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Exploring the Limits of Förster Theory for Energy Transfer at a Separation of 20 Å |
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| Authors: | Raymond Ziessel Dr Mohammed A H Alamiry Dr Kristopher J Elliott Anthony Harriman Prof |
| Institution: | 1. Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et Spectroscopies Avancées (LCOSA), Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux, CNRS, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02 (France);2. Molecular Photonics Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU (UK) |
| Abstract: | Cutting the corner : An excellent agreement has been obtained between experimental and computed coulombic coupling matrix elements for donor–spacer–acceptor systems, which consist of a boron dipyrromethane donor and acceptor in various stages of protonation. This correlation occurs in spite of reservations about the validity of Förster theory being applied to intramolecular electronic energy transfer (ET) over short (e.g., 20 Å) distances (see picture).  |
| Keywords: | dyes/pigments fluorescence FRET photochemistry through‐space interactions |