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Antonín Vlček is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily covers fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these main fields, Vlček focuses on several specialized subfields including Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Electrochemistry.

The main topics associated with Vlček's scientific work include:

  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

Vlček has published multiple research articles in respected scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Photoinduced hole hopping through tryptophans in proteins" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Time-Resolved Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectra and DFT Anharmonic Vibrational Analysis of an Electronically Excited Rhenium Photosensitizer" (2020), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • "Solvent-Dependent Excited-State Evolution of Prodan Dyes" (2021), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Light-Induced Nanosecond Relaxation Dynamics of Rhenium-Labeled Pseudomonas aeruginosa Azurins" (2020), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Optical and Infrared Spectroelectrochemical Studies of CN-Substituted Bipyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium(II)" (2021), published in Inorganic Chemistry

These publications appear in several frequent venues including:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Vlček are:

  • Stanislav Záliš
  • Harry B. Gray
  • Filip Šebesta
  • Martin Pižl
  • Jan Heyda

Best Publications

  • Ligand-dependent excited state behaviour of Re(I) and Ru(II) carbonyl–diimine complexes

    Derk J. Stufkens;Antonin Vlček

  • Modeling of charge-transfer transitions and excited states in d6 transition metal complexes by DFT techniques

    Antonín Vlček;Antonín Vlček;Stanislav Záliš

  • Tryptophan-Accelerated Electron Flow Through Proteins

    Crystal Shih;Anna Katrine Museth;Malin Abrahamsson;Ana Maria Blanco-Rodriguez

  • Femtosecond Fluorescence and Intersystem Crossing in Rhenium(I) Carbonyl−Bipyridine Complexes

    Andrea Cannizzo;Ana Maria Blanco-Rodríguez;Amal El Nahhas;Jakub Šebera

  • The life and times of excited states of organometallic and coordination compounds

    Antonı́n Vlček;Antonı́n Vlček

  • Highlights of the spectroscopy, photochemistry and electrochemistry of [M(CO)4(α-diimine)] complexes, M=Cr, Mo, W

    Antonı́n Vlček;Antonı́n Vlček

  • Ultrafast Excited-State Dynamics of Rhenium(I) Photosensitizers [Re(Cl)(CO)(3)(N,N)] and [Re(imidazole)(CO)(3)(N,N)](+): Diimine Effects

    Amal El Nahhas;Cristina Consani;Ana Maria Blanco-Rodriguez;Kyle M. Lancaster

  • Electron hopping through proteins.

    Jeffrey J. Warren;Maraia E. Ener;Antonín Vlček;Antonín Vlček;Jay R. Winkler

  • Vibrational relaxation and intersystem crossing of binuclear metal complexes in solution

    Renske M. van der Veen;Andrea Cannizzo;Frank van Mourik;Antonin Vlcek

  • Ultrafast ligand-to-ligand electron and energy transfer in the complexes fac-[ReI(L)(CO)3(bpy)]n+

    Antonín Vlček;Antonín Vlček;Michael Busby

  • Ultrafast excited-state dynamics of [Re(L)(CO)3(bpy)]n complexes: involvement of the solvent.

    Amal El Nahhas;Andrea Cannizzo;Frank van Mourik;Ana María Blanco-Rodríguez

  • Relativistic effects in spectroscopy and photophysics of heavy-metal complexes illustrated by spin–orbit calculations of [Re(imidazole)(CO)3(phen)]+

    Radka Baková;Radka Baková;Majed Chergui;Chantal Daniel;Antonín Vlček;Antonín Vlček

  • UV−Visible Absorption Spectra of [Ru(E)(E‘)(CO)2(iPr-DAB)] (E = E‘ = SnPh3 or Cl; E = SnPh3 or Cl, E‘ = CH3; iPr-DAB = N,N‘-Di-isopropyl-1,4-diaza-1,3-butadiene): Combination of CASSCF/CASPT2 and TD-DFT Calculations

    Turki M;Daniel C;Zális S;Vlcek A

  • Picosecond Relaxation of 3MLCT Excited States of [Re(Etpy)(CO)3(dmb)]+ and [Re(Cl)(CO)3(bpy)] as Revealed by Time-Resolved Resonance Raman, UV−vis, and IR Absorption Spectroscopy

    Davina J. Liard;Michael Busby;Pavel Matousek;Michael Towrie

  • Ultrafast excited-state dynamics preceding a ligand trans-cis isomerization of fac-[Re(Cl)(CO)3(t-4-styrylpyridine)2] and fac-[Re(t-4-styrylpyridine)(CO)3(2,2'-bipyridine)]+.

    Michael Busby;Pavel Matousek;Michael Towrie;Antonin Vlcek

  • Mechanistic roles of metal-to-ligand charge-transfer excited states in organometallic photochemistry

    Antonı́n Vlček

  • Wavelength-dependent photosubstitution and excited-state dynamics of [Cr(CO)4(2,2'-bipyridine)]: a quantum yield and picosecond absorption study

    Jana Vichova;Frantisek Hartl;Antonin Vlcek

  • The involvement of metal-to-CO charge transfer and ligand-field excited states in the spectroscopy and photochemistry of mixed-ligand metal carbonyls. A theoretical and spectroscopic study of [W(CO)(4)(1,2-ethylenediamine)] and [W(CO)(4)(N,N'-bis-alkyl-1,4-diazabutadiene)]

    Stanislav Zalis;Ian R. Farrell;Antonin Vlcek

  • Ligand-to-Diimine/Metal-to-Diimine Charge-Transfer Excited States of [Re(NCS)(CO)3(α-diimine)] (α-diimine = 2,2‘-bipyridine, di-iPr-N,N-1,4-diazabutadiene). A Spectroscopic and Computational Study

    Ana Maria Blanco Rodriguez;Anders Gabrielsson;Majid Motevalli;Pavel Matousek

  • Ultrafast Excited-State Processes in Re(I) Carbonyl-Diimine Complexes: From Excitation to Photochemistry

    Antonín Vlček;Antonín Vlček

Frequent Co-Authors

Stanislav Záliš
Stanislav Záliš Czech Academy of Sciences
Harry B. Gray
Harry B. Gray California Institute of Technology
Michael Towrie
Michael Towrie Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
František Hartl
František Hartl University of Reading
Pavel Matousek
Pavel Matousek Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Majed Chergui
Majed Chergui École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Derk J. Stufkens
Derk J. Stufkens University of Amsterdam
Jay R. Winkler
Jay R. Winkler California Institute of Technology
Martin Hof
Martin Hof Czech Academy of Sciences
Brian R. Crane
Brian R. Crane Cornell University

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