Facilitated Energy Transfer in Hierarchically-Ordered Polymers
Abstract
The structural and photophysical properties of a series of dendritic lanthanide complexes of increasing size are reported. Theoretical calculations indicate that a meridional geometry is lower in energy and more likely than a facial geometry. 1H NMR T1 relaxation times of terminal methoxy groups indicate that the ligands exist in two environments consistent with a meridional isomer. Photophysical studies confirm tris chelation of the lanthanide, and indicate that each dendrimer exists as a single isomer of high asymmetry at the core. These dendrimers were shown to be photon harvesting arrays. Detailed photophysical studies showed that these complexes were tris-chelated and asymmetrical at the lanthanide first coordination sphere. The total energy transfer process (A-->B-->C) was deconvoluted into two parts: the phenyl rings of the dendrons to the micro-diketonate (A-->B), and the latter moiety to the lanthanide core (B-->C). The A-->B process possessed a light-harvesting effect (i.e., an antenna effect), and the B-->C process showed a site isolation effect. From a detailed study of the dendrimers' photophysical properties, the contribution of each effect is shown to display a complex dependence on the size of the dendrimer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 12, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA447249
Entities
People
- A. W. Harper
- G. K. Prakash
Organizations
- University of Southern California