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DNA Photonics — Probing Light-Induced Dynamics in DNA on the Femtosecond Timescale

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Charge Migration in DNA

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In Chap. 10, Wang and Fiebig discuss about a new field, DNA photonics that is important to understand the role of DNA as a functional building block in molecular nanoscale devices, and is also expected to shed light on the complex interactions between structural and electronic properties of DNA. The latter is important for biomedical applications such as DNA-targeted drug design. In this chapter, the authors present experimental data from several different classes of functionalized DNA systems and illustrate the relationship between the structural dynamics and charge injection/migration using state-of-the art femtosecond broadband spectroscopy. They also highlight the importance of the initial electronic excitation for modelling electron transfer rates and point out that ultrafast electronic energy migration, dissipation, and (de)localization must be included into the theoretical description of light-induced dynamics in DNA.

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Wang, Q., Fiebig, T. (2007). DNA Photonics — Probing Light-Induced Dynamics in DNA on the Femtosecond Timescale. In: Chakraborty, T. (eds) Charge Migration in DNA. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72494-0_10

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