• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Exciton decay mechanism in DNA single strands: back-electron transfer and ultrafast base motions
  • Contributor: Bauer, Benjamin; Sharma, Rahul; Chergui, Majed; Oppermann, Malte
  • Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2022
  • Published in: Chemical Science, 13 (2022) 18, Seite 5230-5242
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06450a
  • ISSN: 2041-6539; 2041-6520
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  • Description: Despite its key role in DNA photochemistry, the decay mechanism of excitons in stacked bases has remained difficult to resolve. Ultrafast polarization spectroscopy now reveals a back-electron transfer and ultrafast base motions in adenosine strands.
  • Access State: Open Access