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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Quantum Chemical Simulation of the

Zhimo Wang, Bingbing Suo, Shiwei Yin, Wenli Zou

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zhimo WangInstitute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi'an 710127, China.
Bingbing SuoInstitute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi'an 710127, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2308-2294
Shiwei YinKey Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4389-9509
Wenli ZouInstitute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi'an 710127, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0747-2428

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2017YFB0203404
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Zn chlorin (Znchl) is easy to synthesize and has similar optical properties to those of bacteriochlorophyll c in the nature, which is expected to be used as a light-harvesting antenna system in artificial photosynthesis. In order to further explore the optical characteristics of Znchl, various sizes of a parallel layered Znchl-aggregate model and the THF-Znchl explicit solvent monomer model were constructed in this study, and their Qy excited state properties were simulated by using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and exciton theory. For the Znchl monomer, with a combination of the explicit solvent model and the implicit solvation model based on density (SMD), the calculated Qy excitation energy agreed very well with the experimental one. The Znchl aggregates may be simplified to a Zn36 model to reproduce the experimental Qy absorption spectrum by the Förster coupling theory. The proposed Znchl aggregate model provides a good foundation for the future exploration of other properties of Znchl and simulations of artificial light-harvesting antennas. The results also indicate that J-aggregrates along z-direction, due to intermolecular coordination bonds, are the dominant factor in extending the Qy band of Znchl into the near infrared region.

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Computer SimulationPhotosynthesisQuantum TheoryModels, MolecularMolecular ConformationPorphyrinsThermodynamicsZincchlorinPorphyrinsZincexplicit solvent modelförster coupling theorylayered aggregatesQy absorption spectratime-dependent density functional theory

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PMID33669551
PMCPMC7922025

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