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Influence of substituents on the vectorial difference static dipole upon excitation in synthetic bacteriochlorins

Journal Article · · The Journal of Physical Chemistry
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  1. Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; Boise State University
  2. Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
  3. Brigham Young University, Idaho, Rexburg, ID 83460, USA
  4. Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
  5. Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA; Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho Falls, ID 83401, USA
Organic dye aggregates have been shown to exhibit exciton delocalization in natural and synthetic systems. Such dye aggregates show promise in the emerging area of quantum information science (QIS). We believe that the difference static dipole (Δd) is an essential dye parameter in the development of molecular QIS systems. However, a foundational understanding of the structural factors influencing Δd remains elusive. Bacteriochlorins play a vital role in photosynthesis due to their exceptional photophysical properties. Therefore, bacteriochlorins are particularly suitable dyes for the construction of aggregate systems for QIS. Synthetic bacteriochlorins further offer stability and tunability via chemical modifications. Here, the influence of substituents on the Δd of monomeric (non-aggregated) dyes was investigated via density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent (TD-)DFT in a set of 5-methoxybacteriochlorins progressively substituted with ethynyl, phenyl, and phenylethynyl substituents at the 3,13- and 3,13,15-positions of the macrocycle. Symmetrically substituted 5-methoxybacteriochlorins were shown to have the largest Δd. The increase in Δd in the series of dyes was largely due to changes in orientation of the static dipole upon excitation rather than large changes in magnitude. In addition, the transition dipole (μ) and the angle between Δd and μ (ζ) were calculated. Three 5-methoxybacteriochlorins with high predicted Δd and μ were synthesized and characterized spectroscopically. The trend in Δd values empirically determined using the solvatochromic Stokes shift method was comparable with the DFT calculations.
Research Organization:
Boise State University
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0020089
OSTI ID:
2434305
Journal Information:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Journal Name: The Journal of Physical Chemistry; ISSN 1089-5639
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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