Ultrafast Energy Transfer in Biomimetic Multistrand Nanorings

We report the synthesis of LH2-like supramolecular double- and triple-stranded complexes based upon porphyrin nanorings. Energy transfer from the antenna dimers to the π-conjugated nanoring occurs on a subpicosecond time scale, rivaling transfer rates in natural light-harvesting systems. The presence of a second nanoring acceptor doubles the transfer rate, providing strong evidence for multidirectional energy funneling. The behavior of these systems is particularly intriguing because the local nature of the interaction may allow energy transfer into states that are, for cyclic nanorings, symmetry-forbidden in the far field. These complexes are versatile synthetic models for natural light-harvesting systems.

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