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- Abrahamsson, Maria, et al.
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Bistridentate Ruthenium(II)polypyridyl-Type Complexes with Microsecond (MLCT)-M-3 State Lifetimes: Sensitizers for Rod-Like Molecular Arrays
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of the American Chemical Society. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1520-5126 .- 0002-7863. ; 130:46, s. 15533-15542
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A series of bistridentate ruthenium(II) polypyridyl-type complexes based on the novel 2,6-di(quinolin-8-yl)pyridine (dqp) ligand have been synthesized and their photophysical properties have been studied. The complexes are amenable to substitution in the 4-position of the central pyridine with conserved quasi-C-2v symmetry, which allows for extension to isomer-free, rod-like molecular arrays for vectorial control of electron and energy transfer. DIFT calculations performed on the parent [Ru(dqp)(2)](2+) complex (1) predicted a more octahedral structure than in the typical bistridentate complex [Ru(tpy)(2)](2+) (tpy is 2,2':6',2 ''-terpyridine) thanks to the larger ligand bite angle, which was confirmed by X-ray crystallography. A strong visible absorption band, with a maximum at 491 nm was assigned to a metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition, based on time-dependent DIFT calculations. 1 shows room temperature emission (Phi = 0.02) from its lowest excited ((MLCT)-M-3) state that has a very long lifetime (tau = 3 mu s). The long lifetime is due to a stronger ligand field, because of the more octahedral structure, which makes the often dominant activated decay via short-lived metal-centered states insignificant also at elevated temperatures. A series of complexes based on dqp with electron donating and/or accepting substituents in the 4-position of the pyridine was prepared and the properties were compared to those of 1. An unprecedented (MLCT)-M-3 state lifetime of 5.5 mu s was demonstrated for the homoleptic complex based on dqpCO(2)Et. The favorable photosensitizer properties of 1, such as a high extinction coefficient, high excited-state energy and long lifetime, and tunable redox potentials, are maintained upon substitution. In addition, the parent complex 1 is shown to be remarkably photostable and displays a high reactivity in light-induced electron and energy transfer reactions with typical energy and electron acceptors and donors: methylviologen, tetrathiofulvalene, and 9,10-diphenylanthracene. This new class of complexes constitutes a promising starting point for the construction of linear, rod-like molecular arrays for photosensitized reactions and applications in artificial photosynthesis and molecular electronics.
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- Chavillon, Benoit, et al.
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P-Type Nitrogen-Doped ZnO Nanoparticles Stable under Ambient Conditions
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of the American Chemical Society. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0002-7863 .- 1520-5126. ; 134:1, s. 464-470
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Zinc oxide is considered as a very promising material for optoelectronics. However, to date, the difficulty in producing stable p-type ZnO is a bottleneck, which hinders the advent of ZnO-based devices. In that context, nitrogen-doped zinc oxide receives much attention. However, numerous reviews report the controversial character of p-type conductivity in N-doped ZnO, and recent theoretical contributions explain that N-doping alone cannot lead, to p-typeness in Zn-rich ZnO. We report here that the ammonolysis at low temperature or ZnO2 yields pure wurtzite-type N-doped ZnO nanoparticles with an extraordinarily large amount of Zn vacancies (up to 20%). Electrochemical and transient spectroscopy studies demonstrate that these Zn-poor nanoparticles exhibit a p-type conductivity that is stable over more than 2 years under ambient conditions.
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- Favereau, Ludovic, et al.
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A Molecular Tetrad That Generates a High-Energy Charge-Separated State by Mimicking the Photosynthetic Z-Scheme
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of the American Chemical Society. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0002-7863 .- 1520-5126. ; 138:11, s. 3752-3760
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The oxygenic photosynthesis of green plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria is the major provider of energy rich compounds in the biosphere. The so-called "Z-scheme" is at the heart of this "engine of life". Two photosystems (photo system I and II) work in series to build up a higher redox ability than each photosystem alone can provide, which is necessary to drive water oxidation into oxygen and NADP(+) reduction into NADPH with visible light. Here we show a mimic of the Z-scheme with a molecular tetrad. The "tetrad Bodipy-NDI-TAPD-Ru is composed of two different dyes-4,4-difluoro-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-2,6-diethy1-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (Bodipy) and a Ru-II(bipyridine), (Ru) derivative-which are connected to a naphthalene diimide (NDI) electron acceptor and tetraalkylphenyldiamine (TAPD) playing the role of electron donor. A strong laser pulse excitation of visible light where the two dye molecules (Ru and Bodipy) absorb with equal probability leads to the cooperative formation of a highly energetic charge-separated state composed of an oxidized Bodipy and a reduced Ru. The latter state cannot be reached by one single photon absorption. The energy of the final charge-separated state (oxidized Bodipy/reduced Ru) in the tetrad lies higher than that in the reference dyads (Bodipy-NDI and TAPD-Ru), leading to the energy efficiency of the tetrad being 47% of the sum of the photon threshold energies. Its lifetime was increased by several orders of magnitude compared to that in the reference dyads Bodipy-NDI and TAPD-Ru, as it passes from about 3 ns in each dyad to 850 ns in the tetrad. The overall quantum yield formation of this extended charge-separated state is estimated to be 24%. Our proof-of-concept result demonstrates the capability to translate a crucial photosynthetic energy conversion principle into man-made molecular systems for solar fuel formation, to obtain products of higher energy content than those produced by a single photon absorption.
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- HAMMARSTROM, Leif, 1964-, et al.
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MECHANISMS OF TRANSMEMBRANE ELECTRON-TRANSFER - DIFFUSION OF UNCHARGED REDOX FORMS OF VIOLOGEN, 4,4'-BIPYRIDINE, AND NICOTINAMIDE WITH LONG ALKYL CHAINS
- 1993
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Ingår i: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0022-3654 .- 1541-5740. ; 97:39, s. 10083-10091
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Transmembrane electron transfer in lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) vesicles was studied by pulse radiolysis. Upon reduction, cetylmethylviologen (N-hexadecyl-N'-methyl-4,4'-bipyridinium CMV), cetylbipyridine (4-(N-hexadecylpyridinium-4-yl)pyridine, CB), and cetylnicotinamide (N-hexadecyl-3-(aminocarbonyl)pyridinium, CNA) transferred electrons from the bulk water phase to Fe(CN)63- in the internal water phase of the vesicles. The transmembrane electron transfer was found in all cases to proceed through diffusion of uncharged forms of the redox mediators (CMV0, CB0, and CNA0, respectively) but the kinetic behavior varied considerably. The mechanisms for CB and CNA were simple, the reaction following first-order kinetics, and the transmembrane diffusion was rate limiting (k = (1.5 +/- 0.3) x 10(3) S-1 for CB and k = 3.2 +/- 0.5 s-1 for CNA). The mechanism for CMV was more complicated, and the reaction followed second-order kinetics. The rate-determining step was proposed to be the disproportionation of two viologen radicals formed by the radiation pulse (2CMV+ double-line arrow pointing left and right CMV0 + CMV2+), followed by rapid transmembrane diffusion of CMVO and its subsequent reoxidation by Fe(CN)63-. In pulse radiolysis, and in phosphorescence quenching experiments with Pt2(P2O5)4H84-, CB0 and CB+ were used as models in order to obtain the rates of transmembrane diffusion of CMV0 and CMV+, respectively. Our results exclude the possibility of electron tunneling between viologens on opposite sides of the membrane, and they provide strong arguments against transmembrane diffusion of viologen radical (CMV+).
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- Hammarstrom, Leif, et al.
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Splitting with a difference
- 2009
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Ingår i: Nature Chemistry. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1755-4330 .- 1755-4349. ; 1:3, s. 185-186
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- Hammarstrom, Leif, et al.
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Two-dimensional emission quenching and charge separation using a Ru(II)-photosensitizer assembled with membrane-bound acceptors
- 1997
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Ingår i: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B. - : AMER CHEMICAL SOC. - 1089-5647. ; 101:38, s. 7494-7504
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Novel syntheses of the bipyridine ligand 1, dcHb (dcHb = 4,4'-dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridine), by anionic oxidation of 4,4'-dimethyl-2',2-bipyridine (dmb) using molecular oxygen (4 atm), and of the sensitizer precursor 4, tris(4,4'-diethoxycarbonyl-2,2'-bipyri
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- Irebo, Tania, et al.
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The rate ladder of proton-coupled tyrosine oxidation in water : A systematic dependence on hydrogen bonds and protonation state
- 2008
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Ingår i: Journal of the American Chemical Society. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0002-7863 .- 1520-5126. ; 130:29, s. 9194-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Proton coupled electron transfer (PCET) from tyrosine covalently linked to Ru(bPY)(3)(2+) has been studied with laser flash-quench techniques. Two new complexes with internal hydrogen bonding bases to the phenolic proton have been synthesized. Depending on the hydrogen bonding and protonation situation the rate constant of PCET spanned over 5 orders of magnitude and revealed a systematic dependence on pH. This resulted in a previously predicted "rate ladder" scheme: (i) pH dependent concerted electron-proton transfer (CEP) with deprotonation to bulk water, giving low PCET rates, (ii) pH independent CEP with deprotonation to the internal base, giving intermediate PCET rates, and (iii) pure electron transfer from tyrosinate, giving high rates. This behavior is reminiscent of Y-z oxidation in Mn-depleted and native photosystem II. The study also revealed important differences in rates between phenols with strong and weak hydrogen bonds, and for the latter a hydrogen bond-gated PCET was observed.
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