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@ARTICLE{Oberti:641208,
author = {Oberti, Linda and Avaldi, Lorenzo and Bolognesi, P. and
Bonanomi, M. and Borrego-Varillas, R. and Callegari, Carlo
and Carlini, L. and Chiarinelli, J. and Ciekalski, E. and
Coreno, M. and Devetta, M. and Di Fraia, M. and Garavelli,
M. and Goffe, M. and Grazioli, C. and Montorsi, F. and
Prince, K. C. and Richter, R. and Segatta, F. and
Waldmannstetter, S. and Cerullo, G. and Dube, H. and Plekan,
O. and Facciala, Davide and Vozzi, Caterina and Nenov,
Artur},
title = {{C}haracterization of the hemithioindigo photoswitch and
its derivatives with x-ray photoabsorption and photoemission
spectroscopies},
journal = {The journal of chemical physics},
volume = {162},
number = {24},
issn = {0021-9606},
address = {Melville, NY},
publisher = {American Institute of Physics},
reportid = {PUBDB-2025-04939},
pages = {244202},
year = {2025},
abstract = {In this study, we investigate the electronic structure of
hemithioindigo–hemistilbene (HTI) photoswitches and their
functionalized derivatives, HTI-OMe and HTI-SMe, using x-ray
photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and near-edge x-ray
absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. HTI
compounds are known for their high quantum yield, thermal
bistability, and rapid photoisomerization, making them
promising candidates for applications in molecular motors,
optical materials, and photocatalysis. Our analysis,
supported by first-principles simulations, reveals how the
conjugation of heteroatoms within the π-system affects the
core-level chemical shifts and ionization intensities in
XPS, while NEXAFS probes the influence of substituents on
virtual molecular orbitals and energy transitions. In
particular, the comparison between different functionalized
HTIs allowed us to evaluate the effect of electronic
relaxation following core-level photoionization and
photo-excitation. These results provide a detailed
understanding of the influence of functionalization on the
electron distribution of HTI compounds, providing a robust
foundation for the study and control of ultrafast charge
transfer and photoswitching mechanisms in these molecular
systems.},
cin = {FS-ATTO},
ddc = {530},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)FS-ATTO-20170403},
pnm = {631 - Matter – Dynamics, Mechanisms and Control
(POF4-631)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-631},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)NOSPEC-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1063/5.0271164},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/641208},
}