Probing ultrafast ππ*/nπ* internal conversion in organic chromophores via K-edge resonant absorption
arXiv:1610.08498 · doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00069-7
Abstract
Organic chromophores with heteroatoms possess an important excited state relaxation channel from an optically allowed ππ* to a dark nπ*state. We exploit the element and site specificity of soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy to selectively follow the electronic change during the ππ*/nπ* internal conversion. As a hole forms in the n orbital during ππ*/nπ* internal conversion, the near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectrum at the heteroatom K-edge exhibits an additional resonance. We demonstrate the concept with the nucleobase thymine, a prototypical heteroatomic chromophore. With the help of time resolved NEXAFS spectroscopy at the oxygen K-edge, we unambiguously show that ππ*/nπ* internal conversion takes place within (60 \pm 30) fs. High-level coupled cluster calculations on the isolated molecules used in the experiment confirm the superb electronic structure sensitivity of this new method for excited state investigations.
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