Mechanisms for Ultrafast Nonradiative Relaxation in Electronically Excited Eumelanin Constituents

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Meng, Sheng
Kaxiras, Efthimios [1 ]
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[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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10.1529/biophysj.108.135756
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Q6 [生物物理学];
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071011 ;
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We investigate the relaxation dynamics of melanin model constituents including monomers, dimers, and tetramers, upon excitation, using state-of-the-art, time-dependent, density functional theory calculations. The results explain the ability of these molecules to transform photon energy into thermal energy in a remarkably short timescale of similar to 100 fs. We find that after electronic excitation by light absorption, ultrafast energy conversion takes place through two novel mechanisms: proton transfer on a timescale of 110 fs and state mixing upon oligomerization on a timescale of < 50 fs. These results are in good agreement with available experiments and help elucidate melanin's role in photoprotection against ultraviolet radiation.
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