Triplet excited states in DNA have been proven to provide a mechanism to thymine dimerization, a photochemical reaction that leads to carcinogenic lesions. However, and in contrast to singlet states, our knowledge about triplet states in DNA is largely limited to the properties of monomeric bases. Thus, the mobility and degree of delocalization of triplet…
Month: January 2011
Review on emerging applications of energy transfer
You can now acces on-line our review on emerging applications of singlet-singlet and triplet-triplet electronic energy transfer processes. Examples include photosynthetic light-harvesting, light-activated sensors, processes of cooperative and accretive energy pooling and quantum cutting in rare earth-doped crystals, and incoherent triplet-triplet energy upconversion in molecular solutions. The article is highlighted in the cover of the…