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ArticleChem2024

Sculpting photoproducts with DNA origami.

Jeffrey Gorman, Stephanie M Hart, Torsten John, Maria A Castellanos, Dvir Harris, Molly F Parsons, James L Banal, Adam P Willard, Gabriela S Schlau-Cohen, Mark Bathe

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Article in Chem, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Exploring Size-Controlled Exciton Evolution Using DNA Libraries.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026
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  2. Plasmonic Nano-bolas Hunt DNA Targets.ACS nanoscience Au · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Jeffrey GormanDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Stephanie M HartDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Torsten JohnDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Maria A CastellanosDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Dvir HarrisDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Molly F ParsonsDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
James L BanalDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Adam P WillardDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Gabriela S Schlau-CohenDepartment of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Mark BatheDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI Jacqueline A. Lees · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
TOXICOLOGY CORE UNITP30ES002109 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI NILES, JACQUIN C · 1985 to 2020
$25.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES002109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural light-harvesting systems spatially organize densely packed dyes in different configurations to either transport excitons or convert them into charge photoproducts, with high efficiency. In contrast, artificial photosystems like organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes lack this fine structural control, limiting their efficiency. Thus, biomimetic multi-dye systems are needed to organize dyes with the sub-nanometer spatial control required to sculpt resulting photoproducts. Here, we synthesize 11 distinct perylene diimide (PDI) dimers integrated into DNA origami nanostructures and identify dimer architectures that offer discrete control over exciton transport versus charge separation. The large structural-space and site-tunability of origami uniquely provides controlled PDI dimer packing to form distinct excimer photoproducts, which are sensitive to interdye configurations. In the future, this platform enables large-scale programmed assembly of dyes mimicking natural systems to sculpt distinct photophysical products needed for a broad range of optoelectronic devices, including solar energy converters and quantum information processors.

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PMID38827435
PMCPMC11138899

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