9. Hinze G, Metivier R, Nolde F, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2008) Intramolecular electronic
excitation energy transfer in donor/acceptor dyads studied by time and frequency resolved
single molecule spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 128:124516
10. Fo ¨rster T (1946) Energiewanderung und Fluoreszenz. Naturwissenschaften 33:166
11. Fo ¨rster T (1948) Zwischenmolekulare Energiewandlung und Fluoreszenz. Ann Phys 2:55
12. Fo ¨rster T (1965) Delocalized excitation and excitation transfer. In: Sinanoglu O (ed) Modern
quantum chemistry, part III: Action of light and organic crystals. Academic, New York, p 93
13. Curutchet C, Feist FA, Van Averbeke B, Mennucci B, Jacob J, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T,
Beljonne D (2010) Superexchange-mediated electronic energy transfer in a model dyad.
Phys Chem Chem Phys 12:7378
14. Zhou G, Baumgarten M, Mu ¨llen K (2007) Arylamine-substituted oligo(ladder-type
pentaphenylene)s: electronic communication between bridged redox centers. J Am Chem
Soc 129:12211
15. Fu ¨ckel B, Hinze G, Nolde F, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2010) Quantification of the singlet–singlet
annihilation times of individual bichromophoric molecules by photon coincidence measurements. J Phys Chem A 114:7671
16. Fischer M, Vo ¨gtle F (1999) Dendrimers: from design to application—a progress report.
Angew Chem Int Ed 38:884
17. Pollak KW, Leon JW, Fre ´chet JMJ, Maskus M, Abrun ˜a HD (1998) Effects of dendrimer
generation on site isolation of core moieties: electrochemical and fluorescence quenching
studies with metalloporphyrin core dendrimers. Chem Mater 10:30
18. Matos MS, Hofkens J, Verheijen W, De Schryver FC, Hecht S, Pollak KW et al (2000) Effect
of core structure on photophysical and hydrodynamic properties of porphyrin dendrimers.
Macromolecules 33:2967
19. Gilat SL, Adronov A, Frechet JMJ (1999) Light harvesting and energy transfer in novel
convergently constructed dendrimers. Angew Chem Int Ed 38:1422
20. Adronov A, Gilat SL, Frechet JMJ, Ohta K, Neuwahl FVR, Fleming GR (2000) Light
harvesting and energy transfer in laser-dye-labeled poly(aryl ether) dendrimers. J Am
Chem Soc 122:1175
21. Devadoss C, Bharathi P, Moore JS (1996) Energy transfer in dendritic macromolecules:
molecular size effects and the role of an energy gradient. J Am Chem Soc 118:9635
22. Jiang D-L, Aida T (1997) Photoisomerization in dendrimers by harvesting of low-energy
photons. Nature 388:454–456
23. Jiang D-L, Aida T (1998) Morphology-dependent photochemical events in aryl ether
dendrimer porphyrins: cooperation of dendron subunits for singlet energy transduction.
J Am Chem Soc 120:10895
24. Saito T, Jiang D-L, Aida T (1999) A blue-luminescent dendritic rod: poly
(phenyleneethynylene) within a light-harvesting dendritic envelope. J Am Chem Soc
121:10658
25. Choi M-S, Aida T, Yamazaki T, Yamazaki I (2001) A large dendritic multiporphyrin array as
a mimic of the bacterial light-harvesting antenna complex: molecular design of an efficient
energy funnel for visible photons. Angew Chem Int Ed 40:3194
26. Metivier R, Kulzer F, Weil T, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2004) Energy transfer rates and pathways
of single donor chromophores in a multichromophoric dendrimer built around a central
acceptor core. J Am Chem Soc 126:14364
27. Gronheid R, Hofkens J, Ko ¨hn F, Weil T, Reuther E, Mu ¨llen K, De Schryver F (2002)
Intramolecular Fo ¨rster energy transfer in a dendritic system at the single molecule level.
J Am Chem Soc 124:2418
28. Christ T, Kulzer F, Weil T, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2003) Frequency selective excitation of
single chromophores within shape-persistent multichromophoric dendrimers. Chem Phys
Lett 372:878
29. Hofkens J, Maus M, Gensch T, Vosch T, Cotlet M, Ko ¨hn F, Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K,
De Schryver F (2000) Probing photophysical processes in individual multichromophoric
dendrimers by single-molecule spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 122:9278
108
T. Basche ´ et al.
excitation energy transfer in donor/acceptor dyads studied by time and frequency resolved
single molecule spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 128:124516
10. Fo ¨rster T (1946) Energiewanderung und Fluoreszenz. Naturwissenschaften 33:166
11. Fo ¨rster T (1948) Zwischenmolekulare Energiewandlung und Fluoreszenz. Ann Phys 2:55
12. Fo ¨rster T (1965) Delocalized excitation and excitation transfer. In: Sinanoglu O (ed) Modern
quantum chemistry, part III: Action of light and organic crystals. Academic, New York, p 93
13. Curutchet C, Feist FA, Van Averbeke B, Mennucci B, Jacob J, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T,
Beljonne D (2010) Superexchange-mediated electronic energy transfer in a model dyad.
Phys Chem Chem Phys 12:7378
14. Zhou G, Baumgarten M, Mu ¨llen K (2007) Arylamine-substituted oligo(ladder-type
pentaphenylene)s: electronic communication between bridged redox centers. J Am Chem
Soc 129:12211
15. Fu ¨ckel B, Hinze G, Nolde F, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2010) Quantification of the singlet–singlet
annihilation times of individual bichromophoric molecules by photon coincidence measurements. J Phys Chem A 114:7671
16. Fischer M, Vo ¨gtle F (1999) Dendrimers: from design to application—a progress report.
Angew Chem Int Ed 38:884
17. Pollak KW, Leon JW, Fre ´chet JMJ, Maskus M, Abrun ˜a HD (1998) Effects of dendrimer
generation on site isolation of core moieties: electrochemical and fluorescence quenching
studies with metalloporphyrin core dendrimers. Chem Mater 10:30
18. Matos MS, Hofkens J, Verheijen W, De Schryver FC, Hecht S, Pollak KW et al (2000) Effect
of core structure on photophysical and hydrodynamic properties of porphyrin dendrimers.
Macromolecules 33:2967
19. Gilat SL, Adronov A, Frechet JMJ (1999) Light harvesting and energy transfer in novel
convergently constructed dendrimers. Angew Chem Int Ed 38:1422
20. Adronov A, Gilat SL, Frechet JMJ, Ohta K, Neuwahl FVR, Fleming GR (2000) Light
harvesting and energy transfer in laser-dye-labeled poly(aryl ether) dendrimers. J Am
Chem Soc 122:1175
21. Devadoss C, Bharathi P, Moore JS (1996) Energy transfer in dendritic macromolecules:
molecular size effects and the role of an energy gradient. J Am Chem Soc 118:9635
22. Jiang D-L, Aida T (1997) Photoisomerization in dendrimers by harvesting of low-energy
photons. Nature 388:454–456
23. Jiang D-L, Aida T (1998) Morphology-dependent photochemical events in aryl ether
dendrimer porphyrins: cooperation of dendron subunits for singlet energy transduction.
J Am Chem Soc 120:10895
24. Saito T, Jiang D-L, Aida T (1999) A blue-luminescent dendritic rod: poly
(phenyleneethynylene) within a light-harvesting dendritic envelope. J Am Chem Soc
121:10658
25. Choi M-S, Aida T, Yamazaki T, Yamazaki I (2001) A large dendritic multiporphyrin array as
a mimic of the bacterial light-harvesting antenna complex: molecular design of an efficient
energy funnel for visible photons. Angew Chem Int Ed 40:3194
26. Metivier R, Kulzer F, Weil T, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2004) Energy transfer rates and pathways
of single donor chromophores in a multichromophoric dendrimer built around a central
acceptor core. J Am Chem Soc 126:14364
27. Gronheid R, Hofkens J, Ko ¨hn F, Weil T, Reuther E, Mu ¨llen K, De Schryver F (2002)
Intramolecular Fo ¨rster energy transfer in a dendritic system at the single molecule level.
J Am Chem Soc 124:2418
28. Christ T, Kulzer F, Weil T, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2003) Frequency selective excitation of
single chromophores within shape-persistent multichromophoric dendrimers. Chem Phys
Lett 372:878
29. Hofkens J, Maus M, Gensch T, Vosch T, Cotlet M, Ko ¨hn F, Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K,
De Schryver F (2000) Probing photophysical processes in individual multichromophoric
dendrimers by single-molecule spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 122:9278
108
T. Basche ´ et al.