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Single Levy States-Disorder Induced Energy Funnels in Molecular Aggregates

Merdasa, Aboma LU ; Jimenez, Angel J. ; Camacho Dejay, Rafael LU ; Meyer, Matthias LU ; Wuerthner, Frank and Scheblykin, Ivan LU orcid (2014) In Nano Letters 14(12). p.6774-6781
Abstract
Using fluorescence super-resolution microscopy we studied simultaneous spectral, spatial localization, and blinking behavior of individual 1D J-aggregates. Excitons migrating 100 nm are funneled to a trap appearing as an additional red-shifted blinking fluorescence band. We propose that the trap is a Frenkel exciton state formed much below the main exciton band edge due to an environmentally induced heavy-tailed Levy disorder. This points to disorder engineering as a new avenue in controlling light-harvesting in molecular ensembles.
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J-aggregates, Levy distribution, super-resolution microscopy, single, molecule spectroscopy, Frenkel excitions, energy funneling
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Nano Letters
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14
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12
pages
6774 - 6781
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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  • scopus:84916633341
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1530-6992
DOI
10.1021/nl5021188
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English
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  abstract     = {{Using fluorescence super-resolution microscopy we studied simultaneous spectral, spatial localization, and blinking behavior of individual 1D J-aggregates. Excitons migrating 100 nm are funneled to a trap appearing as an additional red-shifted blinking fluorescence band. We propose that the trap is a Frenkel exciton state formed much below the main exciton band edge due to an environmentally induced heavy-tailed Levy disorder. This points to disorder engineering as a new avenue in controlling light-harvesting in molecular ensembles.}},
  author       = {{Merdasa, Aboma and Jimenez, Angel J. and Camacho Dejay, Rafael and Meyer, Matthias and Wuerthner, Frank and Scheblykin, Ivan}},
  issn         = {{1530-6992}},
  keywords     = {{J-aggregates; Levy distribution; super-resolution microscopy; single; molecule spectroscopy; Frenkel excitions; energy funneling}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{6774--6781}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{Nano Letters}},
  title        = {{Single Levy States-Disorder Induced Energy Funnels in Molecular Aggregates}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl5021188}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/nl5021188}},
  volume       = {{14}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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