Unidirectional Photo-induced Charge Separation and Thermal Charge Recombination of Cofacially Aligned Donor-Acceptor System Probed by Ultrafast Visible-Pump/Mid-IR-Probe Spectroscopy
作者:Hyeong-Mook Kim、Jaeheung Park、Hee Chang Noh、Manho Lim、Young Keun Chung、Youn K. Kang
DOI:10.5012/bkcs.2014.35.2.587
日期:2014.2.20
A new $\pi}$-stacked donor-acceptor (D-A) system, [Ru(1-([2,2'-bipyridine]-6-yl-methyl)-3-(2-cyclohexa-2',5'-diene-1,4-dionyl)-1H-imidazole)(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)]$[PF_6]_2$ (ImQ_T), has been synthesized and characterized. Similar to its precedent, [Ru(6-(2-cyclohexa-2',5'-diene-1,4-dione)-2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine)]$[PF_6]_2$ (TQ_T), this system has a cofacial alignment of terpyridine (tpy) ligand and quinonyl (Q) group, which facilitates an electron transfer through $\pi}$-stacked manifold. Despite the presence of lowest-energy charge transfer transition from the Ru-based-HOMO-to-Q-based-LUMO (MQCT) predicted by theoretical calculations by using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT), the experimental steady-state absorption spectrum does not exhibit such a band. The selective excitation to the Ru-based occupied orbitals-to-tpy-based virtual orbital MLCT state was thus possible, from which charge separation (CS) reaction occurred. The photo-induced CS and thermal charge recombination (CR) reactions were probed by using ultrafast visible-pump/mid-IR-probe (TrIR) spectroscopic method. Analysis of decay kinetics of Q and $Q^-$ state CO stretching modes as well as aromatic C=C stretching mode of tpy ligand gave time constants of <1 ps for CS, 1-3 ps for CR, and 10-20 ps for vibrational cooling processes. The electron transfer pathway was revealed to be Ru-tpy-Q rather than Ru-bpy-imidazol-Q.
合成并表征了一种新的 $\pi}$-堆叠的供体-受体 (D-A) 系统,[Ru(1-([2,2'-联吡啶]-6-基甲基)-3-(2-环己烯-2',5'-二酮)-1H-咪唑)(2,2':6',2"-联吡啶)]$[PF_6]_2$ (ImQ_T)。与其前体 [Ru(6-(2-环己烯-2',5'-二酮)-2,2':6',2"-联吡啶)(2,2':6',2"-联吡啶)]$[PF_6]_2$ (TQ_T) 类似,该系统具有共面排列的联吡啶 (tpy) 配体和醌基 (Q) 基团,这促进了通过 $\pi}$-堆叠结构的电子转移。尽管理论计算通过时间依赖密度泛函理论 (TD-DFT) 预测了从基于铑的最高占据分子轨道 (HOMO) 到基于醌的最低未占据分子轨道 (LUMO) 的最低能量电荷转移跃迁 (MQCT) 的存在,但实验的稳态吸收光谱并未观察到此类带。因此,选择性激发到基于铑的占据轨道与基于 tpy 的虚拟轨道的 MLCT 态成为可能,从中发生了电荷分离 (CS) 反应。通过超快可见光泵浦/中红外探头 (TrIR) 光谱方法探测了光诱导的 CS 和热电荷复合 (CR) 反应。对 Q 和 $Q^-$ 态的 CO 切伸模式以及 tpy 配体的芳香 C=C 切伸模式的衰减动力学分析给出了 CS 的时间常数小于 1 ps,CR 为 1-3 ps,振动冷却过程为 10-20 ps。电子转移路径显示为 Ru-tpy-Q,而非 Ru-bpy-imidazol-Q。