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Faikhruea K, Supabowornsathit K, Angsujinda K, Aonbangkhen C, Chaikeeratisak V, Palaga T, Assavalapsakul W, Wagenknecht HA, Vilaivan T. Nucleic Acid-Templated Synthesis of Cationic Styryl Dyes in Vitro and in Living Cells. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400913. [PMID: 38563862 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
A novel method for synthesizing cationic styryl dyes through a nucleic acid-templated reaction has been developed. This approach overcomes issues associated with traditional synthesis methods, such as harsh conditions, low throughput, and wasteful chemicals. The presence of a nucleic acid template accelerated the styryl dye formation from quaternized heteroaromatic and cationic aldehyde substrates. These styryl dyes show remarkable optical properties change when bound to nucleic acids, hence the success of the synthesis could be readily monitored in situ by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy and the optical properties data were also observable at the same time. This method provides the desired products from a broad range of coupling partners. By employing different substrates and templates, it is possible to identify new dyes that can bind to a specific type of nucleic acid such as a G-quadruplex. The templated dye synthesis is also successfully demonstrated in live HeLa cells. This approach is a powerful tool for the rapid synthesis and screening of dyes specific for diverse types of nucleic acids or cellular organelles, facilitating new biological discoveries.
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- Kriangsak Faikhruea
- Organic Synthesis Research Unit (OSRU), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Organic Synthesis Research Unit (OSRU), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Natural Products Chemistry (CENP), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Organic Synthesis Research Unit (OSRU), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Patumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Li C, Chen J, Man T, Chen B, Li J, Li Q, Yang X, Wan Y, Fan C, Shen J. DNA Framework-Engineered Assembly of Cyanine Dyes for Structural Identification of Nucleic Acids. JACS AU 2024; 4:1125-1133. [PMID: 38559725 PMCID: PMC10976577 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
DNA nanostructures serve as precise templates for organizing organic dyes, enabling the creation of programmable artificial photonic systems with efficient light-harvesting and energy transfer capabilities. However, regulating the organization of organic dyes on DNA frameworks remains a great challenge. In this study, we investigated the factors influencing the self-assembly behavior of cyanine dye K21 on DNA frameworks. We observed that K21 exhibited diverse assembly modes, including monomers, H-aggregates, J-aggregates, and excimers, when combined with DNA frameworks. By manipulating conditions such as the ion concentration, dye concentration, and structure of DNA frameworks, we successfully achieved precise control over the assembly modes of K21. Leveraging K21's microenvironment-sensitive fluorescence properties on DNA nanostructures, we successfully discriminated between the chirality and topology structures of physiologically relevant G-quadruplexes. This study provides valuable insights into the factors influencing the dynamic assembly behavior of organic dyes on DNA framework nanostructures, offering new perspectives for constructing functional supramolecular aggregates and identifying DNA secondary structures.
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- Cong Li
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory,
Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory,
Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University
of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School
of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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- Institute
of Materiobiology, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory,
Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory,
Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University
of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory,
Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory,
Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National
Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Mathur D, Díaz SA, Hildebrandt N, Pensack RD, Yurke B, Biaggne A, Li L, Melinger JS, Ancona MG, Knowlton WB, Medintz IL. Pursuing excitonic energy transfer with programmable DNA-based optical breadboards. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:7848-7948. [PMID: 37872857 PMCID: PMC10642627 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00936a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
DNA nanotechnology has now enabled the self-assembly of almost any prescribed 3-dimensional nanoscale structure in large numbers and with high fidelity. These structures are also amenable to site-specific modification with a variety of small molecules ranging from drugs to reporter dyes. Beyond obvious application in biotechnology, such DNA structures are being pursued as programmable nanoscale optical breadboards where multiple different/identical fluorophores can be positioned with sub-nanometer resolution in a manner designed to allow them to engage in multistep excitonic energy-transfer (ET) via Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) or other related processes. Not only is the ability to create such complex optical structures unique, more importantly, the ability to rapidly redesign and prototype almost all structural and optical analogues in a massively parallel format allows for deep insight into the underlying photophysical processes. Dynamic DNA structures further provide the unparalleled capability to reconfigure a DNA scaffold on the fly in situ and thus switch between ET pathways within a given assembly, actively change its properties, and even repeatedly toggle between two states such as on/off. Here, we review progress in developing these composite materials for potential applications that include artificial light harvesting, smart sensors, nanoactuators, optical barcoding, bioprobes, cryptography, computing, charge conversion, and theranostics to even new forms of optical data storage. Along with an introduction into the DNA scaffolding itself, the diverse fluorophores utilized in these structures, their incorporation chemistry, and the photophysical processes they are designed to exploit, we highlight the evolution of DNA architectures implemented in the pursuit of increased transfer efficiency and the key lessons about ET learned from each iteration. We also focus on recent and growing efforts to exploit DNA as a scaffold for assembling molecular dye aggregates that host delocalized excitons as a test bed for creating excitonic circuits and accessing other quantum-like optical phenomena. We conclude with an outlook on what is still required to transition these materials from a research pursuit to application specific prototypes and beyond.
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- Divita Mathur
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
- Department of Engineering Physics, McMaster University, Hamilton, L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
- Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho Falls, ID 83401, USA
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division, Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division, Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Code 6900, USA.
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Li Manni G, Fdez. Galván I, Alavi A, Aleotti F, Aquilante F, Autschbach J, Avagliano D, Baiardi A, Bao JJ, Battaglia S, Birnoschi L, Blanco-González A, Bokarev SI, Broer R, Cacciari R, Calio PB, Carlson RK, Carvalho Couto R, Cerdán L, Chibotaru LF, Chilton NF, Church JR, Conti I, Coriani S, Cuéllar-Zuquin J, Daoud RE, Dattani N, Decleva P, de Graaf C, Delcey M, De Vico L, Dobrautz W, Dong SS, Feng R, Ferré N, Filatov(Gulak) M, Gagliardi L, Garavelli M, González L, Guan Y, Guo M, Hennefarth MR, Hermes MR, Hoyer CE, Huix-Rotllant M, Jaiswal VK, Kaiser A, Kaliakin DS, Khamesian M, King DS, Kochetov V, Krośnicki M, Kumaar AA, Larsson ED, Lehtola S, Lepetit MB, Lischka H, López Ríos P, Lundberg M, Ma D, Mai S, Marquetand P, Merritt ICD, Montorsi F, Mörchen M, Nenov A, Nguyen VHA, Nishimoto Y, Oakley MS, Olivucci M, Oppel M, Padula D, Pandharkar R, Phung QM, Plasser F, Raggi G, Rebolini E, Reiher M, Rivalta I, Roca-Sanjuán D, Romig T, Safari AA, Sánchez-Mansilla A, Sand AM, Schapiro I, Scott TR, Segarra-Martí J, Segatta F, Sergentu DC, Sharma P, Shepard R, Shu Y, Staab JK, Straatsma TP, Sørensen LK, Tenorio BNC, Truhlar DG, Ungur L, Vacher M, Veryazov V, Voß TA, Weser O, Wu D, Yang X, Yarkony D, Zhou C, Zobel JP, Lindh R. The OpenMolcas Web: A Community-Driven Approach to Advancing Computational Chemistry. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:6933-6991. [PMID: 37216210 PMCID: PMC10601490 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
The developments of the open-source OpenMolcas chemistry software environment since spring 2020 are described, with a focus on novel functionalities accessible in the stable branch of the package or via interfaces with other packages. These developments span a wide range of topics in computational chemistry and are presented in thematic sections: electronic structure theory, electronic spectroscopy simulations, analytic gradients and molecular structure optimizations, ab initio molecular dynamics, and other new features. This report offers an overview of the chemical phenomena and processes OpenMolcas can address, while showing that OpenMolcas is an attractive platform for state-of-the-art atomistic computer simulations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giovanni Li Manni
- Electronic
Structure Theory Department, Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 576, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Electronic
Structure Theory Department, Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Yusuf Hamied
Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Theory and
Simulation of Materials (THEOS) and National Centre for Computational
Design and Discovery of Novel Materials (MARVEL), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State
University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- ETH Zurich, Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 576, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, U.K.
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- Chemistry
Department, Bowling Green State University, Overmann Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Institut
für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Chemistry
Department, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dipartimento
di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università
di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- Division
of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Engineering Sciences
in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Catedrático José Beltrán
Martínez n. 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain
- Instituto
de Óptica (IO−CSIC), Consejo
Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- The Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, U.K.
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Bldg 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Catedrático José Beltrán
Martínez n. 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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- Dipartimento
di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università
di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- HPQC Labs, Waterloo, N2T 2K9 Ontario Canada
- HPQC College, Waterloo, N2T 2K9 Ontario Canada
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- Istituto
Officina dei Materiali IOM-CNR and Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
e Farmaceutiche, Università degli
Studi di Trieste, I-34121 Trieste, Italy
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- Department
of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís
Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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G. Delcey
- Division
of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Engineering Sciences
in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dipartimento
di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università
di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Chalmers
University of Technology, Department of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Department of Physics, and Department
of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State
University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Institut
de Chimie Radicalaire (UMR-7273), Aix-Marseille
Univ, CNRS, ICR 13013 Marseille, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- State Key
Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics and Center for Theoretical
Computational Chemistry, Dalian Institute
of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People’s Republic of China
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- SSRL, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
| | - Matthew R. Hermes
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Institut
de Chimie Radicalaire (UMR-7273), Aix-Marseille
Univ, CNRS, ICR 13013 Marseille, France
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Institut
für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Chemistry
Department, Bowling Green State University, Overmann Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 576, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Daniel S. King
- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Institut
für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
| | - Marek Krośnicki
- Institute
of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics
and Informatics, University of Gdańsk, ul Wita Stwosza 57, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Division
of Theoretical Chemistry, Chemical Centre, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
| | - Susi Lehtola
- Molecular
Sciences Software Institute, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
| | - Marie-Bernadette Lepetit
- Condensed
Matter Theory Group, Institut Néel, CNRS UPR 2940, 38042 Grenoble, France
- Theory
Group, Institut Laue Langevin, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1061, United States
| | - Pablo López Ríos
- Electronic
Structure Theory Department, Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
| | - Marcus Lundberg
- Department
of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - Dongxia Ma
- Electronic
Structure Theory Department, Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
| | - Sebastian Mai
- Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
| | - Philipp Marquetand
- Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
| | - Maximilian Mörchen
- ETH Zurich, Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Artur Nenov
- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
| | - Vu Ha Anh Nguyen
- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543 Singapore
| | - Yoshio Nishimoto
- Graduate
School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
| | - Meagan S. Oakley
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
| | - Massimo Olivucci
- Chemistry
Department, Bowling Green State University, Overmann Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
- Dipartimento
di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università
di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
| | - Markus Oppel
- Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
| | - Daniele Padula
- Dipartimento
di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università
di Siena, Via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
| | - Riddhish Pandharkar
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
| | - Quan Manh Phung
- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
- Institute
of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
| | - Felix Plasser
- Department
of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, U.K.
| | - Gerardo Raggi
- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 576, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
- Quantum
Materials and Software LTD, 128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom
| | - Elisa Rebolini
- Scientific
Computing Group, Institut Laue Langevin, 38042 Grenoble, France
| | - Markus Reiher
- ETH Zurich, Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Ivan Rivalta
- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
| | - Daniel Roca-Sanjuán
- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Catedrático José Beltrán
Martínez n. 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain
| | - Thies Romig
- Institut
für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
| | - Arta Anushirwan Safari
- Electronic
Structure Theory Department, Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
| | - Aitor Sánchez-Mansilla
- Department
of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat
Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona 43007, Spain
| | - Andrew M. Sand
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208, United States
| | - Igor Schapiro
- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
| | - Thais R. Scott
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
| | - Javier Segarra-Martí
- Instituto
de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Catedrático José Beltrán
Martínez n. 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain
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- Department
of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State
University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
- Laboratory
RA-03, RECENT AIR, A. I. Cuza University of Iaşi, RA-03 Laboratory (RECENT AIR), Iaşi 700506, Romania
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- Chemical
Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne
National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- The Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, U.K.
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- National
Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6373, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University
of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Bldg 207, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543 Singapore
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- Nantes
Université, CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Division
of Theoretical Chemistry, Chemical Centre, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100, Lund, Sweden
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- Institut
für Physik, Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Electronic
Structure Theory Department, Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- Chemistry
Department, Bowling Green State University, Overmann Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United
States
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- Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Straße 17, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department
of Chemistry − BMC, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 576, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
- Uppsala
Center for Computational Chemistry (UC3), Uppsala University, PO Box 576, SE-751 23 Uppsala. Sweden
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Díaz SA, Pascual G, Patten LK, Roy SK, Meares A, Chiriboga M, Susumu K, Knowlton WB, Cunningham PD, Mathur D, Yurke B, Medintz IL, Lee J, Melinger JS. Towards control of excitonic coupling in DNA-templated Cy5 aggregates: the principal role of chemical substituent hydrophobicity and steric interactions. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:3284-3299. [PMID: 36723027 PMCID: PMC9932853 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05544a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Understanding and controlling exciton coupling in dye aggregates has become a greater focus as potential applications such as coherent exciton devices, nanophotonics, and biosensing have been proposed. DNA nanostructure templates allow for a powerful modular approach. Using DNA Holliday junction (HJ) templates variations of dye combinations and precision dye positions can be rapidly assayed, as well as creating aggregates of dyes that could not be prepared (either due to excess or lack of solubility) through alternative means. Indodicarbocyanines (Cy5) have been studied in coupled systems due to their large transition dipole moment, which contributes to strong coupling. Cy5-R dyes were recently prepared by chemically modifying the 5,5'-substituents of indole rings, resulting in varying dye hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, steric considerations, and electron-donating/withdrawing character. We utilized Cy5-R dyes to examine the formation and properties of 30 unique DNA templated homodimers. We find that in our system the sterics of Cy5-R dyes play the determining factor in orientation and coupling strength of dimers, with coupling strengths ranging from 50-138 meV. The hydrophobic properties of the Cy5-R modify the percentage of dimers formed, and have a secondary role in determining the packing characteristics of the dimers when sterics are equivalent. Similar to other reports, we find that positioning of the Cy5-R within the HJ template can favor particular dimer interactions, specifically oblique or H-type dimers.
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- Sebastián A Díaz
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States.
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States.
- Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA
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- Optical Sciences Division, Code 5600, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
- Jacobs Corporation, Hanover, MD, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States.
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375, USA.
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Chiriboga M, Green CM, Mathur D, Hastman DA, Melinger JS, Veneziano R, Medintz IL, Díaz SA. Structural and optical variation of pseudoisocyanine aggregates nucleated on DNA substrates. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2023; 11. [PMID: 36719011 PMCID: PMC10362908 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/acb2b4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Coherently coupled pseudoisocyanine (PIC) dye aggregates have demonstrated the ability to delocalize electronic excitations and ultimately migrate excitons with much higher efficiency than similar designs where excitations are isolated to individual chromophores. Here, we report initial evidence of a new type of PIC aggregate, formed through heterogeneous nucleation on DNA oligonucleotides, displaying photophysical properties that differ significantly from previously reported aggregates. This new aggregate, which we call the super aggregate (SA) due to the need for elevated dye excess to form it, is clearly differentiated from previously reported aggregates by spectroscopic and biophysical characterization. In emission spectra, the SA exhibits peak narrowing and, in some cases, significant quantum yield variation, indicative of stronger coupling in cyanine dyes. The SA was further characterized with circular dichroism and atomic force microscopy observing unique features depending on the DNA substrate. Then by integrating an AlexaFluorTM647 (AF) dye as an energy transfer acceptor into the system, we observed mixed energy transfer characteristics using the different DNA. For example, SA formed with a rigid DNA double crossover tile (DX-tile) substrate resulted in AF emission sensitization. While SA formed with more flexible non-DX-tile DNA (i.e. duplex and single strand DNA) resulted in AF emission quenching. These combined characterizations strongly imply that DNA-based PIC aggregate properties can be controlled through simple modifications to the DNA substrate's sequence and geometry. Ultimately, we aim to inform rational design principles for future device prototyping. For example, one key conclusion of the study is that the high absorbance cross-section and efficient energy transfer observed with rigid substrates made for better photonic antennae, compared to flexible DNA substrates.
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- Matthew Chiriboga
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America.,Department of Bioengineering. College of Engineering and Computing, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America.,Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America
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- Electronics Sciences and Technology Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering. College of Engineering and Computing, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20375, United States of America
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Wright N, Huff JS, Barclay MS, Wilson CK, Barcenas G, Duncan KM, Ketteridge M, Obukhova OM, Krivoshey AI, Tatarets AL, Terpetschnig EA, Dean JC, Knowlton WB, Yurke B, Li L, Mass OA, Davis PH, Lee J, Turner DB, Pensack RD. Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Ultrafast Nonradiative Decay in DNA-Tethered Asymmetric Nitro- and Dimethylamino-Substituted Squaraines. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1141-1157. [PMID: 36705555 PMCID: PMC9923757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c06442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Molecular (dye) aggregates are a materials platform of interest in light harvesting, organic optoelectronics, and nanoscale computing, including quantum information science (QIS). Strong excitonic interactions between dyes are key to their use in QIS; critically, properties of the individual dyes govern the extent of these interactions. In this work, the electronic structure and excited-state dynamics of a series of indolenine-based squaraine dyes incorporating dimethylamino (electron donating) and/or nitro (electron withdrawing) substituents, so-called asymmetric dyes, were characterized. The dyes were covalently tethered to DNA Holliday junctions to suppress aggregation and permit characterization of their monomer photophysics. A combination of density functional theory and steady-state absorption spectroscopy shows that the difference static dipole moment (Δd) successively increases with the addition of these substituents while simultaneously maintaining a large transition dipole moment (μ). Steady-state fluorescence and time-resolved absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies uncover a significant nonradiative decay pathway in the asymmetrically substituted dyes that drastically reduces their excited-state lifetime (τ). This work indicates that Δd can indeed be increased by functionalizing dyes with electron donating and withdrawing substituents and that, in certain classes of dyes such as these asymmetric squaraines, strategies may be needed to ensure long τ, e.g., by rigidifying the π-conjugated network.
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- Nicholas
D. Wright
- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
| | - Jonathan S. Huff
- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- SSI
“Institute for Single Crystals” of the National Academy
of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv 61072, Ukraine
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- SSI
“Institute for Single Crystals” of the National Academy
of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv 61072, Ukraine
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- SSI
“Institute for Single Crystals” of the National Academy
of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv 61072, Ukraine
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- Department
of Physical Science, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah 84720, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States,Center
for
Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States,Center
for
Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- †Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, ⊥Department of Electrical
& Computer Engineering, ○Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States,
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Hart SM, Banal JL, Castellanos MA, Markova L, Vyborna Y, Gorman J, Häner R, Willard AP, Bathe M, Schlau-Cohen GS. Activating charge-transfer state formation in strongly-coupled dimers using DNA scaffolds. Chem Sci 2022; 13:13020-13031. [PMID: 36425503 PMCID: PMC9667922 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02759c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Strongly-coupled multichromophoric assemblies orchestrate the absorption, transport, and conversion of photonic energy in natural and synthetic systems. Programming these functionalities involves the production of materials in which chromophore placement is precisely controlled. DNA nanomaterials have emerged as a programmable scaffold that introduces the control necessary to select desired excitonic properties. While the ability to control photophysical processes, such as energy transport, has been established, similar control over photochemical processes, such as interchromophore charge transfer, has not been demonstrated in DNA. In particular, charge transfer requires the presence of close-range interchromophoric interactions, which have a particularly steep distance dependence, but are required for eventual energy conversion. Here, we report a DNA-chromophore platform in which long-range excitonic couplings and short-range charge-transfer couplings can be tailored. Using combinatorial screening, we discovered chromophore geometries that enhance or suppress photochemistry. We combined spectroscopic and computational results to establish the presence of symmetry-breaking charge transfer in DNA-scaffolded squaraines, which had not been previously achieved in these chromophores. Our results demonstrate that the geometric control introduced through the DNA can access otherwise inaccessible processes and program the evolution of excitonic states of molecular chromophores, opening up opportunities for designer photoactive materials for light harvesting and computation.
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- Stephanie M Hart
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
| | - Maria A Castellanos
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA 02139 USA
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Huff J, Díaz S, Barclay MS, Chowdhury AU, Chiriboga M, Ellis GA, Mathur D, Patten LK, Roy SK, Sup A, Biaggne A, Rolczynski BS, Cunningham PD, Li L, Lee J, Davis PH, Yurke B, Knowlton WB, Medintz IL, Turner DB, Melinger JS, Pensack RD. Tunable Electronic Structure via DNA-Templated Heteroaggregates of Two Distinct Cyanine Dyes. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:17164-17175. [PMID: 36268205 PMCID: PMC9575151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Molecular excitons are useful for applications in light harvesting, organic optoelectronics, and nanoscale computing. Electronic energy transfer (EET) is a process central to the function of devices based on molecular excitons. Achieving EET with a high quantum efficiency is a common obstacle to excitonic devices, often owing to the lack of donor and acceptor molecules that exhibit favorable spectral overlap. EET quantum efficiencies may be substantially improved through the use of heteroaggregates-aggregates of chemically distinct dyes-rather than individual dyes as energy relay units. However, controlling the assembly of heteroaggregates remains a significant challenge. Here, we use DNA Holliday junctions to assemble homo- and heterotetramer aggregates of the prototypical cyanine dyes Cy5 and Cy5.5. In addition to permitting control over the number of dyes within an aggregate, DNA-templated assembly confers control over aggregate composition, i.e., the ratio of constituent Cy5 and Cy5.5 dyes. By varying the ratio of Cy5 and Cy5.5, we show that the most intense absorption feature of the resulting tetramer can be shifted in energy over a range of almost 200 meV (1600 cm-1). All tetramers pack in the form of H-aggregates and exhibit quenched emission and drastically reduced excited-state lifetimes compared to the monomeric dyes. We apply a purely electronic exciton theory model to describe the observed progression of the absorption spectra. This model agrees with both the measured data and a more sophisticated vibronic model of the absorption and circular dichroism spectra, indicating that Cy5 and Cy5.5 heteroaggregates are largely described by molecular exciton theory. Finally, we extend the purely electronic exciton model to describe an idealized J-aggregate based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and discuss the potential advantages of such a device over traditional FRET relays.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan
S. Huff
- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
| | - Sebastián
A. Díaz
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
| | - Matthew Chiriboga
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- Volgenau
School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
| | - Gregory A. Ellis
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
- College
of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Center
for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Center
for Advanced Energy Studies, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83401, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
| | - Joseph S. Melinger
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science
and Engineering Code 6900, Electronics Science and
Technology Division Code 6800, U.S. Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia 20375, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry
& Biochemistry, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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Symmetry Breaking Charge Transfer in DNA-Templated Perylene Dimer Aggregates. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27196612. [PMID: 36235149 PMCID: PMC9571668 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Molecular aggregates are of interest to a broad range of fields including light harvesting, organic optoelectronics, and nanoscale computing. In molecular aggregates, nonradiative decay pathways may emerge that were not present in the constituent molecules. Such nonradiative decay pathways may include singlet fission, excimer relaxation, and symmetry-breaking charge transfer. Singlet fission, sometimes referred to as excitation multiplication, is of great interest to the fields of energy conversion and quantum information. For example, endothermic singlet fission, which avoids energy loss, has been observed in covalently bound, linear perylene trimers and tetramers. In this work, the electronic structure and excited-state dynamics of dimers of a perylene derivative templated using DNA were investigated. Specifically, DNA Holliday junctions were used to template the aggregation of two perylene molecules covalently linked to a modified uracil nucleobase through an ethynyl group. The perylenes were templated in the form of monomer, transverse dimer, and adjacent dimer configurations. The electronic structure of the perylene monomers and dimers were characterized via steady-state absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. Initial insights into their excited-state dynamics were gleaned from relative fluorescence intensity measurements, which indicated that a new nonradiative decay pathway emerges in the dimers. Femtosecond visible transient absorption spectroscopy was subsequently used to elucidate the excited-state dynamics. A new excited-state absorption feature grows in on the tens of picosecond timescale in the dimers, which is attributed to the formation of perylene anions and cations resulting from symmetry-breaking charge transfer. Given the close proximity required for symmetry-breaking charge transfer, the results shed promising light on the prospect of singlet fission in DNA-templated molecular aggregates.
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Biaggne A, Kim YC, Melinger JS, Knowlton WB, Yurke B, Li L. Molecular dynamics simulations of cyanine dimers attached to DNA Holliday junctions. RSC Adv 2022; 12:28063-28078. [PMID: 36320263 PMCID: PMC9530999 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra05045e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Dye aggregates and their excitonic properties are of interest for their applications to organic photovoltaics, non-linear optics, and quantum information systems. DNA scaffolding has been shown to be effective at promoting the aggregation of dyes in a controllable manner. Specifically, isolated DNA Holliday junctions have been used to achieve strongly coupled cyanine dye dimers. However, the structural properties of the dimers and the DNA, as well as the role of Holliday junction isomerization are not fully understood. To study the dynamics of cyanine dimers in DNA, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out for adjacent and transverse dimers attached to Holliday junctions in two different isomers. It was found that dyes attached to adjacent strands in the junction exhibit stronger dye-DNA interactions and larger inter-dye separations compared to transversely attached dimers, as well as end-to-end arrangements. Transverse dimers exhibit lower inter-dye separations and more stacked configurations. Furthermore, differences in Holliday junction isomer are analyzed and compared to dye orientations. For transverse dyes exhibiting the smaller inter-dye separations, excitonic couplings were calculated and shown to be in agreement with experiment. Our results suggested that dye attachment locations on DNA Holliday junctions affect dye-DNA interactions, dye dynamics, and resultant dye orientations which can guide the design of DNA-templated cyanine dimers with desired properties. Molecular dynamics simulations reveal dye attachment and DNA Holliday junction isomer effects on dye dimer orientations and excitonic couplings. These simulations can guide synthesis and experiments of dye-DNA structures for excitonic applications.![]()
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- Austin Biaggne
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State UniversityBoiseID 83725USA
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- Materials Science and Technology Division, U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryWashingtonDC20375USA
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- Electronics Science and Technology Division, U.S. Naval Research LaboratoryWashingtonDC20375USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State UniversityBoiseID 83725USA,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State UniversityBoiseID 83725USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State UniversityBoiseID 83725USA,Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State UniversityBoiseID 83725USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State UniversityBoiseID 83725USA,Center for Advanced Energy StudiesIdaho FallsID 83401USA
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Data-Driven and Multiscale Modeling of DNA-Templated Dye Aggregates. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27113456. [PMID: 35684394 PMCID: PMC9182218 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27113456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Dye aggregates are of interest for excitonic applications, including biomedical imaging, organic photovoltaics, and quantum information systems. Dyes with large transition dipole moments (μ) are necessary to optimize coupling within dye aggregates. Extinction coefficients (ε) can be used to determine the μ of dyes, and so dyes with a large ε (>150,000 M−1cm−1) should be engineered or identified. However, dye properties leading to a large ε are not fully understood, and low-throughput methods of dye screening, such as experimental measurements or density functional theory (DFT) calculations, can be time-consuming. In order to screen large datasets of molecules for desirable properties (i.e., large ε and μ), a computational workflow was established using machine learning (ML), DFT, time-dependent (TD-) DFT, and molecular dynamics (MD). ML models were developed through training and validation on a dataset of 8802 dyes using structural features. A Classifier was developed with an accuracy of 97% and a Regressor was constructed with an R2 of above 0.9, comparing between experiment and ML prediction. Using the Regressor, the ε values of over 18,000 dyes were predicted. The top 100 dyes were further screened using DFT and TD-DFT to identify 15 dyes with a μ relative to a reference dye, pentamethine indocyanine dye Cy5. Two benchmark MD simulations were performed on Cy5 and Cy5.5 dimers, and it was found that MD could accurately capture experimental results. The results of this study exhibit that our computational workflow for identifying dyes with a large μ for excitonic applications is effective and can be used as a tool to develop new dyes for excitonic applications.
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Barclay MS, Wilson CK, Roy SK, Mass OA, Obukhova OM, Svoiakov RP, Tatarets AL, Chowdhury AU, Huff JS, Turner DB, Davis PH, Terpetschnig EA, Yurke B, Knowlton WB, Lee J, Pensack RD. Oblique Packing and Tunable Excitonic Coupling in DNA‐Templated Squaraine Rotaxane Dimer Aggregates. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202200039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Matthew S. Barclay
- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- SSI Institute for Single Crystals NAS of Ukraine: Naukovo-tehnologicnij kompleks Institut monokristaliv Nacional'na akademia nauk Ukraini Department of Luminescent Materials and Dyes UKRAINE
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- SSI Institute for Single Crystals NAS of Ukraine: Naukovo-tehnologicnij kompleks Institut monokristaliv Nacional'na akademia nauk Ukraini Department of Luminescent Materials and Dyes UKRAINE
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- SSI Institute for Single Crystals NAS of Ukraine: Naukovo-tehnologicnij kompleks Institut monokristaliv Nacional'na akademia nauk Ukraini Department of Luminescent Materials and Dyes UKRAINE
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering; Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering; Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering; Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- Boise State University Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering 1435 W University Dr 83706 Boise UNITED STATES
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