Understanding the influence of disorder on the exciton dynamics and energy transfer in Zn-phthalocyanine H-aggregates
Year: 2018
Authors: Doria S., Lapini A., Di Donato M., Righini R., Azzaroli N., Iagatti A., Caram J.R., Sinclair T.S., Cupellini L., Jurinovich S., Mennucci B., Zanotti G., Paoletti A.M., Pennesi G., Foggi P.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Firenze, European Lab Non Linear Spect LENS, Via Nello Carrara 1, I-50019 Florence, Italy; Univ Firenze, Dipartimento Chim Ugo Schiff, Via Lastruccia 3-13, I-50019 Florence, Italy; CNR, INO, Largo Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy; Univ Calif Los Angeles, Chem & Biochem Dept, 607 Charles E Young Dr East, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA; MIT, Dept Chem, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA; Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Chim & Chim Ind, Via G Moruzzi 13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy; CNR, ISM, Via Salaria Km 29-5, I-00015 Rome, Italy; Univ Perugia, Dipartimento Chim Biol & Biotecnol, Via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06100 Perugia, Italy; CNR, ICCOM, Ist Ist Chim Composti OrganoMetallici, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Florence, Italy.
Abstract: The photophysics of 9(19), 16(17), 23(24)-tri-tert-butyl-2-[ethynyl-(4-carboxymethyl) phenyl] phthalocyaninatozinc(II) and its H-aggregates is studied in different solvents by means of ultrafast non-linear optical spectroscopy and computational modeling. In non-coordinating solvents, both stationary and time-resolved spectroscopies highlight the formation of extended molecular aggregates, whose dimension and spectral properties depends on the concentration. In all the explored experimental conditions, time-resolved transient absorption experiments show multi exponential decay of the signals. Additional insights into the excited state relaxation mechanisms of the system is obtained with 2D electronic spectroscopy, which is employed to compare the deactivation channels in the absence or presence of aggregates. In ethanol and diethylether, where only monomers are present, an ultrafast relaxation process among the two non-degenerate Q-states of the molecule is evidenced by the appearance of a cross peak in the 2D-maps. In chloroform or CCl4, where disordered H-aggregates are formed, an energy transfer channel among aggregates with different composition and size is observed, leading to the non-radiative decay towards the lower energy dark state of the aggregates. Efficient coupling between less and more aggregated species is highlighted in two-dimensional electronic spectra by the appearance of a cross peak. The kinetics and intensity of the latter depend on the concentration of the solution. Finally, the linear spectroscopic properties of the aggregate are reproduced using a simplified structural model of an extended aggregate, based on Frenkel Hamiltonian Calculations and on an estimate of the electronic couplings between each dimer composing the aggregate computed at DFT level.
Journal/Review: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume: 20 (34) Pages from: 22331 to: 22341
More Information: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 654148 Laserlab-Europe, (Short: Laserlab-Europe, H2020 EC-GA 654148).KeyWords: Langmuir-blodgett-films; Molecular-structure; Spectroscopy; Porphyrin; Photosensitizers; Complexes; Migration; Behavior; SpectraDOI: 10.1039/c8cp02172dCitations: 11data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-17References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here