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MO: Fachverband Molekülphysik
MO 11: Photochemistry
MO 11.1: Invited Talk
Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 10:30–11:00, S HS 001 Biologie
Properties of multiazobenzene systems - old dogs and new tricks — •Chavdar Slavov1, Chong Yang2, Luca Schweighauser3, Andreas H. Heindl3, Tim Stauch2, Hermann A. Wegner3, Andreas Dreuw2, and Josef Wachtveitl1 — 1IPTC, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany — 2IWR, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany — 3IOC, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
Azobenzenes (AB) are extensively used in the development of photoswitchable nanostructures. While the photochromism of single ABs is studied in detail, the behavior of connected ABs is not well understood. We combine ultrafast spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations to explore the properties of different multi-AB constructs [1-4]. The arrangement and the interactions of the individual photoswitch units alter the photochemistry of these systems and give rise to a variety of new molecular properties - intramolecular excitonic coupling, extended π-delocalization, molecular strain, etc. Based on our results, we conceptualize a single-molecule triple photoswitch, with selectively addressable units [4]. Such a system can be used in functional nanomaterials as a hub integrating the response to different signals. In the light of the wide spread construction and utilization of photoresponsive compounds, our studies bring new and important insights.
[1] C. Slavov, et al., PCCP, 18, 14795 (2016)
[2] C. Slavov, et al., ChemPhysChem, 18, 2137 (2017)
[3] C. Slavov, et al., JPC Lett., 9, 4776 (2018)
[4] C. Yang, et al., Chem. Sci, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02159