INO (Istituto
Nazionale di Ottica), Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
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- LENS (European
Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy) via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy
- INO (Istituto
Nazionale di Ottica), Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, via della
Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- LENS (European
Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy) via N. Carrara 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) Italy
- INO (Istituto
Nazionale di Ottica), Largo Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica “Ugo Schiff”, Università di Firenze, via della
Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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Buckup T, Motzkus M. Multidimensional Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Vibrational Coherence in Biopolyenes. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2014; 65:39-57. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-040513-103619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tiago Buckup
- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; ,
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; ,
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Marek MS, Buckup T, Southall J, Cogdell RJ, Motzkus M. Highlighting short-lived excited electronic states with pump-degenerate-four-wave-mixing. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:074202. [PMID: 23968082 DOI: 10.1063/1.4818164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Marie S Marek
- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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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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Krawczyk S, Luchowski R. Vibronic structure and coupling of higher excited electronic states in carotenoids. Chem Phys Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kraack JP, Wand A, Buckup T, Motzkus M, Ruhman S. Mapping multidimensional excited state dynamics using pump-impulsive-vibrational-spectroscopy and pump-degenerate-four-wave-mixing. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:14487-501. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp50871d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Macernis M, Sulskus J, Duffy CDP, Ruban AV, Valkunas L. Electronic Spectra of Structurally Deformed Lutein. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:9843-53. [DOI: 10.1021/jp304363q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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, Savanorių 231, LT-02300
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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- School
of Biological and Chemical
Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4TN, U.K
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- School
of Biological and Chemical
Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4TN, U.K
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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, Savanorių 231, LT-02300
Vilnius, Lithuania
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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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Kloz M, Pillai S, Kodis G, Gust D, Moore TA, Moore AL, Grondelle RV, Kennis JTM. New light-harvesting roles of hot and forbidden carotenoid states in artificial photosynthetic constructs. Chem Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2sc01023b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Niedzwiedzki DM, Fuciman M, Kobayashi M, Frank HA, Blankenship RE. Ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy of the light-harvesting complex 2 (LH2) from the photosynthetic bacterium Thermochromatium tepidum. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2011; 110:49-60. [PMID: 21984346 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-011-9692-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
Abstract
The light-harvesting complex 2 from the thermophilic purple bacterium Thermochromatium tepidum was purified and studied by steady-state absorption and fluorescence, sub-nanosecond-time-resolved fluorescence and femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy. The measurements were performed at room temperature and at 10 K. The combination of both ultrafast and steady-state optical spectroscopy methods at ambient and cryogenic temperatures allowed the detailed study of carotenoid (Car)-to-bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) as well BChl-to-BChl excitation energy transfer in the complex. The studies show that the dominant Cars rhodopin (N=11) and spirilloxanthin (N=13) do not play a significant role as supportive energy donors for BChl a. This is related with their photophysical properties regulated by long π-electron conjugation. On the other hand, such properties favor some of the Cars, particularly spirilloxanthin (N=13) to play the role of the direct quencher of the excited singlet state of BChl.
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- Dariusz M Niedzwiedzki
- Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis, Campus Box 1138, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA.
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Marek MS, Buckup T, Motzkus M. Direct Observation of a Dark State in Lycopene Using Pump-DFWM. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:8328-37. [DOI: 10.1021/jp202753j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [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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- Marie S. Marek
- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Nakamura R, Nakagawa K, Nango M, Hashimoto H, Yoshizawa M. Dark Excited States of Carotenoid Regulated by Bacteriochlorophyll in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting. J Phys Chem B 2011; 115:3233-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp111718k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ryosuke Nakamura
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Hon-chou, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Hon-chou, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
- Department of Life and Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Hon-chou, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
- Department of Life and Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Hon-chou, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
- JST, CREST, 4-1-8 Hon-chou, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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Golibrzuch K, Ehlers F, Scholz M, Oswald R, Lenzer T, Oum K, Kim H, Koo S. Ultrafast excited state dynamics and spectroscopy of 13,13'-diphenyl-β-carotene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:6340-51. [PMID: 21365078 DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02525a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ultrafast transient broadband absorption spectroscopy based on the Pump-Supercontinuum Probe (PSCP) technique has been applied to characterize the excited state dynamics of the newly-synthesized artificial β-carotene derivative 13,13'-diphenyl-β-carotene in the wavelength range 340-770 nm with ca. 60 fs cross-correlation time after excitation to the S(2) state. The influence of phenyl substitution at the polyene backbone has been investigated in different solvents by comparing the dynamics of the internal conversion (IC) processes S(2)→ S(1) and S(1)→ S(0)* with results for β-carotene. Global analysis provides IC time constants and also time-dependent S(1) spectra demonstrating vibrational relaxation processes. Intramolecular vibrational redistribution processes are accelerated by phenyl substitution and are also solvent-dependent. DFT and TDDFT-TDA calculations suggest that both phenyl rings prefer an orientation where their ring planes are almost perpendicular to the plane of the carotene backbone, largely decoupling them electronically from the polyene system. This is consistent with several experimental observations: the up-field chemical shift of adjacent hydrogen atoms by a ring-current effect of the phenyl groups in the (1)H NMR spectrum, a small red-shift of the S(0)→ S(2)(0-0) transition energy in the steady-state absorption spectrum relative to β-carotene, and almost the same S(1)→ S(0)* IC time constant as in β-carotene, suggesting a similar S(1)-S(0) energy gap. The oscillator strength of the S(0)→ S(2) transition of the diphenyl derivative is reduced by ca. 20%. In addition, we observe a highly structured ground state bleach combined with excited state absorption at longer wavelengths, which is typical for an "S* state". Both features can be clearly assigned to absorption of vibrationally hot molecules in the ground electronic state S(0)* superimposed on the bleach of room temperature molecules S(0). The S(0)* population is formed by IC from S(1). These findings are discussed in detail with respect to alternative interpretations previously reported in the literature. Understanding the dynamics of this type of artificial phenyl-substituted carotene systems appears useful regarding their future structural optimization with respect to enhanced thermal stability while keeping the desired photophysical properties.
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- Kai Golibrzuch
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Göttingen, Germany
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Jailaubekov AE, Vengris M, Song SH, Kusumoto T, Hashimoto H, Larsen DS. Deconstructing the Excited-State Dynamics of β-Carotene in Solution. J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:3905-16. [DOI: 10.1021/jp1082906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Askat E. Jailaubekov
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Quantum Electronics Department, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 10, LT10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Physics and CREST/JST, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physics and CREST/JST, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Unusual enhancement of triplet carotenoid formation in pigmentprotein complexes as revealed by femtosecond pump-probe spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phpro.2011.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kraack JP, Buckup T, Motzkus M. Vibrational analysis of excited and ground electronic states of all-trans retinal protonated Schiff-bases. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:21402-10. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cp22245g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Buckup T, Hauer J, Voll J, Vivie-Riedle R, Motzkus M. A General control mechanism of energy flow in the excited state of polyenic biochromophores. Faraday Discuss 2011; 153:213-25; discussion 293-319. [DOI: 10.1039/c1fd00037c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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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Kosumi D, Maruta S, Horibe T, Fujii R, Sugisaki M, Cogdell RJ, Hashimoto H. Ultrafast Energy-Transfer Pathway in a Purple-Bacterial Photosynthetic Core Antenna, as Revealed by Femtosecond Time-Resolved Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201003771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kosumi D, Maruta S, Horibe T, Fujii R, Sugisaki M, Cogdell RJ, Hashimoto H. Ultrafast Energy-Transfer Pathway in a Purple-Bacterial Photosynthetic Core Antenna, as Revealed by Femtosecond Time-Resolved Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010; 50:1097-100. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201003771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2010] [Revised: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Ostroumov EE, Reus MGMM, Holzwarth AR. On the Nature of the “Dark S*” Excited State of β-Carotene. J Phys Chem A 2010; 115:3698-712. [DOI: 10.1021/jp105385c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Evgeny E. Ostroumov
- Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Stiftstr. 34-36, 45470 Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
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Namboodiri V, Namboodiri M, Flachenecker G, Materny A. Two-photon resonances in femtosecond time-resolved four-wave mixing spectroscopy: β-carotene. J Chem Phys 2010; 133:054503. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3466750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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Kosumi D, Abe K, Karasawa H, Fujiwara M, Cogdell RJ, Hashimoto H, Yoshizawa M. Ultrafast relaxation kinetics of the dark S1 state in all-trans-β-carotene explored by one- and two-photon pump–probe spectroscopy. Chem Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2009.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chábera P, Fuciman M, Razi Naqvi K, Polívka T. Ultrafast dynamics of hydrophilic carbonyl carotenoids – Relation between structure and excited-state properties in polar solvents. Chem Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2010.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Polívka T, Frank HA, Enriquez MM, Niedzwiedzki DM, Liaaen-Jensen S, Hemming J, Helliwell JR, Helliwell M. X-ray Crystal Structure and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of the Blue Carotenoid Violerythrin. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:8760-9. [DOI: 10.1021/jp101296a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Tomáš Polívka
- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
| | - Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen
- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physical Biology, University of South Bohemia, 373-33 Nove Hrady, Czech Republic, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom, and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biological Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
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Jailaubekov AE, Song SH, Vengris M, Cogdell RJ, Larsen DS. Using narrowband excitation to confirm that the S∗ state in carotenoids is not a vibrationally-excited ground state species. Chem Phys Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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