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Enhanced Light‐Harvesting Capacity by Micellar Assembly of Free Accessory Chromophores and LH1‐like Antennas
Author(s) -
Harris Michelle A.,
Sahin Tuba,
Jiang Jianbing,
Vairaprakash Pothiappan,
ParkesLoach Pamela S.,
Niedzwiedzki Dariusz M.,
Kirmaier Christine,
Loach Paul A.,
Bocian David F.,
Holten Dewey,
Lindsey Jonathan S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/php.12319
Subject(s) - chromophore , micelle , amphiphile , photochemistry , chemistry , acceptor , bacteriochlorophyll , nanotechnology , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , photosynthesis , organic chemistry , aqueous solution , copolymer , physics , polymer , biochemistry , condensed matter physics
Biohybrid light‐harvesting antennas are an emerging platform technology with versatile tailorability for solar‐energy conversion. These systems combine the proven peptide scaffold unit utilized for light harvesting by purple photosynthetic bacteria with attached synthetic chromophores to extend solar coverage beyond that of the natural systems. Herein, synthetic unattached chromophores are employed that partition into the organized milieu ( e.g . detergent micelles) that house the LH 1‐like biohybrid architectures. The synthetic chromophores include a hydrophobic boron‐dipyrrin dye (A1) and an amphiphilic bacteriochlorin (A2), which transfer energy with reasonable efficiency to the bacteriochlorophyll acceptor array (B875) of the LH 1‐like cyclic oligomers. The energy‐transfer efficiencies are markedly increased upon covalent attachment of a bacteriochlorin (B1 or B2) to the peptide scaffold, where the latter likely acts as an energy‐transfer relay site for the (potentially diffusing) free chromophores. The efficiencies are consistent with a Förster (through‐space) mechanism for energy transfer. The overall energy‐transfer efficiency from the free chromophores via the relay to the target site can approach those obtained previously by relay‐assisted energy transfer from chromophores attached at distant sites on the peptides. Thus, the use of free accessory chromophores affords a simple design to enhance the overall light‐harvesting capacity of biohybrid LH 1‐like architectures.