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Date publication
mai 2021
Journal
Nature chemistry
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr CHERIOUX Frédéric
Tous les auteurs :
Cao S, Rosławska A, Doppagne B, Romeo M, Féron M, Chérioux F, Bulou H, Scheurer F, Schull G
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Résumé
The funnelling of energy within multichromophoric assemblies is at the heart of the efficient conversion of solar energy by plants. The detailed mechanisms of this process are still actively debated as they rely on complex interactions between a large number of chromophores and their environment. Here we used luminescence induced by scanning tunnelling microscopy to probe model multichromophoric structures assembled on a surface. Mimicking strategies developed by photosynthetic systems, individual molecules were used as ancillary, passive or blocking elements to promote and direct resonant energy transfer between distant donor and acceptor units. As it relies on organic chromophores as the elementary components, this approach constitutes a powerful model to address fundamental physical processes at play in natural light-harvesting complexes.
Référence
Nat Chem. 2021 May 24;:
