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February 5, 2026Angewandte Chemie International Edition0 citations

Harnessing Exciton Flux With a Single‐Stranded DNA‐Programmed Nanodevice

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MDMulin DuanYZYan ZhouHZHaoran Zheng

Key Points

  • This work aims to enhance energy transfer efficiency in nanodevices through the precise arrangement of components using single-stranded DNA.
  • Constructed a DNA-directed nanodevice with a light-harvesting engine and vibrational metal nanocluster actuator.
  • Utilized asymmetric π–π interactions to achieve high quenching efficiency.
  • Modified DNA length and nanocluster ligands for continuous energy transfer control.
  • Implemented complementary DNA strands for modulating engine-actuator coupling.
  • Achieved 94.3% quenching efficiency with the designed nanodevice.
  • Demonstrated effective splitting of exciton energy levels via structural DNA configurations.
  • Established a programmable platform for manipulating non-radiative decay using π–π interactions.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Natural and artificial nanosystems rely on functional module assembly, yet overcoming thermodynamic incompatibility in atomically precise nanodevice integration remains challenging. Here, we construct a single‐stranded DNA (ssDNA)‐directed nanodevice that achieves 94.3% quenching efficiency by harnessing asymmetric π–π interactions to split exciton energy levels. DNA spatial confinement orchestrates hydrophobic, covalent, and π–π interactions, enabling precise component arrangement. This nanodevice comprises a light‐harvesting engine, a vibrational metal nanocluster actuator and a programmable ssDNA. Asymmetric π–π interactions between fluorophore and metal nanocluster in DNA spatial confinements split fluorophore energy levels, directing exciton flux. Complementary DNA strands modulate engine‐actuator coupling, enabling enthalpy‐driven switching between radiative and non‐radiative pathways. By tuning DNA length and nanocluster ligands, we achieve continuous control over energy transfer efficiency. This programmable platform, manipulating non‐radiative decay via π–π interactions, establishes vibrational control as a general paradigm for nanoscale energy transduction.

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Duan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698435e5f1d9ada3c1fb539bhttps://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202525693
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