Synergistic Approach of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Molecular Simulations in the Characterization of Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Push-Pull Molecules
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Basic principles of Transient Absorption Spectroscopy (TAS) and Its Application to Study Push-Pull Molecules
Study of the Photophysical Properties and Excited State Dynamics of Push-Pull Molecules by UV-vis TAS from the Recent Literature
3. Recent Advances in Multidimensional Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Its Application in Unraveling the Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT) Nature of Push-Pull Molecular Systems
4. Ab-Initio Approaches to Predict Charge Transfer Properties in Push-Pull Systems
Selected Applications of Ab-Initio Predictions in Push-Pull Frameworks
5. Outlooks on Machine Learning-Based Methods and Large-Scale Simulations of Light-Induced π-Delocalized Frameworks
6. Conclusions and Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Patrizi, B.; Cozza, C.; Pietropaolo, A.; Foggi, P.; Siciliani de Cumis, M. Synergistic Approach of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Molecular Simulations in the Characterization of Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Push-Pull Molecules. Molecules 2020, 25, 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020430
Patrizi B, Cozza C, Pietropaolo A, Foggi P, Siciliani de Cumis M. Synergistic Approach of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Molecular Simulations in the Characterization of Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Push-Pull Molecules. Molecules. 2020; 25(2):430. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020430
Chicago/Turabian StylePatrizi, Barbara, Concetta Cozza, Adriana Pietropaolo, Paolo Foggi, and Mario Siciliani de Cumis. 2020. "Synergistic Approach of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Molecular Simulations in the Characterization of Intramolecular Charge Transfer in Push-Pull Molecules" Molecules 25, no. 2: 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25020430