Understanding Photoinduced Symmetry- Breaking Charge Separation

Symmetry-breaking charge separation (SB-CS) is a photoinduced electron transfer reaction in which the chromophore acts as both the acceptor and the donor. This reaction which is still poorly understood may enable long-lived charge separation interesting for many applications. Here we show that SB-CS...

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Main Author: Johannes Wega
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 2025-04-01
Series:CHIMIA
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Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/7624
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Summary:Symmetry-breaking charge separation (SB-CS) is a photoinduced electron transfer reaction in which the chromophore acts as both the acceptor and the donor. This reaction which is still poorly understood may enable long-lived charge separation interesting for many applications. Here we show that SB-CS can be realised bimolecularly with perylene and discuss the factors favouring it. Furthermore, using a pyrene bichromophoric system, we discuss the influence of interchromophore coupling and how the photophysics can be fine-tuned to yield SB-CS over other processes such as excimer formation.
ISSN:0009-4293
2673-2424