In the last decade, the use of time-resolved X-ray techniques has revealed the structure of lightgenerated transient species for a wide range of samples, from small organic molecules to proteins. Time resolutions of the order of 100 ps are typically reached, allowing one to monitor thermally equilibrated excited states and capture their structure as a function of time. This review aims at providing a general overview of the application of timeresolved X-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) and time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy (TRXAS), the two techniques prevalently employed in the investigation of light-triggered structural changes of transition metal complexes. In particular, we herein describe the fundamental physical principles for static XSS and XAS and illustrate the theory of timeresolved XSS and XAS together with data acquisition and analysis strategies. Selected pioneering examples of photoactive transition metal complexes stu
Synchrotron ultrafast techniques for photoactive transition metal complexes
BORFECCHIA, ELISA;GARINO, Claudio;LAMBERTI, Carlo
2013-01-01
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In the last decade, the use of time-resolved X-ray techniques has revealed the structure of lightgenerated transient species for a wide range of samples, from small organic molecules to proteins. Time resolutions of the order of 100 ps are typically reached, allowing one to monitor thermally equilibrated excited states and capture their structure as a function of time. This review aims at providing a general overview of the application of timeresolved X-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) and time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy (TRXAS), the two techniques prevalently employed in the investigation of light-triggered structural changes of transition metal complexes. In particular, we herein describe the fundamental physical principles for static XSS and XAS and illustrate the theory of timeresolved XSS and XAS together with data acquisition and analysis strategies. Selected pioneering examples of photoactive transition metal complexes stuFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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