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Detecting chirality-induced spin selectivity in chromophore-linked DNA hairpins using photogenerated radical pairs.

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Title: Detecting chirality-induced spin selectivity in chromophore-linked DNA hairpins using photogenerated radical pairs.
Authors: Latawiec, Elisabeth I.1, Chiesa, Alessandro2,3,4, Yunfan Qiu1, Tcyrulnikov, Nikolai A.1, Young, Ryan M.1, Carretta, Stefano2,3,4 stefano.carretta@unipr.it, Krzyaniak, Matthew D.1 mdkrzyaniak@northwestern.edu, Wasielewski, Michael R.1 m-wasielewski@northwestern.edu
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 8/12/2025, Vol. 122 Issue 32, p1-7. 31p.
Subjects: Magnetic flux density, Electron paramagnetic resonance, Base pairs, Polarized electrons, Electron spin
Abstract: Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) results in spin polarization of electrons transmitted through chiral molecules and materials. Since CISS results in spin polarization even at room temperature, it affords the possibility of using it to develop quantum technologies that can operate under ambient conditions. We have shown previously that photo-driven hole transfer within DNA hairpins provides a facile route to generate spin-correlated radical pairs (SCRPs). To study the effect of CISS on the spin dynamics of SCRPs in DNA hairpins, we prepared a series of electron donor-chiral bridge-acceptor molecules where the chiral bridge is a B-form DNA helix consisting of 4 to 6 base pairs. Naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) (NDI) serves as the hairpin linker chromophore and electron acceptor. Photoexcitation of NDI results in rapid hole transfer through the π-stacked purine bases of the DNA and trapping of the hole on a terminal stilbene diether (Sd) to generate the NDI•-- Sd•+ SCRP. Time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of the SCRPs at X- (9.6 GHz), Q- (34 GHz), and W- (94 GHz) bands show that the CISS effect imparts significant triplet character to the SCRP. We do not observe a significant dependence of CISS on DNA length, likely resulting from hole delocalization over the guanine bases in the G-tract. Interestingly, we find that the CISS contribution significantly increases with magnetic field strength. These findings should be considered in any future modeling of CISS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) results in spin polarization of electrons transmitted through chiral molecules and materials. Since CISS results in spin polarization even at room temperature, it affords the possibility of using it to develop quantum technologies that can operate under ambient conditions. We have shown previously that photo-driven hole transfer within DNA hairpins provides a facile route to generate spin-correlated radical pairs (SCRPs). To study the effect of CISS on the spin dynamics of SCRPs in DNA hairpins, we prepared a series of electron donor-chiral bridge-acceptor molecules where the chiral bridge is a B-form DNA helix consisting of 4 to 6 base pairs. Naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide) (NDI) serves as the hairpin linker chromophore and electron acceptor. Photoexcitation of NDI results in rapid hole transfer through the π-stacked purine bases of the DNA and trapping of the hole on a terminal stilbene diether (Sd) to generate the NDI•-- Sd•+ SCRP. Time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of the SCRPs at X- (9.6 GHz), Q- (34 GHz), and W- (94 GHz) bands show that the CISS effect imparts significant triplet character to the SCRP. We do not observe a significant dependence of CISS on DNA length, likely resulting from hole delocalization over the guanine bases in the G-tract. Interestingly, we find that the CISS contribution significantly increases with magnetic field strength. These findings should be considered in any future modeling of CISS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00278424
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2515120122