Very short lifetimes of excited states of isolated bases in nucleic acids, on the picosec- ond order, are believed to contribute to photostability of the genetic code. When embedded in DNA this behavior becomes more complex, mainly due to their inter- actions via stacking and hydrogen bonding. The DNA photophysiscs is not fully understood yet. It depends e.g. on the conformation and the character of excited states. The studies on smaller systems can help to improve the understanding of these phenomena. The aim of this work was to examine the dynamics of the excited states of the n → π∗ character of the complex of N-methylformamide dimer and two waters. The study was performed using non-adiabatic dynamics simulations with on-the-fly Surface Hopping algorithm based on the potential energy surfaces and non-adiabatic couplings obtained with multi-reference approach. The results show that after the vertical excitation into delocalized S2 state the system relaxes into S1 state within several tens femtoseconds. For majority of the population, the charac- ter of the state then oscillates between localized and delocalized during the whole course of the dynamics. Comparison with calculations with the waters removed in- dicates that the delocalization is caused by waters serving as a bridge between the two chromophores. 1

We propose a new method of calculating electronically excited states that combines a density functional theory based ground state calculation with a linear response treatment that employs approximations used in the time-dependent density functional based tight binding (TD-DFTB) approach. The new method termed time-dependent density functional theory TD-DFT+TB does not rely on the DFTB parametrization and is therefore applicable to systems involving all combinations of elements. We show that the new method yields UV/Vis absorption spectra that are in excellent agreement with computationally much more expensive TD-DFT calculations. Errors in vertical excitation energies are reduced by a factor of two compared to TD-DFTB.

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第24964号 / 理博第4989号 / 新制||理||1712(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科化学専攻 / (主査)准教授 倉重 佑輝, 教授 渡邊 一也, 教授 林 重彦 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

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The work reported in this thesis involves the synthesis of a series of monometallic and polymetallic complexes incorporating the tridentate polypyridyl bridging ligand tpp (where tpp = 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine) and an investigation of their ground and excited state properties. A series of ruthenium monometallic chromophore complexes has been prepared varying the ligands coordinated on the metal center. The systematic alteration of the ligands has enhanced the understanding of the electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of ruthenium polypyridyl tridentate complexes. In contrast to [Ru(tpy)₂]²⁺ (where tpy = 2,2’:6’,2’’-terpyridine), these monometallic complexes and many of the polymetallic systems emit in solution at room temperature. Methylation of one of the remote pyridine nitrogens on tpp has been accomplished forming a covalently coupled viologen that can potentially function as an electron acceptor. Two classes of synthetically useful bimetallic complexes of the form [(tpy)M(tpp)RuCl₃]⁺ and [(tpy)M(tpp)Ru(tpp)]⁴⁺ have been prepared (where M = Ru(II) or Os(II)). Synthetic methods have been developed for the stepwise construction of tpp bridged systems by a building block approach. In all bimetallic complexes, the tpp bridging ligand is the site of localization of the LUMO. In the [(tpy)M(tpp)RuCl₃]⁺ systems, the ruthenium metal coordinated to tpp and three chlorides is the easiest to oxidize and is the site of localization of the HOMO. In contrast, for the [(tpy)M(tpp)Ru(tpp)]⁴⁺ systems, the HOMO is localized on the metal being varied, either Ru or Os. This gives rise to complexes which possess a lowest lying excited state that is always a MLCT state involving tpp but can be tuned to involve Ru or Os metal centers. Bimetallic systems that incorporate this tpp ligand have long lived excited states in solution at room temperature (t >100 ns). The bimetallic complex [(tpy)Ru(tpp)IrCl₃]²⁺ has been studied and shown to be an electrocatalyst for the reduction of CO₂ to CO and formate. The synthesis of the monometallic complexes has advanced the understanding of the ground and excited state properties of tridentate compounds. Incorporation of these complexes into bimetallic systems has aided in the understanding of the perturbations of these properties that occur upon formation of a polymetallic system. / Ph. D.

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Neste trabalho, estudamos as características fotofísicas da porfirina mesotetrasulfonatofenil (TPPS4) em sua forma protonada e não protonada. Foi obtido o conjunto completo dos parâmetros fotofísicos de estados excitados da TPPS4 em solução aquosa e na presença de micelas do surfactante catiônico brometo de cetiltrimetilamônio (CTAB). Os parâmetros obtidos foram: seções de choque do estado fundamental e dos excitados singleto e tripleto, tempos de vida dos estados excitados singleto e tripleto, taxas de decaimento radiativo, da conversão interna e do cruzamento intersistemas e rendimentos quânticos da fluorescência e do estado tripleto. Foram empregadas as técnicas ópticas lineares espectroscópicas de absorção UV/Vis, de fluorescência estática e resolvida no tempo, flash-fotólise e uma técnica óptica não linear Varredura-Z. Comparando os dados obtidos com os da literatura confirmamos que a técnica Varredura-Z em todos os regimes utilizados é confiável e útil para estudo das características dos estados excitados. Foi observado que a protonação afeta todos os parâmetros obtidos: aumenta todas as taxas da decaimento da energia de excitação, diminuindo assim os tempos de vida dos estados excitados, aumenta o rendimento quântico da fluorescência e diminui o do estado tripleto. Através de dois regimes da Varredura-Z: amplificação paramétrica (OPA) e de pulsos ultracurtos de luz branca (LB), foi obtido o espectro de absorção do estado singleto excitado na região de 460 a 800 nm. Foi observado que a forma da TPPS4 protonada possui uma alta absorção do estado singleto excitado na região de 460 a 620 nm. Analisando os resultados obtidos podemos concluir que a TPPS4 é um composto promissor para aplicação como limitador óptico na região espectral visível e como uma chave óptica, sendo que na forma não protonada ela será eficiente na escala de femto- a picossegundos, enquanto que na forma protonada na escala de femto- a nanossegundos. Na presença de micelas de CTAB os parâmetros obtidos estão próximos dos valores encontrados para porfirina não protonada e completamente diferente daqueles da forma protonada. Além disso, na aplicação da Varredura-Z em regime LB foi observado um efeito acumulativo, devido à dispersão temporal da luz branca (chirp). Este efeito é mais pronunciado para forma protonada, devido sua banda Q de absorção coincidir com a região de maior potência da luz branca. / In this work, we study photophysical characteristics of meso-tetrakis sulphonatophenyl porphyrin (TPPS4) in protonated and nonprotonated states. We obtained the whole set of photophysical parameters of TPPS4 excited states in homogeneous aqueous solution and in the presence of micelles from cationic detergent cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The parameters obtained were: ground and excited singlet and triplet states cross sections; intersystemcrossing, internal conversion and radiative rate constants; singlet and triplet states life times and fluorescence and triplet state quantum yields. The techniques employed were linear optical ones: UV/Vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, time-resolved fluorescence, flash-photolysis, and nonlinear Z-scan. We have confirmed, comparing obtained date with those from literature, that Z-scan in all its applied regimes is reliable and useful to study the excited state characteristics. It was observed that protonation affects all TPPS4 photophysical parameters: increases all rate constants of the excited energy dissipation thus reducing the excited state lifetimes, increases the fluorescence quantum yield and reduces the triplet state quantum yield. The singlet excited state absorption spectrum was obtained in the 460-800 nm region, with two Z-scan regimes: optical parametric amplification - OPA with 120-140 fs pulses and white light ultrashort pulses. It was observed that the protonated TPPS4 form possesses intense absorption of its singlet excited state in the 460-620 nm region. Basing on the obtained date analysis we can conclude that TPPS4 is promising for application as optical limiters in the visible spectral range and optical switching: in its nonprotonated form it can be effective in the range from femto- up to picoseconds while in its protonated form in the range from femto- up to nanoseconds. In the presence of CTAB micelles the TPPS4 parameters were close to those found for its nonprotonated state and completely different from the values for the protonated one. Besides, we observed an accumulative effect due to white light time dispersion (chirp), which was more pronounced for the protonated state, since its Q absorption band coincided with white light high potency region.

Neste trabalho, estudamos as características fotofísicas da porfirina mesotetrasulfonatofenil (TPPS4) em sua forma protonada e não protonada. Foi obtido o conjunto completo dos parâmetros fotofísicos de estados excitados da TPPS4 em solução aquosa e na presença de micelas do surfactante catiônico brometo de cetiltrimetilamônio (CTAB). Os parâmetros obtidos foram: seções de choque do estado fundamental e dos excitados singleto e tripleto, tempos de vida dos estados excitados singleto e tripleto, taxas de decaimento radiativo, da conversão interna e do cruzamento intersistemas e rendimentos quânticos da fluorescência e do estado tripleto. Foram empregadas as técnicas ópticas lineares espectroscópicas de absorção UV/Vis, de fluorescência estática e resolvida no tempo, flash-fotólise e uma técnica óptica não linear Varredura-Z. Comparando os dados obtidos com os da literatura confirmamos que a técnica Varredura-Z em todos os regimes utilizados é confiável e útil para estudo das características dos estados excitados. Foi observado que a protonação afeta todos os parâmetros obtidos: aumenta todas as taxas da decaimento da energia de excitação, diminuindo assim os tempos de vida dos estados excitados, aumenta o rendimento quântico da fluorescência e diminui o do estado tripleto. Através de dois regimes da Varredura-Z: amplificação paramétrica (OPA) e de pulsos ultracurtos de luz branca (LB), foi obtido o espectro de absorção do estado singleto excitado na região de 460 a 800 nm. Foi observado que a forma da TPPS4 protonada possui uma alta absorção do estado singleto excitado na região de 460 a 620 nm. Analisando os resultados obtidos podemos concluir que a TPPS4 é um composto promissor para aplicação como limitador óptico na região espectral visível e como uma chave óptica, sendo que na forma não protonada ela será eficiente na escala de femto- a picossegundos, enquanto que na forma protonada na escala de femto- a nanossegundos. Na presença de micelas de CTAB os parâmetros obtidos estão próximos dos valores encontrados para porfirina não protonada e completamente diferente daqueles da forma protonada. Além disso, na aplicação da Varredura-Z em regime LB foi observado um efeito acumulativo, devido à dispersão temporal da luz branca (chirp). Este efeito é mais pronunciado para forma protonada, devido sua banda Q de absorção coincidir com a região de maior potência da luz branca. / In this work, we study photophysical characteristics of meso-tetrakis sulphonatophenyl porphyrin (TPPS4) in protonated and nonprotonated states. We obtained the whole set of photophysical parameters of TPPS4 excited states in homogeneous aqueous solution and in the presence of micelles from cationic detergent cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The parameters obtained were: ground and excited singlet and triplet states cross sections; intersystemcrossing, internal conversion and radiative rate constants; singlet and triplet states life times and fluorescence and triplet state quantum yields. The techniques employed were linear optical ones: UV/Vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies, time-resolved fluorescence, flash-photolysis, and nonlinear Z-scan. We have confirmed, comparing obtained date with those from literature, that Z-scan in all its applied regimes is reliable and useful to study the excited state characteristics. It was observed that protonation affects all TPPS4 photophysical parameters: increases all rate constants of the excited energy dissipation thus reducing the excited state lifetimes, increases the fluorescence quantum yield and reduces the triplet state quantum yield. The singlet excited state absorption spectrum was obtained in the 460-800 nm region, with two Z-scan regimes: optical parametric amplification - OPA with 120-140 fs pulses and white light ultrashort pulses. It was observed that the protonated TPPS4 form possesses intense absorption of its singlet excited state in the 460-620 nm region. Basing on the obtained date analysis we can conclude that TPPS4 is promising for application as optical limiters in the visible spectral range and optical switching: in its nonprotonated form it can be effective in the range from femto- up to picoseconds while in its protonated form in the range from femto- up to nanoseconds. In the presence of CTAB micelles the TPPS4 parameters were close to those found for its nonprotonated state and completely different from the values for the protonated one. Besides, we observed an accumulative effect due to white light time dispersion (chirp), which was more pronounced for the protonated state, since its Q absorption band coincided with white light high potency region.

Les travaux présentés dans ce manuscrit de thèse peuvent être divisés en deux parties. Dans une première partie, nous nous sommes intéressé à une extension multiconfigurationnelle de la théorie de la fonctionnelle de la densité (DFT) par l'intermédiaire d'une séparation de portée permettant un traitement hybride entre DFT et fonction d'onde multiconfigurationnelle « state-averaged ». Ainsi, nous récupérons en même temps la corrélation dynamique et la corrélation statique. De plus, cette étude est réalisée en considérant la DFT pour les ensembles afin de considérer une alternative à la méthode usuelle utilisée (DFT dépendante du temps) pour la détermination des états excités d'une molécule, évitant ainsi certains problèmes théoriques rencontrés avec cette approche. En particulier, les intersections coniques entre états excités nous intéressent particulièrement car il s'agit de cas pour lesquels une approche multiconfigurationnelle est primordiale. Dans une seconde partie, le développement de nouvelles fonctionnelles est réalisé sur le dimère de Hubbard asymétrique afin de tester de nouvelles approximations et d'étudier plus en détail les processus auto-cohérents. De plus, des couplages non-adiabatiques sont calculés en utilisant des énergies déterminées dans le cadre de la DFT pour les ensembles ayant la particularité de ne pas être dépendant du temps. / This thesis manuscript can be divided in two parts. In the first one, we are interested in a multiconfigurational extension for the density functional theory (DFT) including a range separation to deal with a hybrid theory between DFT and state-averaged wave function theory. In this case, we recover, at the same time, the dynamical correlation and the static correlation. Moreover, this study is performed considering the ensemble DFT to use an alternative to the usual method (time-dependent DFT) to describe the excited states of a molecule, avoiding some theoretical problems known with this approach. Particularly, conical intersections between excited states are interesting because a multiconfigurational approach is necessary. In the second part, new functionals development are performed and applied on the non-symmetric Hubbard dimer in order to test new approximations and to study more in detail self-consistency processes. In addition, non-adiabatic couplings are calculated using energies from ensemble DFT framework without time-dependence.