The spectroscopic properties of light-harvesting (LH) antennae in photosyntehtic organisms represent a fingerprint that is unique for each specific pigment-protein complex. Because of that,… (More)
This paper provides an overview of recent research activities concerning the quantum-mechanical description of structures and properties of electronically excited chromophores in solution. The focus… (More)
A new index is defined with the aim of further exploring the metric of excited electronic states in the framework of the time-dependent density functional theory. This descriptor, called Δr, is based… (More)
We compare different response schemes for coupling continuum solvation models to time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) for the determination of solvent effects on the excited state dipole… (More)
We present an analysis on the behavior of the TD-DFT approach in the determination of excited-state structures with particular attention to single and double bonds. The analysis is based on a direct… (More)
Mixed multiscale quantum/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) models are widely used to explore the structure, reactivity, and electronic properties of complex chemical systems. Whereas such models typically… (More)
We extend our previous definition of the metric Δr for electronic excitations in the framework of the time-dependent density functional theory [C. A. Guido, P. Cortona, B. Mennucci, and C. Adamo, J.… (More)
Apparent exceptions to the exciton chirality method may arise for chromophores undergoing transitions which are both electric- and magnetic-dipole allowed, for example bis-phenanthrenes. We present a… (More)
With our new home-built circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) instrument, we measured fluorescence and CPL spectra of the enantiomeric pairs of two quasi-isomeric BODIPY DYEmers 1 and 2, endowed… (More)
We analyze the performances of the parameter-free hybrid density functional PBE0-1/3 obtained combining the PBE generalized-gradient functional with a predefined amount of exact exchange of 1/3, as… (More)