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Excited-state dynamics of astaxanthin aggregates

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    0395029 - BC 2014 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
    Fuciman, M. - Durchan, Milan - Šlouf, V. - Kesan, G. - Polívka, Tomáš
    Excited-state dynamics of astaxanthin aggregates.
    Chemical Physics Letters. Roč. 568, č. 1 (2013), s. 21-25. ISSN 0009-2614. E-ISSN 1873-4448
    Institutional support: RVO:60077344
    Keywords : astaxanthin * aggregates * excited states
    Subject RIV: BO - Biophysics
    Impact factor: 1.991, year: 2013

    Astaxanthin forms three types of aggregates in hydrated dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). In DMSO/water ratio of 1:1, a red-shifted J-aggregate with maximum at 570 nm is generated, while a ratio of 1:9 produces blue-shifted H-aggregates with peaks at 386 nm (H1) and 460 nm (H2). Monomeric astaxanthin in DMSO has an S-1 lifetime of 5.3 ps, but a long-lived (33 ps) S* signal was also identified. Aggregation changes the S-1 lifetimes to 17 Ps (H1), 30 Ps (H2), and 14 ps (J). Triplet state of astaxanthin, most likely generated via singlet homofission, was observed in H1 and H2 aggregates.
    Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0223184

     
     
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