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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2023

Unraveling Excited State Dynamics of a Single-Stranded DNA-Assembled Conjugated Polyelectrolyte.

Eliana Nicolaidou, Anthony W Parker, Igor V Sazanovich, Michael Towrie, Sophia C Hayes

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eliana NicolaidouDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Anthony W ParkerCentral Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.ORCID 0000-0003-3094-9762
Igor V SazanovichCentral Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
Michael TowrieCentral Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
Sophia C HayesDepartment of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-0238-6915
Science and Technology Facilities Council · GBUniversity of Cyprus · CY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conformational templating of conjugated polyelectrolytes with single-stranded DNAs (ssDNAs) has the prospect of tailoring excited state dynamics for specific optoelectronic applications. We use ultrafast time-resolved infrared spectroscopy to study the photophysics of a cationic polythiophene assembled with different ssDNAs, inducing distinct conformations (flexible disordered structures vs more rigid complexes with increased backbone planarity). Intrachain polarons are always produced upon selective excitation of the polymer, the extent being dependent on backbone torsional order. Polaron formation and decay were monitored through evolution of IR-active vibrational modes that interfere with mid-IR polaron electronic absorption giving rise to Fano-antiresonances. Selective UV excitation of ssDNAs revealed that stacking interactions between thiophene rings and nucleic acid bases can promote the formation of an intermolecular charge transfer complex. The findings inform designers of functional conjugated polymers by identifying that involvement of the scaffold in the photophysics needs to be considered when developing such structures for optoelectronic applications.

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DNA, Single-StrandedPolyelectrolytesSpectrophotometry, InfraredDNA, Single-StrandedPolyelectrolytes

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PMID37883808
PMCPMC10641883
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