Determination of the superradiance coherence length of directly linked linear porphyrin arrays at the single-molecule level

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(24):4323-7. doi: 10.1002/anie.200901375.

Abstract

Down to the wire: Photobleaching dynamics show the exciton delocalization length of directly linked porphyrin arrays (see picture) to be about four or five porphyrin units at the single-molecule level. This result provides a better understanding of how light-signal transmission occurs in the solid state and gives a perspective for the porphyrin arrays to be used as single-molecule photonic wires.