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ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 35, Number 2
BKCSDE 35(2)
February 20, 2014 |
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Title |
Unidirectional Photo-induced Charge Separation and Thermal Charge Recombination of Cofacially Aligned Donor-Acceptor System Probed by Ultrafast Visible-Pump/Mid-IR-Probe Spectroscopy |
Author |
Hyeong-Mook Kim, Jaeheung Park, Hee Chang Noh, Manho Lim*, Young Keun Chung*, Youn K. Kang* |
Keywords |
Ru, NHC, Electron transfer, Charge separation, Time-resolved IR spectroscopy |
Abstract |
A new -stacked donor-acceptor (D-A) system, [Ru(1-([2,2'-bipyridine]-6-yl-methyl)-3-(2-cyclohexa-2',5'- diene-1,4-dionyl)-1H-imidazole)(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)][PF6]2 (ImQ_T), has been synthesized and characterized. Similar to its precedent, [Ru(6-(2-cyclohexa-2',5'-diene-1,4-dione)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)(2,2':6',2''- terpyridine)][PF6]2 (TQ_T), this system has a cofacial alignment of terpyridine (tpy) ligand and quinonyl (Q) group, which facilitates an electron transfer through -stacked manifold. Despite the presence of lowest-energy charge transfer transition from the Ru-based-HOMO-to-Q-based-LUMO (MQCT) predicted by theoretical calculations by using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT), the experimental steady-state absorption spectrum does not exhibit such a band. The selective excitation to the Ru-based occupied orbitalsto- tpy-based virtual orbital MLCT state was thus possible, from which charge separation (CS) reaction occurred. The photo-induced CS and thermal charge recombination (CR) reactions were probed by using ultrafast visible-pump/mid-IR-probe (TrIR) spectroscopic method. Analysis of decay kinetics of Q and Q state CO stretching modes as well as aromatic C=C stretching mode of tpy ligand gave time constants of <1 ps for CS, 1-3 ps for CR, and 10-20 ps for vibrational cooling processes. The electron transfer pathway was revealed to be Ru-tpy-Q rather than Ru-bpy-imidazol-Q. |
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587 - 596 |
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