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ArticleNature communications2025

Discrete coordination nanochains based on photoluminescent dyes reveal intrachain exciton migration dynamics.

Ryojun Toyoda, Naoya Fukui, Haru Taniguchi, Hiroki Uratani, Joe Komeda, Yuta Chiba, Hikaru Takaya, Hiroshi Nishihara, Ryota Sakamoto

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Ryojun ToyodaDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan. ryojun.toyoda.a8@tohoku.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0168-0533
Naoya FukuiResearch Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan. n-fukui@rs.tus.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4021-3193
Haru TaniguchiDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.
Hiroki UrataniDepartment of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-3429
Joe KomedaInstitute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
Yuta ChibaDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan.
Hikaru TakayaDepartment of Life & Health Science, Faculty of Life & Environmental Sciences, Teikyo University of Science, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, 120-0045, Japan.
Hiroshi NishiharaResearch Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6568-5640
Ryota SakamotoDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan. ryota.sakamoto.e3@tohoku.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-1378

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MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJFR203FMEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJPR22Q5MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJPR23Q2MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP18KK0395MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP20H02547MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21H00395MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22K19040MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22K20552MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP23H03937MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP23H03976MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP23H04573MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP23H04612MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP24H01690MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP24K01494
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Abstract

Elucidating exciton migration in polymer chains has been one of the major research goals in photophysics for over half a century. While great efforts have been made to understand picosecond phenomena by ultrafast spectroscopy, ambiguous molecular conformations and/or random polymer sequences have hindered the construction of an ideal exciton migration model. Here we present the creation of unique end-capped coordination nanochains and quantitative description of intrachain exciton migration therein. The nanochain features unique molecular architectures in discrete polynuclear complexes, with a linear and rigid structure, the defined number of metal nuclei, and charge neutrality. These features allow well-defined arrangement of emissive dye moieties, making the nanochain a sound platform for studying exciton dynamics. Readily accessible absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence lifetime and quantum yield measurements allow the construction of continuous-time Markov chains model, thereby estimating non-trivial exciton migration across the metal center.

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