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- Title
Geometry‐Independent Ultrafast Energy Transfer in Bioinspired Arrays Containing Electronically Coupled BODIPY Dimers as Energy Donors.
- Authors
Ansteatt, Sara; Gelfand, Rachel; Pelton, Matthew; Ptaszek, Marcin
- Abstract
In photosynthetic light‐harvesting complexes, strong interaction between chromophores enables efficient absorption of solar radiation and has been suggested to enable ultrafast energy funneling to the reaction center. To examine whether similar effects can be realized in synthetic systems, and to determine the mechanisms of energy transfer, we synthesized and characterized a series of bioinspired arrays containing strongly‐coupled BODIPY dimers as energy donors and chlorin derivatives as energy acceptors. The BODIPY dimers feature broad absorption in the range of 500–600 nm, complementing the chlorin absorption to provide absorption across the entire visible spectrum. Ultrafast (~10 ps) energy transfer was observed from photoexcited BODIPY dyads to chlorin subunits. Surprisingly, the energy‐transfer rate is nearly independent of the position where the BODIPY dimer is attached to the chlorin and of the type of connecting linker. In addition, the energy‐transfer rate from BODIPY dimers to chlorin is slower than the corresponding rate in arrays containing BODIPY monomers. The lower rate, corresponding to less efficient through‐bond transfer, is most likely due to weaker electronic coupling between the ground state of the chlorin acceptor and the delocalized electronic state of the BODIPY dimer, compared to the localized state of a BODIPY monomer.
- Subjects
ENERGY transfer; STAINS &; staining (Microscopy); DIMERS; RADIATION absorption; VISIBLE spectra; SOLAR radiation
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2023, Vol 29, Issue 58, p1
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.202301571