DNA-Directed Artificial Light-Harvesting Antenna

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 31; pp. 11985 - 11993
• Main Authors: Dutta, Palash K, Varghese, Reji, Nangreave, Jeanette, Lin, Su, Yan, Hao, Liu, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 10.08.2011
• Subjects: DNA - chemistry; Energy Transfer; Fluorescent Dyes - chemistry; Light; Nanotechnology; Pyrenes - chemistry; Time Factors

Designing and constructing multichromophoric, artificial light-harvesting antennas with controlled interchromophore distances, orientations, and defined donor–acceptor ratios to facilitate efficient unidirectional energy transfer is extremely challenging. Here, we demonstrate the assembly of a serie...