Expanding excitation wavelengths for azobenzene photoswitching into the near-infrared range <i>via</i> endothermic triplet energy transfer
Jussi Isokuortti, Kim Kuntze, Matti Virkki, Zafar Ahmed, Elina Vuorimaa, Mikhail A. Filatov, Andrey Turshatov, Timo Laaksonen, Arri Priimägi, Nikita A. Durandin
Abstract
endothermic triplet energy transfer provides efficient and precise means for photoswitching upon 770 nm near-infared light illumination with no chemical modification of the azobenzene chromophore, a desirable feature in photocontrollable biomaterials.
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzeneEndothermic processInfraredEnergy transferExcitationWavelengthRange (aeronautics)PhotochemistryChemistryChemical physicsMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsOpticsMoleculePhysicsPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsComposite materialAdsorptionPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchRetinal Development and Disorders