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Segatta F, Cupellini L, Garavelli M, Mennucci B. Quantum Chemical Modeling of the Photoinduced Activity of Multichromophoric Biosystems. Chem Rev 2019; 119:9361-9380. [PMID: 31276384 PMCID: PMC6716121 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Multichromophoric biosystems represent a broad family with very diverse members, ranging from light-harvesting pigment-protein complexes to nucleic acids. The former are designed to capture, harvest, efficiently transport, and transform energy from sunlight for photosynthesis, while the latter should dissipate the absorbed radiation as quickly as possible to prevent photodamages and corruption of the carried genetic information. Because of the unique electronic and structural characteristics, the modeling of their photoinduced activity is a real challenge. Numerous approaches have been devised building on the theoretical development achieved for single chromophores and on model Hamiltonians that capture the essential features of the system. Still, a question remains: is a general strategy for the accurate modeling of multichromophoric systems possible? By using a quantum chemical point of view, here we review the advancements developed so far highlighting differences and similarities with the single chromophore treatment. Finally, we outline the important limitations and challenges that still need to be tackled to reach a complete and accurate picture of their photoinduced properties and dynamics.
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- Francesco Segatta
- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari” University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University
of Pisa, via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari” University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University
of Pisa, via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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Nelson TR, Ondarse-Alvarez D, Oldani N, Rodriguez-Hernandez B, Alfonso-Hernandez L, Galindo JF, Kleiman VD, Fernandez-Alberti S, Roitberg AE, Tretiak S. Coherent exciton-vibrational dynamics and energy transfer in conjugated organics. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2316. [PMID: 29899334 PMCID: PMC5998141 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04694-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Coherence, signifying concurrent electron-vibrational dynamics in complex natural and man-made systems, is currently a subject of intense study. Understanding this phenomenon is important when designing carrier transport in optoelectronic materials. Here, excited state dynamics simulations reveal a ubiquitous pattern in the evolution of photoexcitations for a broad range of molecular systems. Symmetries of the wavefunctions define a specific form of the non-adiabatic coupling that drives quantum transitions between excited states, leading to a collective asymmetric vibrational excitation coupled to the electronic system. This promotes periodic oscillatory evolution of the wavefunctions, preserving specific phase and amplitude relations across the ensemble of trajectories. The simple model proposed here explains the appearance of coherent exciton-vibrational dynamics due to non-adiabatic transitions, which is universal across multiple molecular systems. The observed relationships between electronic wavefunctions and the resulting functionalities allows us to understand, and potentially manipulate, excited state dynamics and energy transfer in molecular materials.
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- Tammie R Nelson
- Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 81545, USA
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- Universidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra 30 # 45-03, Bogotá, 111321, Colombia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 81545, USA.
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Subotnik JE, Jain A, Landry B, Petit A, Ouyang W, Bellonzi N. Understanding the Surface Hopping View of Electronic Transitions and Decoherence. Annu Rev Phys Chem 2016; 67:387-417. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-040215-112245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Joseph E. Subotnik
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104;
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Bellonzi N, Jain A, Subotnik JE. An assessment of mean-field mixed semiclassical approaches: Equilibrium populations and algorithm stability. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:154110. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4946810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Nicole Bellonzi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Jain A, Subotnik JE. Does Nonadiabatic Transition State Theory Make Sense Without Decoherence? J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:4809-4814. [PMID: 26631360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b02148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
We analyze thermal rate constants as computed with surface hopping dynamics and resolve certain inconsistencies that have permeated the literature. On one hand, according to Landry and Subotnik (J. Chem. Phys. 2012, 137, 22A513), without decoherence, direct dynamics with surface hopping overestimates the rate of relaxation for the spin-boson Hamiltonian. On the other hand, according to Jain and Subotnik (J. Chem. Phys. 2015, 143, 134107), without decoherence, a transition state theory with surface hopping underestimates spin-boson rate constants. In this Letter, we resolve this apparent contradiction. We show that, without decoherence, direct dynamics and transition state theory should not agree; agreement is guaranteed only with decoherence. We also show that, even though the effects of decoherence may be hidden for isoenergetic reactions, these decoherence failures are exposed for exothermic reactions. We believe these lessons are essential when interpreting surface hopping papers published in the literature without any decoherence corrections.
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- Amber Jain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Montoya-Castillo A, Berkelbach TC, Reichman DR. Extending the applicability of Redfield theories into highly non-Markovian regimes. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:194108. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4935443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA
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Jain A, Subotnik JE. Surface hopping, transition state theory, and decoherence. II. Thermal rate constants and detailed balance. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:134107. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4930549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Amber Jain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Jain A, Herman MF, Ouyang W, Subotnik JE. Surface hopping, transition state theory and decoherence. I. Scattering theory and time-reversibility. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:134106. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4930548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Amber Jain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Kondorskiy AD, Nanbu S. Electronically nonadiabatic wave packet propagation using frozen Gaussian scattering. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:114103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4930923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Alexey D. Kondorskiy
- P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 53, Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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