title: The solid-state photo-CIDNP effect.
abstract: The solid-state photo-CIDNP effect is the occurrence of a non-Boltzmann nuclear spin polarization in rigid samples upon illumination. For solid-state NMR, which can detect this enhanced nuclear polarization as a strong modification of signal intensity, the effect allows for new classes of experiments. Currently, the photo- and spin-chemical machinery of various RCs is studied by photo-CIDNP MAS NMR in detail. Until now, the effect has only been observed at high magnetic fields with (13)C and (15)N MAS NMR and in natural photosynthetic RC preparations in which blocking of the acceptor leads to cyclic electron transfer. In terms of irreversible thermodynamics, the high-order spin structure of the initial radical pair can be considered as a transient order phenomenon emerging under non-equilibrium conditions and as a first manifestation of order in the photosynthetic process. The solid-state photo- CIDNP effect appears to be an intrinsic property of natural RCs. The conditions of its occurrence seem to be conserved in evolution. The effect may be based on the same fundamental principles as the highly optimized electron transfer. Hence, the effect may allow for guiding artificial photosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. j.matysik@chem.leidenuniv.nl
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matysik
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diller
authors.forename: Esha
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alia
mesh_terms: D004579:Electron Transport / Q000528:radiation effects; D008027:Light; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins