electron transfer through dendrimers in solution
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Electron Transfer Electron Transfer Through Dendrimers in Solution Through Dendrimers in Solution
Deborah EvansDeborah Evans
University of New MexicoUniversity of New Mexico
Department of Chemistry and theDepartment of Chemistry and theAlbuquerque High Performance Albuquerque High Performance Computing CenterComputing Center
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Dendrimers are synthetic realizations of Caley trees:
Electron Transfer:
Energy Transfer:
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Electron Transfer Through Dendrimers: Extensively branched macromolecules
form self-assembled monolayers
Crooks et al, JACS, 120 (1998)
Abruna and coworkers Langmuir, 15 (1999)
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Electro-active dendrimers and encapsulationCores: Fe-S, porphyrin, ferrocene:
Gorman et al, JACS, 121 (1999)
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STM and cyclic voltammetry
Gorman et alJACS, 121 (1999)
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Electron Transfer and Molecular Electronics:
It's All About Contacts K.W. Hipps, Science
The goal of building sophisticated electronic devices from individual molecules has spurred studies of single-molecules.
The primary problems facing the molecular electronics designer are: measuring and predicting electron transport.
Molecular “wires”: Molecular break-junction experiments
Reed et al
JACS, 121 (1999)
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Electron transport through linear chains:
Nitzan et al, JPC, 104, 2001
Pollard and Friesner, JPC, 99, 1995
bridge electron transfer: interferences and solvent dephasing
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ET through solvated branched molecules
Photo-induced intra-molecular transfer
Wasielewski et al JACS, 121 (1999)
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Simulation of ET in solvated dendrimers:
Surface-induced distortions
Experiments have many competing processes: Intra-dendrimer transfer solvent-induced relaxation / diffusion surface effects
Crooks et al,
Anal. Chem. , 71 (1999)
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D/A superexchange
Donors or Acceptors in solution:
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Previous Modeling
Extended systems: infinite Caley trees localized states dimensionality (simply connected; branching)
Electron Transfer Pathways:
Electron transfer rate: |T|2 ~ 1 / K
Disorder: creates 1-D pathways to enhance rate
K
Beratan, Onuchic, 1994
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Solvent effects on ET • Solvent-dependent ET rates • flexible hydrophobic/hydrophilic • rigid dendrimers:
Newhouse, Evans, 2000.kJ/mol
Classical MC and MD studies of 1-4 generations:
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Simulation of condensed phase ET Split-operator methods : Time-dependent simulation of photo- induced electron transfer Solvent influence included as time- dependent fluctuations in the Hamiltonian
A modified Checkerboard algorithm exploits theCaley tree connectivity tiHtiHtiHtiH eeee 321
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Phenomenological Density Matrix Approach :
Solvent influence included as phenomenological decay rates
Steady-state rate constants determined for effective electron transfer rates through the molecular wire [Ratner, Nitzan et al, linear D-B-A]
Liouville density matrix equation of motion:
DLHi
],[
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Redfield Approach :
Approach used for multi-level electron transfer Solvent included in the Redfield tensor elements Rijkl
Bath correlation functions taken from the high- temperature limit
Reduced density matrix of the system propagated using a symplectic integrator scheme:
m kmkmknnnnnn RHi ''' ],[
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Numerical Techniques :
Photo-induced experiments (population dynamics):
Steady-State (rates):
1)0( DD
AAAAA
)(tDD : constant
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Solvated Dendrimer models:
Tight-binding model for dendrimer:
Solvent – system coupling
coupling strength ~ 5-10 Assume Markovian limit
E ~ 1000 ; ~ 100
|||| AAEDDEH ADdend
1cm
1cm 1cm
i NNj
bb
jibbE ||||
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Results from numerical simulations:
Dendrimer topology/geometry Solvent-induced relaxation Donor/acceptor energies Side-branch chemistry Thermal relaxation of the bridge
Effects of:
On:
electron transfer rates rectification switching conductance
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Photo-induced Electron Transfer
(3N) (4N) (5N) condensed dendrimers
(14) (33) (52) extended dendrimers
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Elicker, Evans, JPC 1999
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Solvent relaxation effects:
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Dendrimer bridges vs linear chains
Steady-state rates:
Evans et al , JPC, 2001
dendrimer
linear
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Generalized Chains
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Forward
Backward
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Electronic Effects in Molecular Wires:
molecule between two metal contacts:
Conductance ( |G(V)|2) vs voltage (units of Eb)
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Bridge Topology and Conductance
linear chains
side-branch structure
side-branch position
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second-generation
number of side-branches
longer bridges
third-generation
DENDRIMERS:
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Steady-state rate: SS
Kalyanaraman and Evans, 2001
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Landauer formula: SS
2
κ22
F
e
E
m
h
eg
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Photoinduced Electron Transfer through a dendrimer to acceptors diffusing in solution
Aida et al, JACS118 (1996)
GOAL: to measure kET for electron
transfer through the dendrimer framework
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Simulations of solvent phase Photo-induced Electron Transfer to diffusing acceptors:
• Classical MD simulation of diffusing viologens• ET transfer rate to acceptors• Electron dynamics through the dendrimer following photoexcitation (taking into account solvent dynamics)
Mallick and Evans, 2002
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KT
oG
etVt
4
2)(2|)(|)(
)(2|)(| tLetV )(tL
Electron transfer rate from the dendrimer periphery to the diffusing viologensdiffusing viologens:
Depends on time:Use Marcus expressionwith water as the solvent:
ET to viologens is irreversible: treat the sites as absorbing boundary conditions
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Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations:
NVE dynamics :
dendrimer with viologen acceptors in water
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L(t)
•Rate of transfer to viologen is
a dynamic variable that evolves along a simulation trajectory:
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The second generation dendrimer:
For the Aida experiments: rate is dominated by the intermolecular ET
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The fourth generation dendrimer:
Experimental studies:
Observed kET = 2.6 × 109 s-1
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Conclusions:
Electron transfer in dendrimers: photo-induced steady-state
Electron transfer rate depends on: branching structure enhanced over linear “wires” solvent dynamics time-scale and coupling
strength intermolecular ET rate to diffusing acceptors
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Acknowledgements
$$:• NSF CAREER • PRF• University of New Mexico/AHPCC
Undergraduates:
• Sebastien Binette
• Ladonna Malone
• Eric Heatwole
• Bea Yu
• Camille-Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar• Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar• Wiley Young Investigator
Graduates:
• Govind Mallick
• Sean Elicker
Post-Docs:
• “CK” Kalaynaraman
• Vijaya Subramaniam
• Irene Newhouse
Collaborators:
• Shashi Karna
• Ranjit Pati
• Andy Pineda
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Dendrimer RDF
Malone, Evans 2000.r