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Emergent Macroscopic Properties from Molecular Disorder in Functional Bio-macromolecules

Emergent Macroscopic Properties from Molecular Disorder in Functional Bio-macromolecules. Paul Meredith Soft Condensed Matter Physics Group. Theme: The Structure-Property Jigsaw Puzzle. Establishment of the Structure-Property Relationships for Bio-macromolecules (proteins, etc.)

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Emergent Macroscopic Properties from Molecular Disorder in Functional Bio-macromolecules

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  1. Emergent Macroscopic Properties from Molecular Disorder in Functional Bio-macromolecules Paul Meredith Soft Condensed Matter Physics Group

  2. Theme: The Structure-Property Jigsaw Puzzle • Establishment of the Structure-Property Relationships for Bio-macromolecules (proteins, etc.) • Focusing on the human pigmentary system - melanins Structure: Aggregates (ms) Secondary (nms) Tertiary (10snms) Primary (Å) QM/Classical Classical Classical QM Properties: Mesoscopics: -electron-phonon interactions -free spin dynamics -electron delocalisation -weak dispersive interactions Macroscopic Observables: -optical -electrical -photochemical -chemical Molecular: -relaxed geometries -electronic structure -energies -phonon structure

  3. Melanin Background • Functional bio-macromolecule found throughout nature: • Photoprotectant • Pigment • Several types • Eumelanin (predominant in humans) • Pheomelanin • Neuromelanins • Allomelanins • Exotic physico-chemical properties • Broad band monotonic absorption in the UV & visible (black) • Condensed phase electrical and photoconductivity • Efficient non-radiative relaxation of photoexcitations

  4. Eumelanin • Macromolecules of indolequinones • The important questions: • What is the correct secondary structure? • What are the appropriate mesoscopic models linking this structure to the macroscopic properties? • Are melanins quantum materials – how do their macroscopic properties emerge and at what length scales are quantum effects important? • What are the broader implications fro understanding structure-property relationships in other important bio-macromoleules? • Molecular engineering of synthetic analogues with the appropriate properties as functional materials

  5. The S-P Jigsaw Puzzle for Eumelanin DHICA DHI Eumelanin R = -H or -COOH

  6. The S-P Jigsaw Puzzle for Eumelanin (structure) OR

  7. The S-P Jigsaw Puzzle for Eumelanin (molecular properties) S3 S2 p* S1 hf = E1-E0=LUMO-HOMO p S0

  8. E EC 1.40eV 0.2eV EF 0.78eV EV N(E) {From DC conductivity Measurements} The S-P Jigsaw Puzzle for Eumelanin (mesoscopics) s plane p/p* p/p* Overlapping pz forming p and p* molecular orbitals

  9. The S-P Jigsaw Puzzle for Eumelanin (macroscopic observables) Solid state optical gap emerging at 1.7eV Solution absorption, broad & monotonic

  10. Decreasing Eex Radiative emission – weak and broad, and Excitation energy dependent The S-P Jigsaw Puzzle for Eumelanin (macroscopic observables) Emission and Excitation

  11. Current Paradigm Delocalised p system Amorphous Semiconductor Band structure Extended indole heteropolymer Broad absorption Conductivity Solid state gap = X ☺ ☺ X

  12. Many Body Calculations • Relaxed geometry, energy and electronic and phonon structure calculations using NRLMOL (DFT calculations using Gaussian Orbital methods - Generalised Gradient Approximation using the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof exchange correlation function) • Predict the HOMO-LUMO gap for a range of monomers and small oligomers HOMO-LUMO: 3.61eV 2.02eV

  13. Many Body Calculations LUMO HOMO

  14. Many Body Calculations - Oligomers 3.84eV 3.81eV 3.64eV 3.10eV 2.22eV 2.13eV

  15. Many Body Calculations - Oligomers

  16. Broad Monotonic Absorption Only 11 inhomogeneously broadened transitions with typical polar solvent line widths MD HQ DD QI 1. Chemical disorder – macroscopic properties are the ensemble average of a number of chemically distinct species 2. Consistent with emission and excitation evidence – selective pumping of a part of the ensemble 3. “Low cost” strategy for achieving robust functionality

  17. Summary & Conclusions • Key objective: to establish S-P relationships, correct secondary structural model required • Current theory (conjugated heteropolymer leading to amorphous semiconductivity) not consistent with electrical and optical data • Subtle changes at the primary and secondary level create significant differences in electronic structure (HOMO-LUMO gap) • Broad absorption (and all other properties) could be explained through chemical disorder with a small number of chemically distinct species • Chemical disorder = low cost resource?

  18. Next Steps • Experimental confirmation of oligomer predictions • HOMO-LUMO gaps (absorption edge) • Phonon spectra (INSS) • Relaxed geometry (Xtalography) • Calculations • Phonon spectra • Electron densities • Oscillator strengths • Electron-phonon coupling strength

  19. Acknowledgements Optical & Structural Jenny Riesz Ben Powell Ross McKenzie Jose Eduardo de Albuquerque (Viscosa) Stephen Nighswander-Rempel Tad Sarna (Jagiellonian) John Tomkinson (RAL) Transport Clare Giacomantonio Ben Powell Adam Micolich (UNSW) Andrew Watt (Oxford) Francis Pratt (RAL) Quantum Chemistry, Computation & Theory Ben Powell Mark Pederson, Tunna Baurah (NRL Washington) Ross McKenzie • Synthesis • Evan Moore (Berkley) • Kirsten Laurie • Ross McGeary • Surya Subianto (QUT) • Indu Madehavan • Paul Burn (Oxford) • Devices • Adam Micolich (UNSW) • David Blake • Biological Function • Stephen Nighswander-Rempel • Peter Parsons (QIMR) $$$ARC & UQ

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