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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Optical properties of the atomically precise C₄ core [Au₉(PPh₃)₈]³⁺ cluster probed by transient absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory |
Other Titles: | Optical properties of the atomically precise C(4) core [Au(9)(PPh(3))(8)](3+) cluster probed by transient absorption spectroscopy and time-dependent density functional theory |
Author: | Madridejos, J. Harada, T. Falcinella, A. Small, T. Golovko, V.B. Andersson, G.G. Metha, G.F. Kee, T.W. |
Citation: | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C: Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter, 2021; 125(3):2033-2044 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
ISSN: | 1932-7447 1932-7455 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jenica Marie L. Madridejos, Takaaki Harada, Alexander J. Falcinella, Thomas D. Small, Vladimir B. Golovko, Gunther G. Andersson ... et al. |
Abstract: | Structural isomerism of [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ has been studied experimentally, mostly concerning the symmetry of the Au9 core. Recently, the C4 isomer of [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ has been shown to exist in solution phase while the D2h isomer is present in the solid state [Inorg. Chem.2017, 56, 8319–8325]. In this work, geometric, electronic, and optical properties of C4 [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ are investigated by using the combined second-order density-functional tight-binding (DFTB2) method and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations with spin–orbit coupling. Additionally, the excited-state relaxation dynamics of the [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ cluster in dichloromethane and methanol solutions are studied using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ is optically pumped to different excited states by using 432, 532, and 603 nm light. For all three pump wavelengths, the photoexcitation event induces an excited-state absorption (ESA) band centered at 600 nm with decay time constants of 2.0 and 45 ps, which are attributed to intersystem crossing and nonradiative relaxation of [Au9(PPh3)8]3+, respectively. On the other hand, optical pumping of [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ using 432 nm light gives rise to an additional ESA band at 900 nm. This band exhibits fast relaxation through internal conversion with a time constant of ∼0.3 ps. Our combined computational and experimental study reveals that the excitation wavelength-dependent relaxation dynamics of the [Au9(PPh3)8]3+ cluster are related to the different electron densities of the excited states of [Au9(PPh3)8]3+, consistent with it possessing molecular-like electronic states. |
Rights: | © 2021 American Chemical Society |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08838 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LE0989747 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08838 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Chemistry and Physics publications |
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