title: Structure-Directed Exciton Dynamics in Templated Molecular Nanorings.
abstract: Conjugated polymers with cyclic structures are interesting because their symmetry leads to unique electronic properties. Recent advances in Vernier templating now allow large shape-persistent fully conjugated porphyrin nanorings to be synthesized, exhibiting unique electronic properties. We examine the impact of different conformations on exciton delocalization and emission depolarization in a range of different porphyrin nanoring topologies with comparable spatial extent. Low photoluminescence anisotropy values are found to occur within the first few hundred femtoseconds after pulsed excitation, suggesting ultrafast delocalization of excitons across the nanoring structures. Molecular dynamics simulations show that further polarization memory loss is caused by out-of-plane distortions associated with twisting and bending of the templated nanoring topologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford , Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Juliane Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford , Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parkinson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford , Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Dmitry V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Kondratuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford , Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Guzmán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gil-Ramírez
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford , Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Harry L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford , Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Herz