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| Journal Article | PUBDB-2023-06741 |
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2023
RSC Publ.
Cambridge
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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1039/D3CP01257C
Abstract: We apply ultrashort X-ray laser pulses to track optically excited structural dynamics of [Ir$_2$(dimen)$_4$]$^{2+}$ molecules in solution. In our exploratory study we determine angular correlations in the scattered X-rays, which comprise a complex fingerprint of the ultrafast dynamics. Model-assisted analysis of the experimental correlation data allows us to elucidate various aspects of the photoinduced changes in the excited molecular ensembles. We unambiguously identify that in our experiment the photoinduced transition dipole moments in [Ir$_2$(dimen)$_4$]$^{2+}$ molecules are oriented perpendicular to the Ir–Ir bond. The analysis also shows that the ground state conformer of [Ir$_2$(dimen)$_4$]$^{2+}$ with a larger Ir–Ir distance is mostly responsible for the formation of the excited state. We also reveal that the ensemble of solute molecules can be characterized with a substantial structural heterogeneity due to solvent influence. The proposed X-ray correlation approach offers an alternative path for studies of ultrafast structural dynamics of molecular ensembles in the liquid and gas phases.
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