Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study

Nonradiative relaxation of high-energy excited states to the lowest excited state in chlorophylls marks the first step in the process of photosynthesis. We perform ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy measurements, that reveal this internal conversion dynamics to be slightly slower in chlorop...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Yang, Bricker, William P., Shenai, Prathamesh M., Ghosh, Avishek, Liu, Zhengtang, Enriquez, Miriam Grace M., Lambrev, Petar H., Tan, Howe-Siang, Lo, Cynthia S., Tretiak, Sergei, Fernandez-Alberti, Sebastian
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
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Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1035272023-02-28T19:21:24Z Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study Zhao, Yang Bricker, William P. Shenai, Prathamesh M. Ghosh, Avishek Liu, Zhengtang Enriquez, Miriam Grace M. Lambrev, Petar H. Tan, Howe-Siang Lo, Cynthia S. Tretiak, Sergei Fernandez-Alberti, Sebastian School of Materials Science & Engineering School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nonradiative relaxation of high-energy excited states to the lowest excited state in chlorophylls marks the first step in the process of photosynthesis. We perform ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy measurements, that reveal this internal conversion dynamics to be slightly slower in chlorophyll B than in chlorophyll A. Modeling this process with non-adiabatic excited state molecular dynamics simulations uncovers a critical role played by the different side groups in the two molecules in governing the intramolecular redistribution of excited state wavefunction, leading, in turn, to different time-scales. Even given smaller electron-vibrational couplings compared to common organic conjugated chromophores, these molecules are able to efficiently dissipate about 1 eV of electronic energy into heat on the timescale of around 200 fs. This is achieved via selective participation of specific atomic groups and complex global migration of the wavefunction from the outer to inner ring, which may have important implications for biological light-harvesting function. Published version 2015-10-01T07:20:58Z 2019-12-06T21:14:37Z 2015-10-01T07:20:58Z 2019-12-06T21:14:37Z 2015 2015 Journal Article Bricker, W. P., Shenai, P. M., Ghosh, A., Liu, Z., Enriquez, M. G. M., Lambrev, P. H., et al. (2015). Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study. Scientific Reports, 5, 13625-. 2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103527 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38764 10.1038/srep13625 26346438 en Scientific Reports This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf
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description Nonradiative relaxation of high-energy excited states to the lowest excited state in chlorophylls marks the first step in the process of photosynthesis. We perform ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy measurements, that reveal this internal conversion dynamics to be slightly slower in chlorophyll B than in chlorophyll A. Modeling this process with non-adiabatic excited state molecular dynamics simulations uncovers a critical role played by the different side groups in the two molecules in governing the intramolecular redistribution of excited state wavefunction, leading, in turn, to different time-scales. Even given smaller electron-vibrational couplings compared to common organic conjugated chromophores, these molecules are able to efficiently dissipate about 1 eV of electronic energy into heat on the timescale of around 200 fs. This is achieved via selective participation of specific atomic groups and complex global migration of the wavefunction from the outer to inner ring, which may have important implications for biological light-harvesting function.
author2 School of Materials Science & Engineering
author_facet School of Materials Science & Engineering
Zhao, Yang
Bricker, William P.
Shenai, Prathamesh M.
Ghosh, Avishek
Liu, Zhengtang
Enriquez, Miriam Grace M.
Lambrev, Petar H.
Tan, Howe-Siang
Lo, Cynthia S.
Tretiak, Sergei
Fernandez-Alberti, Sebastian
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author Zhao, Yang
Bricker, William P.
Shenai, Prathamesh M.
Ghosh, Avishek
Liu, Zhengtang
Enriquez, Miriam Grace M.
Lambrev, Petar H.
Tan, Howe-Siang
Lo, Cynthia S.
Tretiak, Sergei
Fernandez-Alberti, Sebastian
spellingShingle Zhao, Yang
Bricker, William P.
Shenai, Prathamesh M.
Ghosh, Avishek
Liu, Zhengtang
Enriquez, Miriam Grace M.
Lambrev, Petar H.
Tan, Howe-Siang
Lo, Cynthia S.
Tretiak, Sergei
Fernandez-Alberti, Sebastian
Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
author_sort Zhao, Yang
title Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
title_short Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
title_full Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
title_fullStr Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
title_full_unstemmed Non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
title_sort non-radiative relaxation of photoexcited chlorophylls: theoretical and experimental study
publishDate 2015
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103527
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