Damming an electronic energy reservoir: ion-regulated electronic energy shuttling in a [2]rotaxane

Shilin Yu , Arkady Kupryakov , James Lewis , Vicente Martí-Centelles , Stephen Goldup , Jean-Luc Pozzo (1) , Gediminas Jonusauskas (2) , Nathan Mcclenaghan (1)

1 ISM - Institut des Sciences Moléculaires
2 LOMA - Laboratoire Ondes et Matière d'Aquitaine

Delayed emission due to reversible electronic energy transfer (REET) between chromophores in the axle and macrocycle components of a rotaxane is demonstrated. The REET process can be modulated by metal ion binding in the cavity of the rotaxane.

Domaines: Chimie-Physique [physics.chem-ph]; Optique [physics.optics]; Chimie

Shilin Yu, Arkady Kupryakov, James Lewis, Vicente Martí-Centelles, Stephen Goldup, et al.. Damming an electronic energy reservoir: ion-regulated electronic energy shuttling in a [2]rotaxane. Chemical Science, 2021, ⟨10.1039/D1SC02225C⟩. ⟨hal-03261825⟩