Dyes in dye aggregate systems—engineering J, K, and dye packing
AssigneeBoise State University
InventorsWilliam B. Knowlton, Bernard Yurke, Ryan D. Pensack, Paul H. Davis
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to designing dyes and methods to alter the parameters controlling the dipole-dipole coupling of dyes bound to a nucleotide oligomer architecture, which are used to propagate excitons for use in next generation room temperature quantum information systems. The disclosed dyes and methods are directed to changing the dye stability, symmetry, overlap, and steric hindrance of the dyes to fine tune aggregate systems.
Claims13
A method of engineering parameter J, said parameter J being an excitonic hopping parameter or a measure of a coupling strength, of two or more dyes within one or more dye aggregates or between two or more dye aggregates, comprising:
- tuning the distance and/or an orientation between dyes and/or dye-to-dye intermolecular interactions;
- and
- using a nucleic acid architecture to in part control the tuning.
A method of engineering parameter J, said parameter J being an excitonic hopping parameter or a measure of a coupling strength, of two or more dyes within one or more dye aggregates or between two or more dye aggregates, comprising:
- tuning the distance and/or orientation between dyes and/or dye-to-dye intermolecular interactions;
- and
- using a nucleic acid architecture to in part control the tuning;
- wherein a rotaxane ring and/or macrocycle is incorporated around or encapsulating one or more dyes.
A method of engineering parameter J, said parameter J being an excitonic hopping parameter or a measure of a coupling strength, of two or more dyes within one or more dye aggregates or between two or more dye aggregates, comprising:
- tuning the distance and/or orientation between dyes and/or dye-to-dye intermolecular interactions;
- and
- using a nucleic acid architecture to in part control the tuning;
- wherein a rotaxane ring and/or macrocycle is incorporated around or encapsulating one or more dyes;
- wherein the rotaxane ring and/or macrocycle is further substituted.
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