Ligand-Structure-Dependent Coherent Vibrational Wavepacket Dynamics in Pyrazolate-Bridged Pt(II) Dimers
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- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Mokpo National University, Muan-gun (Korea, Republic of)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Bimetallic transition metal complexes have gained increasing attention because of their versatile functions in solar energy conversion and photonics applications arising from inter-metal electronic coupling. In bimetallic platinum (Pt) complexes, electronic communication between the Pt-centered and ligand-centered moieties have been shown to be critical for defining their excited-state dynamic trajectories undergoing either localized ligand centered (LC)/metal-to-ligand-charge-transfer (MLCT) transitions or delocalized metal-metal-to-ligand-charge-transfer (MMLCT) transitions. The branching of the excited-state intersystem crossing (ISC) trajectories are modulated through structural factors that alter the relative energies of the different states. In this study, we investigated the correlation of the structural factors influencing the excited state trajectories. Using femtosecond broadband transient absorption (fs-BBTA) spectroscopy, ultrafast dynamics in the excited state of two select Pt(II) dimers have been mapped out using their coherent vibrational wavepacket signatures in corresponding transient absorption spectra. To examine how the ligand moieties of the Pt(II) dimers influence excited-state dynamics and the coherent vibrational wavepacket behavior, here we carried out comparative studies on two pyrazolate-bridged Pt(II) dimers of the general formula [Pt(tBu2Pz)(N^C)]2 (tBu2Pz = 3,5-di-tert-butylpyrazole); N^C = 7,8-benzoquinoline (bzq, 1) or 1-phenylisoquinoline (piq, 2)). We found that photoexcitation into the low energy absorption bands of 1 and 2 respectively induce the formation of 1MMLCT states from which ultrafast ISC proceeds, resulting in stimulated emission quenching and decoherence of the vibrational wavepacket motions. The results obtained in this study suggest that both energetics and the structural rigidity of the aromatic cyclometalating ligands in 1 and 2 can significantly influence dynamics along the excited state trajectory characterized by dephasing of the coherent oscillations. The collective results provide direct evidence of how ligand structure alters electronic dynamics along excited state trajectories associated with ISC processes, providing insight into using ligand design to steer photochemical processes.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; CHE-1955806; CHE-1955795; CHE1856210
- OSTI ID:
- 1962757
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 126, Issue 28; ISSN 1932-7447
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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