McCusker Group Publications

2023
"Observation of parallel intersystem crossing and charge transfer-state dynamics in  [Fe(bpy)3]2+ from ultrafast 2D electronic spectroscopy" Lee, A.; Son, M.; Deegbey, M.; Woodhouse, M. D.; Hart, S. M.; Beissel, H. F.; Cesana, P. T.; Jakubikova, E.; McCusker, J. K.; Schlau-Cohen, G. S. Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 13140-13150.
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"Exploiting the Marcus inverted region for first-row transition metal-based photoredox catalysis" Chan, A. Y.; Ghosh, A.; Yarranton, J. T.; Twilton, J.; Jin, J.; Arias-Rotondo, D. M.; Sakai, H. A.; McCusker, J. K.; MacMillan, D. W. C. Science 2023, 384, 191-197.
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"Direct Evidence for Excited Ligand Field State-based Oxidative Photoredox Chemistry of Cobalt(III) Polypyridyl Photosensitizer" Alowakennu, M. M.; Ghosh, A.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 20786-20791.
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2022
"Ligand-Field Spectroscopy of Co(III) Complexes and the Development of a Spectrochemical Series for Low-Spin d6 Charge-Transfer Chromophores" Yarranton, J. T.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 12488-12500.

"On the use of vibronic coherence to identify reaction coordinates for ultrafast excited-state dyanmics of transition metal-based chromophores" Paulus, B. C.; McCusker, J. K. Faraday Discuss. 2022, 237, 274-299.





"Ion-Pair Reorganization Regulates Reactivity in Photoredox Catalysts" Earley, J. D.; Zieleniewska, A.; Ripberger, H. H.; Shin, N. Y.; Lazorski, M. S.; Mast, Z. J.; Sayre, H. J.; McCusker, J. K.; Scholes, G. D.; Knowles, R. R.; Reid, O. G.; Rumbles, G. Nat. Chem. 2022, 14, 746-753.

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2021


"A Modular Approach to Light Capture and Synthetic Tuning of the Excited-State Properties of Fe(II)-Based Chromophores" Paulus, B. C.; Nielsen, K. C.; Tichnell, C. R.; Carey, M. C.; McCusker, J, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 8086-8098.

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"Optical and Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Studies of CN-Substituted Bipyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II)" Taylor, J. O.; Pižl, M.; Kloz, M.; Rebarz, M.; McCusker, C. E.; McCusker, J. K. Záliš, S.; Hartl, F.; Vlček, A. Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 3514-3523.


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2020

"Mechanistic Origin of Photoredox Catalysis Involving Iron(II) Polypyridyl Chromophores" Woodhouse, M. D.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 16229-16233.


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"Exploiting Chemistry and Molecular Systems for Quantum Information Science" Wasielewski, M. R.; Forbes, M. D. E.; Frank, N. L.; Kowalski, K.; Scholes, G. D.; Yuen-Zhou, J.; Baldo, M. A.; Freedman, D. E. Goldsmith, R. H.; Goodson III, T.; Kirk, M. L.; McCusker, J. K.; Ogilvie, J. P.; Shultz, D. A.; Stoll, S.; Whaley, B. Nat. Rev. Chem. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-020-0200-5.

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"Leveraging Excited-State Coherence for Synthetic Control of Ultrafast Dynamics" Paulus, B. C.; Adelman, S. L; Jamula, L. L.; McCusker, J. K. Nature 2020, 582, 214-219.


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"Outer-Sphere Effects on Ligand-Field Excited-State Dynamics: Solvent Dependence of High-Spin to Low-Spin Conversion in [Fe(bpy)3]2+" Miller, J. N.; McCusker, J. K. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 5191-5204.


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"Influence of Electrolyte Composition on Ultrafast Interfacial Electron Transfer in Fe-Sensitized TiO2-Based Solar Cells" Tichnell, C. R.; Miller, J. N.; Liu, C.; Mukherjee, S.;  Jakubikova, E.;  McCusker, J.  K. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 1794-1811.





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2019

"Using Ultrafast X-ray Spectroscopy To Address Questions in Ligand-Field Theory: The Excited State Spin and Structure of [Fe(dcpp)2]2+" Britz, A.; Gawelda, W.; Assefa, T. A.; Jamula, L. L.; Yarranton, J. T.; Galler, A.; Khakhulin, D.; Diez, M.; Harder, M.; Doumy, G.; March, A. M.; Bajnóczi, E.; Németh, Z.; Pápai, M.; Rozsályi, E.; Szemes, D. S.; Cho, H.; Mukherjee, S.; Liu, C.; Kim, T. K.; Schoenlein, R. W.; Southworth, S. H.; Young, L.; Jakubikova, E.; Huse, N.; Vankó, G.; Bressler, C.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 9341-9350.


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"Electronic structure in the transition metal block and its implications for light harvesting" McCusker, J. K. Science 2019, 363, 484-488.

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"Insights into the excited state dynamics of Fe(II) polypyridyl complexes from variable-temperature ultrafast spectroscopy" Carey, M. C.; Adelman, S. L.; McCusker, J. K. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 134.

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2018

"Vibrational Relaxation and Redistribution Dynamics in Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl-Based Charge-Transfer Excited States: A Combined Electronic and Infrared Absorption Study" Brown, A. M.; McCusker, C. E.; Carey, M. C.; Blanco-Rodríguez, A. M.; Towrie, M.; Clark, I. P.; Vlček, A.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 2018, 122, 7941-7953.


 

2017

"Using coherence to enhance function in chemical and biophysical systems" Scholes, G. D.; Fleming, G. R.; Chen, L. X.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.; Buchleitner, A.; Coker, D. F.; Engel, G. S.; van Grandelle, R.; Ishizaki, A.; Jonas, D. M.; Lundeen, J. S.; McCusker, J. K.; Mukamel, S.; Ogilvie, J. P.; Olaya-Castro, A.; Ratner, M. A.; Spano, F. C.; Whaley, K. B.; Zhu, X. Nature 2017, 543, 647-656.

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"Photosensitized, energy transfer-mediated organometallic catalysis through electronically excited nickel(II)" Welin, E. R.; Le, C.; Arias-Rotondo, D. M.; McCusker, J. K.; MacMillan, D. W. C. Science 2017, 355, 380-385.

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2016

"The photophysics of photoredox catalysis: a roadmap for catalyst design" Arias-Rotondo, D. M.; McCusker, J. K. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 5803-5820.

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2015

“Ultrafast excited-state processes in inorganic systems” McCusker, J. K.; Vlček, Jr., A. Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 1207-1208.
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2014

“Spectroelectrochemical identification of charge-transfer excited states in transition metal-based polypyridyl complexes” Brown, A. M.; McCusker, C. E.; McCusker, J. K. Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 17635-17646.
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“X-ray spectroscopy: Enlightened state” McCusker, J. K. Nat. Phys. 2014, 10, 476-477.
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“Synthesis and characterization of a high-symmetry ferrous polypyridyl complex: Approaching the 5T2/3T1 crossing point for FeII” Jamula, L. L.; Brown, A. M.; Guo, D.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 15-17.
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2012

“Ligand-field symmetry effects in Fe(II) polypyridyl compounds probed by transient X-ray absorption spectroscopy” Cho, H.; Strader, M. L.; Hong, K.; Jamula, L.; Gullikson, E. M.; Kim, T. K.; de Groot, F. M. F.; McCusker, J. K.; Schoenlein, R. W.; Hus, N. Faraday Discuss. 2012, 157, 463-474.
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2011

“Angular momentum conservation in dipolar energy transfer” Guo, D.; Knight, T. E.; McCusker, J. K. Science 2011, 334, 1684-1687.
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“Femtosecond soft X-ray spectroscopy of solvated transition-metal complexes: Deciphering the interplay of electronic and structural dynamics” Huse, N.; Cho, H.; Hong, K.; Jamula, L.; de Groot, F. M. F.; Kim, T. K.; McCusker, J. K.; Schoenlein, R. W. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2011, 2, 880-884.
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“Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of CN-substituted bipyridyl complexes of Ru(II)” McCusker, C. E.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 1656-1669.
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2010

“Vibrational coherence in the excited state dynamics of Cr(acac)3: Probing the reaction coordinate for ultrafast intersystem crossing” Schrauben, J. N.; Dillman, K. L.; Beck, W. F.; McCusker, J. K. Chem. Sci. 2010, 1, 405-410.
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“Photo-induced spin-state conversion in solvated transition metal complexes probed via time-resolved soft X-ray spectroscopy” Huse, N.; Kim, T. K.; Jamula, L.; McCusker, J. K.; de Groot, F. M. F.;  Schoenlein, R. W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 6809-6816.
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“Orbital-specific energy transfer” Knight T. E.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2208-2221.
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2009

“Differential polarization of spin and charge density in substituted phenoxy radicals” Fehir, Jr., R. J.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 2009, 113, 9249-9260.
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2008

“Femtosecond time-resolved optical and Raman spectroscopy of photoinduced spin crossover: Temporal resolution of low-to-high spin optical switching” Smeigh, A. L.; Creelman, M.; Mathies, R. A.; McCusker, J. K.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 14105-14107.
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“Electronic structure of [Ga2(tren)2(CAsq,cat)](BPh4)2(BF4): An EPR, ENDOR, and density functional study” Schrauben, J. N.; Guo, D.; McCracken, J. L.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2008, 361, 3539-3547.
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“Energy transfer dynamics in ReI−based polynuclear assemblies: A quantitative application of F�rster theory” Knight, T. E.; Guo, D.; Claude, J. P.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 7249-7261.
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“Effect of the presence of iodide on the electron injection dynamics of dye-sensitized TiO2-based solar cells” Smeigh, A. L.; Katz, J. E.; Brunschwig, B. S.; Lewis, N. S.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 12065-12068.
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“Distinguishing between Dexter and rapid sequential electron transfer in covalently linked donor−acceptor assemblies” Soler, M.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 4708-4724.
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2007

“Spin exchange effects on the physicochemical properties of tetraoxolene-bridged bimetallic complexes” Guo, D.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 3257-3274.
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2006

“Picosecond X-ray absorption spectroscopy of a photoinduced iron(II) spin crossover reaction in solution” Khalil, M.; Marcus, M. A.; Smeigh, A. L.; McCusker, J. K.; Chong, H. H. W.; Schoenlein, R. W. J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 38-44.
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“Ultrafast dynamics of ligand-field excited states” Juban, E. A.; Smeigh, A. L.; Monat, J. E.; McCusker, J. K. Coord. Chem. Rev. 2006250, 1783-1791.
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2005

“Intramolecular energy transfer involving Heisenberg spin-coupled dinuclear iron−oxo complexes” Picraux, L. B.; Smeigh, A. L.; Guo, D.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2005, 44, 7846-7859.
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“Ultrafast dynamics of 2E state formation in Cr(acac)3Juban E. A.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6857-6865.
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2004

“Time-resolved relaxation studies of spin crossover systems in solution” Brady, C.; McGarvey, J. J.; McCusker, J. K.; Hendrickson, D. N. Top. Curr. Chem. 2004, 235, 1-22.
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2003

“Intramolecular excimer formation in a naphthalene-appended dinuclear iron−oxo complex” Picraux, L. B.; Weldon, B. T.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2003, 42, 273-282.
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“Femtosecond absorption spectroscopy of transition metal charge-transfer complexes” McCusker, J. K. Acc. Chem. Res. 2003, 36, 876-887.
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2002

“Transient absorption spectroscopy of ruthenium and osmium polypyridyl complexes adsorbed onto nanocrystalline TiO2 photoelectrodes” Kuciauskas, D.; Monat, J. E.; Villahermosa, R.; Gray, H. B.; Lewis, N. S.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 9347-9358.
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“Ground- and excited-state electronic structures of the solar cell sensitizer bis(4,4'-dicarboxylato-2,2'-bipyridine)bis(isothiocyanato)ruthenium(II)” Monat, J. E.; Rodriguez, J. H.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 2002, 106, 7399-7406.
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“Synthesis of mono-substituted 2,2'-bipyridines” Cordaro, J. G.; McCusker, J. K.; Bergman, R. G. Chem. Commun. 2002, 1496-1497.
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“Density functional theory of spin-coupled models for diiron-oxo proteins: Effects of oxo and hydroxo bridging on geometry, electronic structure, and magnetism” Rodriguez, J. H.; McCusker, J. K. J. Chem. Phys. 2002, 116, 6253-6270.
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2001

“Bimolecular electron and energy transfer reactivity of exchange-coupled dinuclear iron(III) complexes” Weldon, B. T.; Wheeler, D. E.; Kirby, J. P.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 2001, 40, 6802-6812.
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“Fuel from photons” McCusker, J. K. Science 2001, 293, 1599-1601.
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“Attenuated total reflection design for in situ FT-IR spectroelectrochemical studies” Visser, H.; Curtright, A. E.; McCusker, J. K.; Sauer, K. Anal. Chem. 2001, 73, 4374-4378.
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2000

“Blue-fluorescent antibodies” Simeonov, A.; Matsushita, M. Juban, E. A.; Thompson,  E. H. Z.; Hoffman, T. Z.; Beuscher, IV, Albert E.; Taylor, M. J.; Wirsching, P.; Rettig, W.; McCusker,  J. K.; Stevens, R. C.; Millar, D. P.; Schultz, P. G.; Lerner, R. A.; Janda, K. D. Science 2000, 290, 307-313.
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“Ultrafast electron localization dynamics following photo-induced charge transfer” Yeh, A. T.; Shank, C. V.; McCusker, J. K. Science 2000, 289, 935-938.
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“Femtosecond excited-state dynamics of an iron(II) polypyridyl solar cell sensitizer model” Monat, J. E.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 4092-4097.
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1999

“Density functional theory analysis of electronic structure variations across the orthoquinone/semiquinone/catechol redox series” Wheeler, D. E.; Rodriguez, J. H.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 1999, 103, 4101-4112.
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“Variable-temperature emission studies of solvation dynamics:Evidence for coupling of solvation to chromophore structural dynamics in the evolution of charge-transfer excited states” Damrauer, N. H.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 1999, 38, 4268-4277.
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“Ultrafast dynamics in the metal-to-ligand charge transfer excited-state evolution of [Ru(4,4'-diphenyl-2,2'-bipyridine)3]2+Damrauer, N. H.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 1999, 103, 8440-8446.
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“Static and time-resolved spectroscopic studies of low-symmetry Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes” Curtright, A. E.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 1999, 103, 7032-7041.
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1998

“Theoretical studies of steric effects on intraligand electron delocalization: Implications for the temporal evolution of MLCT excited states” Damrauer, N. H.; Weldon, B. T.; McCusker, J. K. J. Phys. Chem. A 1998, 102, 3382-3397.
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“Electron exchange and the photophysics of metal-quinone complexes. 1. Synthesis and spectroscopy of chromium-quinone dyads” Wheeler, D. E.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 2296-2307.
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“Experimental observation of excited-state electron transfer quenching involving exchange-coupled dinuclear FeIII complexes” Kirby, J. P.; Weldon, B. T.; McCusker, J. K. Inorg. Chem. 1998, 37, 3658-3659.
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“Density functional studies of a Heisenberg spin coupled chromium-semiquinone complex and its chromium-catechol analog” Rodriguez, J. H.; Wheeler, D. E.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 12051-12068.
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1997

“Effects of intraligand electron delocalization, steric tuning, and excited-state vibronic coupling on the photophysics of aryl-substitued bipyridyl complexes of Ru(II)” Damrauer, N. H.; Boussie, T. R.; Devenney, M.; McCusker, J. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 8253-8268.
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“Femtosecond dynamics of excited-state evolution in [Ru(bpy)3]2+Damrauer, N. H.; Cerullo, G.; Yeh, A.; Boussie, T. R.; Shank, C. V.; McCusker, J. K. Science 1997, 275, 54-57.
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