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Kaushik S, Adesanya MA, Hamann TW. Single Component Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Enabled by Copper Chemistry: Introduction of the Retro Cell. ENERGY & FUELS : AN AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 2025; 39:5604-5611. [PMID: 40134519 PMCID: PMC11931484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c06413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2025] [Accepted: 02/26/2025] [Indexed: 03/27/2025]
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The possibility of utilizing a single molecule to act as both a chromophore and a redox shuttle in a new configuration of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is investigated. This design, termed a retro cell, exploits the copper chromophore, [Cu(dsbtmp)2]+ (dsbtmp = bis(2,9-di(sec-butyl)-3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline), which has been shown to have excited state lifetimes in excess of a microsecond, enabling sensitization of TiO2 while dissolved in solution. The oxidized chromophore can then diffuse to the counter electrode to be regenerated. This concept simplifies the device components and fabrication and eliminates a charge transfer step compared to that of traditional DSSCs. Initial investigations show the concept is viable; however, the performance is suboptimal. We have found the addition of 4-tert-butylpyridine (TBP) to the electrolyte plays a crucial role in enabling solar energy conversion. Evidence of TBP displacing one of the dsbtmp ligands in the oxidized [Cu(dsbtmp)2]2+ complex has been presented, which likely plays an important role in reducing recombination and enabling charge collection. The performance-limiting steps and routes to improved performance and viability of a retro cell are further discussed.
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- Samhita Kaushik
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1322, United States
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Singh Z, Chiong JD, Ricardo-Noordberg JF, Kamal S, Majewski MB. Charge separation in a copper(I) donor-chromophore-acceptor assembly for both photoanode and photocathode sensitization. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 39258478 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01681e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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A copper(I) donor-chromophore-acceptor triad bearing 1,8-napthalenemonoimide as the electron acceptor and triphenylamine as the electron donor was synthesized. Photophysical and electrochemical characterization suggest stepwise photoinduced charge separation upon excitation of the copper(I)-based metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition. Analyses of femtosecond transient absorption data of the triad show that intersystem crossing from the 1MLCT to the 3MLCT state is followed by two electron-transfer steps with time constants of 20 ps and 722 ps yielding a presumed final charge-separated state with a radical cation on the donor and radical anion on the acceptor that has an 18 ns lifetime in acetonitrile. Finally, this triad was anchored onto n-type (ZnO) and p-type (NiO) semiconductor surfaces to construct a photoanode and photocathode respectively. Successful photocurrent generation from both electrodes upon white light illumination confirms the potential utilization of such systems in dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells.
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- Zujhar Singh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Laboratory for Advanced Spectroscopy and Imaging Research (LASIR), The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Centre for NanoScience Research, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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Camacho-Montes H, Aizpuru APL, Dominguez-Garcia R, Guzman-Pando A, Camarillo-Cisneros J. Copper complex molecules as dye-sensitizers: Hybrid MetaGGA and standard + van der Waals functionals. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 128:108724. [PMID: 38340691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2024.108724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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This study focuses on the use of Density Functional Theory calculations with two main approaches: computational chemistry and computational physics. The following three cases were considered for the derivation: (I) computational chemistry using the M06 hybrid functional, (II) computational chemistry using the standard PBE functional including vdW interactions, and (III) computational physics using the standard PBE functional including vdW interactions and periodic boundary conditions. Since the approximation using hybrid functionals M06 has been extensively validated, this method was used as a reference. The second and third methods are less expensive, it is ideal for use to extend large systems. From the sensitized molecules are found in the gas phase and include solvent effects through the integral equation formalism polarizable continuum model. In a systematic analysis of 15 Cu complex molecules, a complete characterization for DSSCs has been carried out and molecular geometry, electronic and optical measurements have been reported.
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- H Camacho-Montes
- Instituto de Ingenieria y Tecnologia, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
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- Computational Chemistry Physics Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados, Av. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 120, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Computational Chemistry Physics Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- Computational Chemistry Physics Laboratory, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Phelan BT, Xie ZL, Liu X, Li X, Mulfort KL, Chen LX. Photodriven electron-transfer dynamics in a series of heteroleptic Cu(I)-anthraquinone dyads. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:144905. [PMID: 38619061 DOI: 10.1063/5.0188245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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Solar fuels catalysis is a promising route to efficiently harvesting, storing, and utilizing abundant solar energy. To achieve this promise, however, molecular systems must be designed with sustainable components that can balance numerous photophysical and chemical processes. To that end, we report on the structural and photophysical characterization of a series of Cu(I)-anthraquinone-based electron donor-acceptor dyads. The dyads utilized a heteroleptic Cu(I) bis-diimine architecture with a copper(I) bis-phenanthroline chromophore donor and anthraquinone electron acceptor. We characterized the structures of the complexes using x-ray crystallography and density functional theory calculations and the photophysical properties via resonance Raman and optical transient absorption spectroscopy. The calculations and resonance Raman spectroscopy revealed that excitation of the Cu(I) metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) transition transfers the electron to a delocalized ligand orbital. The optical transient absorption spectroscopy demonstrated that each dyad formed the oxidized copper-reduced anthraquinone charge-separated state. Unlike most Cu(I) bis-phenanthroline complexes where increasingly bulky substituents on the phenanthroline ligands lead to longer MLCT excited-state lifetimes, here, we observe a decrease in the long-lived charge-separated state lifetime with increasing steric bulk. The charge-separated state lifetimes were best explained in the context of electron-transfer theory rather than with the energy gap law, which is typical for MLCT excited states, despite the complete conjugation between the phenanthroline and anthraquinone moieties.
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- Brian T Phelan
- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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Pastore M, Caramori S, Gros PC. Iron-Sensitized Solar Cells (FeSSCs). Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38302460 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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ConspectusThe harvesting and conversion of solar energy have become a burning issue for our modern societies seeking to move away from the exploitation of fossil fuels. In this context, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have proven to be trustworthy alternatives to silicon-based cells with advantages in terms of transparency and efficiency under low illumination conditions. These devices are highly dependent on the ability of the sensitizer that they contain to collect sunlight and transfer an electron to a semiconductor after excitation. Ruthenium and polypyridine complexes are benchmarks in this field as they exhibit ideal characteristics such as long-lasting metal-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) states and efficient separation between electrons and holes, limiting recombination at the dye-semiconductor interface. Despite all of these advantages, ruthenium is a noble metal, and the development of more sustainable energy devices based on earth-abundant metals is now a must. A quick glance at the periodic table reveals iron as a potential good candidate, since it belongs to the same group of ruthenium, which suggests similar electronic properties. However, striking photophysical differences exist between ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes and their Fe(II) analogues, the latter suffering from short-lived MLCT states resulting of their ultrafast relaxation into metal-centered (MC) states. Pyridyl-N-heterocyclic carbenes (pyridylNHC) brought a strong σ-donor character required to promote a higher ligand field splitting of the iron d orbitals. This induces destabilization of the MC states over the MLCT manifold and a consequent slowdown of the excited states deactivation providing iron(II) complexes with tens of picoseconds lifetimes, making them more promising for applications in DSSCs. This Account highlights our recent advances in the development and characterization of iron-sensitized solar cells (FeSSCs) with a focus on the design of efficient sensitizers going from homoleptic to heteroleptic complexes (bearing different anchoring groups) and the tuning of electrolyte composition. Our rational approach led to the best photocurrent and efficiency ever reported for an iron sensitized solar cell (2% PCE and 9 mA/cm2) using a cosensitization process. This work clearly evidences that the solar energy conversion based on iron complex sensitization is now an opened and fruitful route.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara,Via L. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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Tomás FMA, Calvo NL, Vega NC, Vieyra FEM, Vega DR, Comedi D, Katz NE, Fagalde F. Syntheses, characterization, crystal structures and applications as sensitizers in solar cells of novel heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes containing nitrile-substituted 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:808-819. [PMID: 38087997 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02777e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Two novel Cu(I) tetradentate heteroleptic complexes, including nitrile-substituted bipyridines that can be anchored to semiconductor surfaces to be assembled in DSSCs, were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques. The crystal structures of both species were determined by X-ray diffraction. Results from DFT and TD-DFT calculations were found to be consistent with the experimental data. Emission at room temperature was observed for both complexes in the solid state, making them promising alternatives for the development of light-emitting diodes. We report for the first time the experimental evidence of photovoltaic conversion devices formed by Cu(I) complexes anchored to a TiO2 surface by means of nitrile groups present in substituted bipyridines, and subsequently tested as sensitizers for DSSCs, obtaining efficiency values for light to electrical energy conversion similar to those previously reported for analogous complexes with anchoring carboxylic groups.
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- Federico M A Tomás
- INQUINOA (CONICET-UNT), Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 471, T4000INI, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
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- IQUIR (CONICET-UNR) Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- INFINOA (CONICET-UNT) y Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología, UNT, Av. Independencia 1800, T4002BLR, S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento Física de la Materia Condensada, GIyA, CAC, CNEA, Av. Gral. Paz 1499, B1650KNA, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- INFINOA (CONICET-UNT) y Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología, UNT, Av. Independencia 1800, T4002BLR, S. M. de Tucumán, Argentina
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- INQUINOA (CONICET-UNT), Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 471, T4000INI, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
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- INQUINOA (CONICET-UNT), Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Ayacucho 471, T4000INI, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
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Xie ZL, Gupta N, Niklas J, Poluektov OG, Lynch VM, Glusac KD, Mulfort KL. Photochemical charge accumulation in a heteroleptic copper(i)-anthraquinone molecular dyad via proton-coupled electron transfer. Chem Sci 2023; 14:10219-10235. [PMID: 37772110 PMCID: PMC10529959 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03428c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Developing efficient photocatalysts that perform multi electron redox reactions is critical to achieving solar energy conversion. One can reach this goal by developing systems which mimic natural photosynthesis and exploit strategies such as proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) to achieve photochemical charge accumulation. We report herein a heteroleptic Cu(i)bis(phenanthroline) complex, Cu-AnQ, featuring a fused phenazine-anthraquinone moiety that photochemically accumulates two electrons in the anthraquinone unit via PCET. Full spectroscopic and electrochemical analyses allowed us to identify the reduced species and revealed that up to three electrons can be accumulated in the phenazine-anthraquinone ring system under electrochemical conditions. Continuous photolysis of Cu-AnQ in the presence of sacrificial electron donor produced doubly reduced monoprotonated photoproduct confirmed unambiguously by X-ray crystallography. Formation of this photoproduct indicates that a PCET process occurred during illumination and two electrons were accumulated in the system. The role of the heteroleptic Cu(i)bis(phenanthroline) moiety participating in the photochemical charge accumulation as a light absorber was evidenced by comparing the photolysis of Cu-AnQ and the free AnQ ligand with less reductive triethylamine as a sacrificial electron donor, in which photogenerated doubly reduced species was observed with Cu-AnQ, but not with the free ligand. The thermodynamic properties of Cu-AnQ were examined by DFT which mapped the probable reaction pathway for photochemical charge accumulation and the capacity for solar energy stored in the process. This study presents a unique system built on earth-abundant transition metal complex to store electrons, and tune the storage of solar energy by the degree of protonation of the electron acceptor.
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- Zhu-Lin Xie
- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory USA
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Wang L, Xie ZL, Phelan BT, Lynch VM, Chen LX, Mulfort KL. Changing Directions: Influence of Ligand Electronics on the Directionality and Kinetics of Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Cu(I)Diimine Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:14368-14376. [PMID: 37620247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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A key challenge to the effective utilization of solar energy is to promote efficient photoinduced charge transfer, specifically avoiding unproductive, circuitous electron-transfer pathways and optimizing the kinetics of charge separation and recombination. We hypothesize that one way to address this challenge is to develop a fundamental understanding of how to initiate and control directional photoinduced charge transfer, particularly for earth-abundant first-row transition-metal coordination complexes, which typically suffer from relatively short excited-state lifetimes. Here, we report a series of functionalized heteroleptic copper(I)bis(phenanthroline) complexes, which have allowed us to investigate the directionality of intramolecular photoinduced metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) as a function of the substituent Hammett parameter. Ultrafast transient absorption suggests a complicated interplay of MLCT localization and solvent interaction with the Cu(II) center of the MLCT state. This work provides a set of design principles for directional charge transfer in earth-abundant complexes and can be used to efficiently design pathways for connecting the molecular modules to catalysts or electrodes and integration into systems for light-driven catalysis.
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- Lei Wang
- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Bertrams MS, Hermainski K, Mörsdorf JM, Ballmann J, Kerzig C. Triplet quenching pathway control with molecular dyads enables the identification of a highly oxidizing annihilator class. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8583-8591. [PMID: 37592982 PMCID: PMC10430750 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01725g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Metal complex - arene dyads typically act as more potent triplet energy donors compared to their parent metal complexes, which is frequently exploited for increasing the efficiencies of energy transfer applications. Using unexplored dicationic phosphonium-bridged ladder stilbenes (P-X2+) as quenchers, we exclusively observed photoinduced electron transfer photochemistry with commercial organic photosensitizers and photoactive metal complexes. In contrast, the corresponding pyrene dyads of the tested ruthenium complexes with the very same metal complex units efficiently sensitize the P-X2+ triplets. The long-lived and comparatively redox-inert pyrene donor triplet in the dyads thus provides an efficient access to acceptor triplet states that are otherwise very tricky to obtain. This dyad-enabled control over the quenching pathway allowed us to explore the P-X2+ photochemistry in detail using laser flash photolysis. The P-X2+ triplet undergoes annihilation producing the corresponding excited singlet, which is an extremely strong oxidant (+2.3 V vs. NHE) as demonstrated by halide quenching experiments. This behavior was observed for three P2+ derivatives allowing us to add a novel basic structure to the very limited number of annihilators for sensitized triplet-triplet annihilation in neat water.
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- Maria-Sophie Bertrams
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 276 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 276 69120 Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany
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Doettinger F, Yang Y, Karnahl M, Tschierlei S. Bichromophoric Photosensitizers: How and Where to Attach Pyrene Moieties to Phenanthroline to Generate Copper(I) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:8166-8178. [PMID: 37200533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and organic dye that can form superior bichromophoric systems when combined with a transition metal-based chromophore. However, little is known about the effect of the type of attachment (i.e., 1- vs 2-pyrenyl) and the individual position of the pyrenyl substituents at the ligand. Therefore, a systematic series of three novel diimine ligands and their respective heteroleptic diimine-diphosphine copper(I) complexes has been designed and extensively studied. Special attention was given to two different substitution strategies: (i) attaching pyrene via its 1-position, which occurs most frequently in the literature, or via its 2-position and (ii) targeting two contrasting substitution patterns at the 1,10-phenanthroline ligand, i.e., the 5,6- and the 4,7-position. In the applied spectroscopic, electrochemical, and theoretical methods (UV/vis, emission, time-resolved luminescence and transient absorption, cyclic voltammetry, density functional theory), it has been shown that the precise choice of the derivatization sites is crucial. Substituting the pyridine rings of phenanthroline in the 4,7-position with the 1-pyrenyl moiety has the strongest impact on the bichromophore. This approach results in the most anodically shifted reduction potential and a drastic increase in the excited state lifetime by more than two orders of magnitude. In addition, it enables the highest singlet oxygen quantum yield of 96% and the most beneficial activity in the photocatalytic oxidation of 1,5-dihydroxy-naphthalene.
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- Florian Doettinger
- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Rebenring 31, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Rebenring 31, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Rebenring 31, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Rebenring 31, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Bruschi C, Gui X, Fuhr O, Klopper W, Bizzarri C. Reaching strong absorption up to 700 nm with new benzo[ g]quinoxaline-based heteroleptic copper(I) complexes for light-harvesting applications. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37157971 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00902e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Heteroleptic copper(I) complexes, with a diimine as a chromophoric unit and a bulky diphosphine as an ancillary ligand, have the advantage of a reduced pseudo Jahn-Teller effect in their excited state over the corresponding homoleptic bis(diimine) complexes. Nevertheless, their lowest absorption lies generally between 350 to 500 nm. Aiming at a strong absorption in the visible by stable heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes, we designed a novel diimine based on 4-(benzo[g]quinoxal-2'-yl)-1,2,3-triazole derivatives. The large π-conjugation of the benzoquinoxaline moiety shifted bathochromically the absorption with regard to other diimine-based Cu(I) complexes. Adding another Cu(I) core broadened the absorption and extended it to considerably longer wavelengths. Moreover, by fine-tuning the structure of the dichelating ligand, we achieved a panchromatic absorption up to 700 nm with a high molar extinction coefficient of 8000 M-1 cm-1 at maximum (λ = 570 nm), making this compound attractive for light-harvesting antennae.
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- Cecilia Bruschi
- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76137 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry-Theoretical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMFi), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry-Theoretical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry (IOC), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, 76137 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Conradie J. DFT study of UV-vis-properties of thiophene-containing Cu(β-diketonato) 2 - Application for DSSC. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 121:108459. [PMID: 36963304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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Experimental and theoretically calculated UV-vis properties of three Cu(β-diketonato)2 complexes are presented. The Cu(β-diketonato)2 contains β-diketones without (β-diketone = acetylacetone, (CH3)COCH2CO(CH3), complex (1)), with one (β-diketone = thenoyltrifluoroacetone, (CF3)COCH2CO(C4H3S), complex (2)) and with two thiophene (β-diketone = (CF3)COCH2CO(C4H2S) (C4H3S), complex (3)) groups. More thiophenes on the β-diketonato ligand of Cu(β-diketonato)2, lead to a red shift of the experimental absorbance maxima of the UV-vis of the complex, from 295 nm for complex (1), to 340 nm for complex (2) to 390 nm for complex (3). Theoretical time dependant density functional theory calculations indicate that both the two strongest absorbance peaks of the ultraviolet-visible spectrum of Cu(acetylacetonato)2 are mainly ligand-to-metal charge-transfer excitations. However, the absorbance maxima of the UV-vis of thiophene-containing Cu(β-diketonato)2 are mainly ligand-to-ligand charge-transfer excitations. Calculated properties such as light harvesting energy (LHE = 0.47, 0.94 and 0.99 for (1)-(3) respectively), driving force for electron injection (ΔGinject = 1.43, 0.76 and 0.63 for (1)-(3) respectively), and driving force of dye regeneration (ΔGregenerate = 1.85, 2.16 and 1.49 for (1)-(3) respectively), are favourable for (1)-(3) to be considered as dyes in DSSCs. However, some structural modifications are needed to prevent intramolecular charge recombination after excitation.
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- Jeanet Conradie
- Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
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Reddy-Marri A, Marchini E, Cabanes VD, Argazzi R, Pastore M, Caramori S, Gros PC. Panchromatic light harvesting and record power conversion efficiency for carboxylic/cyanoacrylic Fe( ii) NHC co-sensitized FeSSCs. Chem Sci 2023; 14:4288-4301. [PMID: 37123187 PMCID: PMC10132143 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05971a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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The co-sensitization of TiO2 by using a combination of carboxylic and thienylcyanoacrylic (ThCA)–Fe(ii) pyridyl-NHC sensitizers produced a panchromatic absorption and the best photocurrent and efficiency ever reported for an FeSSC.
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- Anil Reddy-Marri
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, 851 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-8204, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- CNR-ISOF c/o Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via L. Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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Seidler B, Tran JH, Hniopek J, Traber P, Görls H, Gräfe S, Schmitt M, Popp J, Schulz M, Dietzek‐Ivanšić B. Photophysics of Anionic Bis(4H-imidazolato)Cu I Complexes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202697. [PMID: 36148551 PMCID: PMC10092831 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In this paper, the photophysical behavior of four panchromatically absorbing, homoleptic bis(4H-imidazolato)CuI complexes, with a systematic variation in the electron-withdrawing properties of the imidazolate ligand, were studied by wavelength-dependent time-resolved femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. Excitation at 400, 480, and 630 nm populates metal-to-ligand charge transfer, intraligand charge transfer, and mixed-character singlet states. The pump wavelength-dependent transient absorption data were analyzed by a recently established 2D correlation approach. Data analysis revealed that all excitation conditions yield similar excited-state dynamics. Key to the excited-state relaxation is fast, sub-picosecond pseudo-Jahn-Teller distortion, which is accompanied by the relocalization of electron density onto a single ligand from the initially delocalized state at Franck-Condon geometry. Subsequent intersystem crossing to the triplet manifold is followed by a sub-100 ps decay to the ground state. The fast, nonradiative decay is rationalized by the low triplet-state energy as found by DFT calculations, which suggest perspective treatment at the strong coupling limit of the energy gap law.
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- Bianca Seidler
- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT)Albert-Einstein-Str. 907745JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT)Albert-Einstein-Str. 907745JenaGermany
- Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP)Albert-Einstein-Str. 607745JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHumboldtstr. 807743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP)Albert-Einstein-Str. 607745JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP)Albert-Einstein-Str. 607745JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT)Albert-Einstein-Str. 907745JenaGermany
- Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP)Albert-Einstein-Str. 607745JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT)Albert-Einstein-Str. 907745JenaGermany
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- Institute of Physical ChemistryFriedrich Schiller University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT)Albert-Einstein-Str. 907745JenaGermany
- Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP)Albert-Einstein-Str. 607745JenaGermany
- Centre for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC-Jena)Friedrich Schiller University JenaPhilosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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Beaudelot J, Oger S, Peruško S, Phan TA, Teunens T, Moucheron C, Evano G. Photoactive Copper Complexes: Properties and Applications. Chem Rev 2022; 122:16365-16609. [PMID: 36350324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Photocatalyzed and photosensitized chemical processes have seen growing interest recently and have become among the most active areas of chemical research, notably due to their applications in fields such as medicine, chemical synthesis, material science or environmental chemistry. Among all homogeneous catalytic systems reported to date, photoactive copper(I) complexes have been shown to be especially attractive, not only as alternative to noble metal complexes, and have been extensively studied and utilized recently. They are at the core of this review article which is divided into two main sections. The first one focuses on an exhaustive and comprehensive overview of the structural, photophysical and electrochemical properties of mononuclear copper(I) complexes, typical examples highlighting the most critical structural parameters and their impact on the properties being presented to enlighten future design of photoactive copper(I) complexes. The second section is devoted to their main areas of application (photoredox catalysis of organic reactions and polymerization, hydrogen production, photoreduction of carbon dioxide and dye-sensitized solar cells), illustrating their progression from early systems to the current state-of-the-art and showcasing how some limitations of photoactive copper(I) complexes can be overcome with their high versatility.
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- Jérôme Beaudelot
- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/06, 1050Brussels, Belgium.,Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Photochimie, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/08, 1050Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/06, 1050Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/06, 1050Brussels, Belgium.,Organic Synthesis Division, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Photochimie, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/08, 1050Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Photochimie, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/08, 1050Brussels, Belgium.,Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux, Université de Mons, Place du Parc 20, 7000Mons, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique et Photochimie, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/08, 1050Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique, Service de Chimie et PhysicoChimie Organiques, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Avenue F. D. Roosevelt 50 - CP160/06, 1050Brussels, Belgium
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Shipp J, Parker S, Spall S, Peralta-Arriaga SL, Robertson CC, Chekulaev D, Portius P, Turega S, Buckley A, Rothman R, Weinstein JA. Photocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to CO in Aqueous Solution under Red-Light Irradiation by a Zn-Porphyrin-Sensitized Mn(I) Catalyst. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:13281-13292. [PMID: 35960651 PMCID: PMC9446891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This work demonstrates photocatalytic CO2 reduction
by a noble-metal-free photosensitizer-catalyst system in aqueous solution
under red-light irradiation. A water-soluble Mn(I) tricarbonyl diimine
complex, [MnBr(4,4′-{Et2O3PCH2}2-2,2′-bipyridyl)(CO)3] (1), has been fully characterized, including single-crystal X-ray crystallography,
and shown to reduce CO2 to CO following photosensitization
by tetra(N-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin Zn(II) tetrachloride
[Zn(TMPyP)]Cl4 (2) under 625 nm irradiation.
This is the first example of 2 employed as a photosensitizer
for CO2 reduction. The incorporation of −P(O)(OEt)2 groups, decoupled from the core of the catalyst by a −CH2– spacer, afforded water solubility without compromising
the electronic properties of the catalyst. The photostability of the
active Mn(I) catalyst over prolonged periods of irradiation with red
light was confirmed by 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopy. This first report on Mn(I) species as a homogeneous
photocatalyst, working in water and under red light, illustrates further
future prospects of intrinsically photounstable Mn(I) complexes as
solar-driven catalysts in an aqueous environment. A Mn(I) bipyridyl tricarbonyl complex,
where the diimine
ligand is functionalized with water-solubilizing phosphonate ester
groups, has been prepared and is shown to catalytically convert CO2 to CO in aqueous solution following photosensitization from
a water-soluble Zn(II) porphyrin under red-light irradiation.
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- James Shipp
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, U.K
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7RH, U.K
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 3JD, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, U.K
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Paderina A, Ramazanov R, Valiev R, Müller C, Grachova E. So Close, Yet so Different: How One Donor Atom Changes Significantly the Photophysical Properties of Mononuclear Cu(I) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:11629-11638. [PMID: 35786911 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The manipulation of the photophysical properties of molecular emitters can be realized by composing the close environment of the metal center with the "heavier pnictogen atom" effect. Replacing a nitrogen atom with a heavier phosphorus atom in otherwise isostructural molecular systems results in a significant change of the photophysical parameters. Herein, we report on the synthesis of four pairs of novel phosphinine-based and isostructural diimine-based Cu(I) complexes, which feature peculiar photophysical properties, and show how these parameters depend on the "heavier pnictogen atom" effect. The obtained Cu(I) complexes show triplet luminescence with MLCT character, which was investigated by means of spectroscopic and computational methods. It has been found that the photophysical properties of the coordination compounds show a dependency on the rigidity of the ancillary phosphine ligand in an unexpected manner. Replacing the nitrogen atom with a heavier phosphorus atom in otherwise isostructural molecular systems results in a significant change in emission energy and especially in the lifetime of the excited state. The results obtained demonstrate an efficient approach to the design of emissive molecular materials, which allows the construction of luminescent complexes with controlled photophysical properties.
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- Aleksandra Paderina
- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg University, 198504 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Cruché C, Gupta S, Kodanko J, Collins SK. Heteroleptic Copper(I)-Based Complexes Incorporating BINAP and π-Extended Diimines: Synthesis, Catalysis and Biological Applications. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27123745. [PMID: 35744868 PMCID: PMC9230762 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27123745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A series of copper-based photocatalysts of the type Cu(NN)(BINAP)BF4 were synthesized bearing π-extended diimine ligands. Their behavior in several photocatalytic processes were evaluated and revealed acceptable levels of activity in an SET process, but negligible activity in PCET or ET processes. Suitable activity in ET processes could be restored through modification of the ligand. The BINAP-derived complexes were then evaluated for activity against triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. Controls indicated that copper complexes, and not their ligands, were responsible for activity. Encouraging activity was displayed by a homoleptic complex Cu(dppz)2BF4.
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- Corentin Cruché
- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal, QC H2V 0B3, Canada;
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA;
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA;
- Correspondence: (J.K.); (S.K.C.)
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- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal, QC H2V 0B3, Canada;
- Correspondence: (J.K.); (S.K.C.)
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Tran JH, Traber P, Seidler B, Görls H, Gräfe S, Schulz M. Ligand‐Induced Donor State Destabilisation – A New Route to Panchromatically Absorbing Cu(I) Complexes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200121. [PMID: 35263478 PMCID: PMC9315043 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The intense absorption of light to covering a large part of the visible spectrum is highly desirable for solar energy conversion schemes. To this end, we have developed novel anionic bis(4H‐imidazolato)Cu(I) complexes (cuprates), which feature intense, panchromatic light absorption properties throughout the visible spectrum and into the NIR region with extinction coefficients up to 28,000 M−1 cm−1. Steady‐state absorption, (spectro)electrochemical and theoretical investigations reveal low energy (Vis to NIR) metal‐to‐ligand charge‐transfer absorption bands, which are a consequence of destabilized copper‐based donor states. These high‐lying copper‐based states are induced by the σ‐donation of the chelating anionic ligands, which also feature low energy acceptor states. The optical properties are reflected in very low, copper‐based oxidation potentials and three ligand‐based reduction events. These electronic features reveal a new route to panchromatically absorbing Cu(I) complexes.
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- Jens H. Tran
- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldtstr. 8 07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (Fraunhofer IOF) Albert-Einstein-Str.7 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry Friedrich Schiller University Jena Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
- Department Functional Interfaces Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT) Albert-Einstein-Str. 9 07745 Jena Germany
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Kim HJ, Lee JE, Koyyada G, Lakavathu M, Kim JH. 1,10‐Phenanthroline Copper(I) Complexes with A3 Coupling to Access Allenes for Cycloaddition Reactions. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hyun Jo Kim
- Yeungnam University School of chemical engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Yeungnam University School of chemical engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Yeungnam University School of chemical engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Yeungnam University School of Chemical Engineering Gyongsanbuk 712749 Daegu KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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- Yeungnam University School of chemical engineering KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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Franchi D, Leandri V, Pizzichetti AR, Xu B, Hao Y, Zhang W, Sloboda T, Svanström S, Cappel UB, Kloo L, Sun L, Gardner JM. Effect of the Ancillary Ligand on the Performance of Heteroleptic Cu(I) Diimine Complexes as Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2022; 5:1460-1470. [PMID: 35252772 PMCID: PMC8889538 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c02778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
A series of heteroleptic Cu(I) diimine complexes with different ancillary ligands and 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine-4,4'-dibenzoic acid (dbda) as the anchoring ligand were self-assembled on TiO2 surfaces and used as dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The binding to the TiO2 surface was studied by hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for a bromine-containing complex, confirming the complex formation. The performance of all complexes was assessed and rationalized on the basis of their respective ancillary ligand. The DSSC photocurrent-voltage characteristics, incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) spectra, and calculated lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) distributions collectively show a push-pull structural dye design, in which the ancillary ligand exhibits an electron-donating effect that can lead to improved solar cell performance. By analyzing the optical properties of the dyes and their solar cell performance, we can conclude that the presence of ancillary ligands with bulky substituents protects the Cu(I) metal center from solvent coordination constituting a critical factor in the design of efficient Cu(I)-based dyes. Moreover, we have identified some components in the I-/I3 --based electrolyte that causes dissociation of the ancillary ligand, i.e., TiO2 photoelectrode bleaching. Finally, the detailed studies on one of the dyes revealed an electrolyte-dye interaction, leading to a dramatic change of the dye properties when adsorbed on the TiO2 surface.
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- Daniele Franchi
- Institute
of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Division
of Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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Pia Pizzichetti
- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department of
Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of X-ray Photon Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box
516, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division
of Organic Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
- Center of
Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels, School of Science, Westlake University, Hangzhou 310024, China
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- Division
of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre of Molecular Devices, Department
of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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Housecroft CE, Constable EC. Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators. Chem Sci 2022; 13:1225-1262. [PMID: 35222908 PMCID: PMC8809415 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06828h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The use of renewable energy is essential for the future of the Earth, and solar photons are the ultimate source of energy to satisfy the ever-increasing global energy demands. Photoconversion using dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) is becoming an established technology to contribute to the sustainable energy market, and among state-of-the art DSCs are those which rely on ruthenium(ii) sensitizers and the triiodide/iodide (I3 -/I-) redox mediator. Ruthenium is a critical raw material, and in this review, we focus on the use of coordination complexes of the more abundant first row d-block metals, in particular copper, iron and zinc, as dyes in DSCs. A major challenge in these DSCs is an enhancement of their photoconversion efficiencies (PCEs) which currently lag significantly behind those containing ruthenium-based dyes. The redox mediator in a DSC is responsible for regenerating the ground state of the dye. Although the I3 -/I- couple has become an established redox shuttle, it has disadvantages: its redox potential limits the values of the open-circuit voltage (V OC) in the DSC and its use creates a corrosive chemical environment within the DSC which impacts upon the long-term stability of the cells. First row d-block metal coordination compounds, especially those containing cobalt, and copper, have come to the fore in the development of alternative redox mediators and we detail the progress in this field over the last decade, with particular attention to Cu2+/Cu+ redox mediators which, when coupled with appropriate dyes, have achieved V OC values in excess of 1000 mV. We also draw attention to aspects of the recyclability of DSCs.
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- Catherine E Housecroft
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 4058 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096 4058 Basel Switzerland
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Cebrían C, Pastore M, Monari A, Assfeld X, Gros PC, Haacke S. Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Fe(II) Complexes Designed for Solar Energy Conversion: Current Status and Open Questions. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202100659. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- University of Strasbourg: Universite de Strasbourg IPCMS 23, rue du Loess 67034 Strasbourg FRANCE
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Santander-Nelli M, Cortés-Arriagada D, Sanhueza L, Dreyse P. Dependence between luminescence properties of Cu( i) complexes and electronic/structural parameters derived from steric effects. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00407k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Quantification of steric effects induced by bulky N^N ligands and their relationship with the luminescence properties of Cu(i) complexes.
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- Mireya Santander-Nelli
- Advanced Integrated Technologies (AINTECH), Chorrillo Uno, Parcela 21, Lampa, Santiago, Chile
- Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada (CIBQA), Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, General Gana 1702, Santiago 8370854, Chile
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- Programa Institucional de Fomento a la Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación. Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Ignacio Valdivieso, 2409, San Joaquín, Santiago 8940577, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Químicas, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Casilla 15-D, Temuco, Chile
- Núcleo de Investigación en Bioproductos y Materiales Avanzados (BioMA), Universidad Católica de Temuco, Av. Rudecindo Ortega 02950, Temuco, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avda. España 1680, Casilla 2390123, Valparaíso, Chile
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Polypyridyl copper complexes as dye sensitizer and redox mediator for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochem commun 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2021.107182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Seidler B, Sittig M, Zens C, Tran JH, Müller C, Zhang Y, Schneider KRA, Görls H, Schubert A, Gräfe S, Schulz M, Dietzek B. Modulating the Excited-State Decay Pathways of Cu(I) 4 H-Imidazolate Complexes by Excitation Wavelength and Ligand Backbone. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:11498-11511. [PMID: 34617757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cu(I) 4H-imidazolato complexes are excellent photosensitizers with broad and intense light absorption properties, based on an earth-abundant metal, and hold great promise as photosensitizers in artificial photosynthesis and for accumulation of redox equivalents. In this study, the excited-state relaxation dynamics of three novel heteroleptic Cu(I) 4H-imidazolato complexes with phenyl, tolyl, and mesityl side groups are systematically investigated by femtosecond and nanosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy and theoretical methods, complemented by steady-state absorption spectroscopy and (spectro)electrochemistry. After photoexcitation into the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) and intraligand charge transfer absorption band, fast (0.6-1 ps) intersystem crossing occurs into the triplet MLCT manifold. The triplet-state population relaxes via the geometrical planarization of the N-aryl rings on the Cu(I) 4H-imidazolato complexes. Depending on the initial Franck-Condon state, the remaining small singlet state population relaxes into two geometrically distinct minima geometries with similar energy, S1/2,relax and S3/4,relax. Subsequent ground-state recovery from S1/2,relax and internal conversion from S3/4,relax to S1/2,relax take place on a 100 ps time scale. The internal conversion can be understood as hole transfer from a dyz-orbital to a dxz-orbital, which is accompanied with the structural reorganization of the coordination environment. Generally, the photophysical processes are determined by the steric hindrance of the side groups on the ligands. And the excited singlet-state pathways are dependent on the excitation wavelength.
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- Bianca Seidler
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (Fraunhofer IOF), Albert-Einstein-Str.7, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Centre for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC-Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7a, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Bruschi C, Gui X, Salaeh‐arae N, Barchi T, Fuhr O, Lebedkin S, Klopper W, Bizzarri C. Versatile Heteroleptic Cu(I) Complexes Based on Quino(xa)‐line‐Triazole Ligands: from Visible‐Light Absorption and Cooperativity to Luminescence and Photoredox Catalysis. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Cecilia Bruschi
- Institute of Organic Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76137 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry-Theoretical Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 2 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76137 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76137 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano MicroFacility (KNMF) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry-Theoretical Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 2 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76137 Karlsruhe Germany
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Tomás FM, Peyrot AM, Fagalde F. Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and theoretical studies of polypyridine homoleptic Cu (I) complexes. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Electrolyte Tuning in Iron(II)-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Different Ionic Liquids and I 2 Concentrations. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14113053. [PMID: 34205218 PMCID: PMC8200003 DOI: 10.3390/ma14113053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The effects of different I2 concentrations and different ionic liquids (ILs) in the electrolyte on the performances of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) containing an iron(II) N-heterocyclic carbene dye and containing the I–/I3– redox shuttle have been investigated. Either no I2 was added to the electrolyte, or the initial I2 concentrations were 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 M. The short-circuit current density (JSC), open-circuit voltage (VOC), and the fill factor (ff) were influenced by changes in the I2 concentration for all the ILs. For 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazole iodide (HMII), low VOC and low ff values led to poor DSC performances. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) showed the causes to be increased electrolyte diffusion resistance and charge transfer resistance at the counter electrode. DSCs containing 1,3-dimethylimidazole iodide (DMII) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole iodide (EMII) showed the highest JSC values when 0.10 M I2 was present initially. Short alkyl substituents (Me and Et) were more beneficial than longer chains. The lowest values of the transport resistance in the photoanode semiconductor were found for DMII, EMII, and 1-propyl-2,3-dimethylimidazole iodide (PDMII) when no I2 was added to the initial electrolyte, or when [I2] was less than 0.05 M. Higher [I2] led to decreases in the diffusion resistance in the electrolyte and the counter electrode resistance. The electron lifetime and diffusion length depended upon the [I2]. Overall, DMII was the most beneficial IL. A combination of DMII and 0.1 M I2 in the electrolyte produced the best performing DSCs with an average maximum photoconversion efficiency of 0.65% for a series of fully-masked cells.
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Doettinger F, Yang Y, Schmid MA, Frey W, Karnahl M, Tschierlei S. Cross-Coupled Phenyl- and Alkynyl-Based Phenanthrolines and Their Effect on the Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of Heteroleptic Cu(I) Photosensitizers. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:5391-5401. [PMID: 33764043 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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With the aims of increasing the antenna system and improving the photophysical properties of Cu(I)-based photosensitizers, the backbone of 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline was selectively extended in the 5,6-position. Applying specifically tailored Suzuki-Miyaura and "chemistry-on-the-complex" Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions enabled the development of two sets of structurally related diimine ligands with a broad variety of different phenyl- and alkynyl-based substituents. The resulting 11 novel heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes, including five solid-state structures, were studied with respect to their structure-property relationships. Both sets of substituents are able to red-shift the absorption maxima and to increase the absorptivity. For the alkynyl-based complexes, this is accompanied by a significant anodic shift of the reduction potentials. The phenyl-based substituents strongly influence the emission wavelength and quantum yield of the resulting Cu(I) complexes and lead to an increase in the emission lifetime of up to 504 ns, which clearly indicates competition with the benchmark system [(xantphos)Cu(bathocuproine)]PF6.
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- Florian Doettinger
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.,Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Gaußstraße 17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Gaußstraße 17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Gaußstraße 17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Energy Conversion, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Technische Universität Brauschweig, Gaußstraße 17, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Copper Complexes as Alternative Redox Mediators in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26010194. [PMID: 33401723 PMCID: PMC7796243 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thirty years ago, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) emerged as a method for harnessing the sun's energy and converting it into electricity. Since then, a lot of work has been dedicated to improving their global photovoltaic efficiency and their eco-sustainability. Recently, various articles showed the great potential of copper complexes as a convenient and cheap alternative to the traditional ruthenium dyes. In addition, copper complexes demonstrate that they can act as redox mediators for DSSCs, thus being an answer to the problems related to the I3-/I- redox couple. The aim of this review is to report on the most recent impact made by copper complexes as alternative redox mediators. The coverage, mainly from 2016 up to now, is not exhaustive, but allows us to understand the great role played by copper complexes in the design of eco-sustainable DSSCs.
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Appleton JL, Silber V, Karmazin L, Bailly C, Chambron J, Weiss J, Ruppert R. A New Phenanthroline Ligand and the Spontaneous Resolution of its Homoleptic Copper(I) Complex. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202001126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jordan L. Appleton
- Institut de Chimie, UMR CNRS 7177 Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Chimie, UMR CNRS 7177 Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Chimie, UMR CNRS 7177 Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Chimie, UMR CNRS 7177 Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Chimie, UMR CNRS 7177 Université de Strasbourg 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67000 Strasbourg France
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Reactivity and Mechanism of Photo- and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution by a Diimine Copper(I) Complex. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10111302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The tetrahedral copper(I) diimine complex [Cu(pq)2]BF4 displays high photocatalytic activity for the H2 evolution reaction with a turnover number of 3564, thus representing the first type of a Cu(I) quinoxaline complex capable of catalyzing proton reduction. Electrochemical experiments indicate that molecular mechanisms prevail and DFT calculations provide in-depth insight into the catalytic pathway, suggesting that the coordinating nitrogens play crucial roles in proton exchange and hydrogen formation.
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Cu(I) photosensitizers with alkylated diphosphines: Towards enhancing photostability and architecture extension. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rentschler M, Schmid MA, Frey W, Tschierlei S, Karnahl M. Multidentate Phenanthroline Ligands Containing Additional Donor Moieties and Their Resulting Cu(I) and Ru(II) Photosensitizers: A Comparative Study. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:14762-14771. [PMID: 32212646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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To bind or not to bind: Driven by the motivation to increase the (photo)stability of traditional Cu(I) photosensitizers, multidentate diimine ligands, which contain two additional donor sites, were designed. To this end, a systematic series of four 1,10-phenanthroline ligands with either OR or SR (R = iPr or Ph) donor groups at the 2 and 9 positions and their resulting hetero- and homoleptic Cu(I) complexes were prepared. In addition, the related Ru(II) complexes were also synthesized to study the effect of another metal center. In the following, a combination of NMR spectroscopy and X-ray analysis was used to evaluate the impact of the additional donor moieties on the coordination behavior. Most remarkably, for the homoleptic bis(diimine)copper(I) complexes, a pentacoordinated copper center, corresponding to a (4 + 1)-fold coordination mode, was found in the solid state. This additional binding is the first indication that the extra donor might also occupy a free coordination site in the excited-state complex, modifying the nature of the excited states and their respective deactivation processes. Therefore, the electrochemical and photophysical properties of all novel complexes (in total 13) were studied in detail to assess the potential of these photosensitizers for future applications within solar energy conversion schemes. Finally, the photostabilities and a potential degradation mechanism were analyzed for representative samples.
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- Martin Rentschler
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Eberhart MS, Phelan BT, Niklas J, Sprague-Klein EA, Kaphan DM, Gosztola DJ, Chen LX, Tiede DM, Poluektov OG, Mulfort KL. Surface immobilized copper(I) diimine photosensitizers as molecular probes for elucidating the effects of confinement at interfaces for solar energy conversion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12130-12133. [PMID: 32960199 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05972b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Heteroleptic copper(i) bis(phenanthroline) complexes with surface anchoring carboxylate groups have been synthesized and immobilized on nanoporous metal oxide substrates. The species investigated are responsive to the external environment and this work provides a new strategy to control charge transfer processes for efficient solar energy conversion.
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- Michael S Eberhart
- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA. and Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA.
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Sosoe J, Cruché C, Morin É, Collins SK. Evaluating heteroleptic copper(I)-based complexes bearing π-extended diimines in different photocatalytic processes. CAN J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A series of 12 new copper-based photocatalysts of the type Cu(N^N)(P^P)BF4 were synthesized bearing π-extended diimine ligands. The complexes have red shifted absorptions and larger extinction coefficients than complexes prepared with a parent diimine, dmp. The complexes were evaluated for their ability to promote three different photochemical transformations. Although the complexes were inactive in a reductive PCET process, the complexes afforded good yields in both SET and ET processes. Interestingly, homoleptic copper-complexes derived from the π-extended diimines were significantly more active in SET processes than analogous complexes with simpler diimines.
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- Johann Sosoe
- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
- Département de Chimie, Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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Müller C, Schulz M, Obst M, Zedler L, Gräfe S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Role of MLCT States in the Franck-Condon Region of Neutral, Heteroleptic Cu(I)-4 H-imidazolate Complexes: A Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:6607-6616. [PMID: 32701275 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c04351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The impact of the electronic structure of a series of 4H-imidazolate ligands in neutral, heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes is investigated. Remarkable broad and strong ligand-dependent absorption in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum renders the studied complexes promising photosensitizers for photocatalytic applications. The electronic structure of the Cu(I) complexes and the localization of photoexcited states in the Franck-Condon region are unraveled by means of UV-vis absorption and resonance Raman (rR) spectroscopy supported by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. The visible absorption bands stem from a superposition of bright metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) and π-π* as well as weakly absorbing MLCT states. Additionally, the analysis of involved molecular orbitals and rR spectra upon excitation of MLCT and π-π* states highlights the impact of the electronic structure of the 4H-imidazolate ligands on the properties of the corresponding Cu(I) complexes to avail a toolbox for predictive studies and efficient complex design.
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- Carolin Müller
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.,Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Rentschler M, Iglesias S, Schmid MA, Liu C, Tschierlei S, Frey W, Zhang X, Karnahl M, Moonshiram D. The Coordination Behaviour of Cu I Photosensitizers Bearing Multidentate Ligands Investigated by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Chemistry 2020; 26:9527-9536. [PMID: 32162730 PMCID: PMC7496955 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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A systematic series of four novel homo‐ and heteroleptic CuI photosensitizers based on tetradentate 1,10‐phenanthroline ligands of the type X^N^N^X containing two additional donor moieties in the 2,9‐position (X=SMe or OMe) were designed. Their solid‐state structures were assessed by X‐ray diffraction. Cyclic voltammetry, UV‐vis absorption, emission and X‐ray absorption spectroscopy were then used to determine their electrochemical, photophysical and structural features in solution. Following, time‐resolved X‐ray absorption spectroscopy in the picosecond time scale, coupled with time‐dependent density functional theory calculations, provided in‐depth information on the excited state electron configurations. For the first time, a significant shortening of the Cu−X distance and a change in the coordination mode to a pentacoordinated geometry is shown in the excited states of the two homoleptic complexes. These findings are important with respect to a precise understanding of the excited state structures and a further stabilization of this type of photosensitizers.
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- Martin Rentschler
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en, Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanociencia), Calle Faraday, 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en, Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanociencia), Calle Faraday, 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Risi G, Becker M, Housecroft CE, Constable EC. Are Alkynyl Spacers in Ancillary Ligands in Heteroleptic Bis(diimine)copper(I) Dyes Beneficial for Dye Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells? Molecules 2020; 25:E1528. [PMID: 32230862 PMCID: PMC7180879 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The syntheses of 4,4'-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl)-6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (1), 4,4'-bis(4-dimethylaminophenylethynyl)-6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (2), 4,4'-bis(4-diphenylaminophenyl)-6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (3), and 4,4'-bis(4-diphenylaminophenylethynyl)-6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (4) are reported along with the preparations and characterisations of their homoleptic copper(I) complexes [CuL2][PF6] (L = 1-4). The solution absorption spectra of the complexes exhibit ligand-centred absorptions in addition to absorptions in the visible region assigned to a combination of intra-ligand and metal-to-ligand charge-transfer. Heteroleptic [Cu(5)(Lancillary)]+ dyes in which 5 is the anchoring ligand ((6,6'-dimethyl-[2,2'-bipyridine]-4,4'-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(phosphonic acid) and Lancillary = 1-4 have been assembled on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)-TiO2 electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Performance parameters and external quantum efficiency (EQE) spectra of the DSCs (four fully-masked cells for each dye) reveal that the best performing dyes are [Cu(5)(1)]+ and [Cu(5)(3)]+. The alkynyl spacers are not beneficial, leading to a decrease in the short-circuit current density (JSC), confirmed by lower values of EQEmax. Addition of a co-absorbent (n-decylphosphonic acid) to [Cu(5)(1)]+ lead to no significant enhancement of performance for DSCs sensitized with [Cu(5)(1)]+. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) has been used to investigate the interfaces in DSCs; the analysis shows that more favourable electron injection into TiO2 is observed for sensitizers without the alkynyl spacer and confirms higher JSC values for [Cu(5)(1)]+.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland; (G.R.); (M.B.); (C.E.H.)
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Lüthi E, Forero Cortés PA, Prescimone A, Constable EC, Housecroft CE. Schiff Base Ancillary Ligands in Bis(diimine) Copper(I) Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1735. [PMID: 32138350 PMCID: PMC7084427 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21051735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Five 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligands bearing N-arylmethaniminyl substituents in the 4- and 4'-positions were prepared by Schiff base condensation in which the aryl group is Ph (1), 4-tolyl (2), 4-tBuC6H4 (3), 4-MeOC6H4 (4), and 4-Me2NC6H4 (5). The homoleptic copper(I) complexes [CuL2][PF6] (L = 1-5) were synthesized and characterized, and the single crystal structure of [Cu(1)2][PF6].Et2O was determined. By using the "surfaces-as-ligands, surfaces-as-complexes" (SALSAC) approach, the heteroleptic complexes [Cu(6)(Lancillary)]+ in which 6 is the anchoring ligand ((6,6'-dimethyl-[2,2'-bipyridine]-4,4'-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene))bis(phosphonic acid)) and Lancillary = 1-5 were assembled on FTO-TiO2 electrodes and incorporated as dyes into n-type dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Data from triplicate, fully-masked DSCs for each dye revealed that the best-performing sensitizer is [Cu(6)(1)]+, which exhibits photoconversion efficiencies (η) of up to 1.51% compared to 5.74% for the standard reference dye N719. The introduction of the electron-donating MeO and Me2N groups (Lancillary = 4 and 5) is detrimental, leading to a decrease in the short-circuit current densities and external quantum efficiencies of the solar cells. In addition, a significant loss in open-circuit voltage is observed for DSCs sensitized with [Cu(6)(5)]+, which contributes to low values of η for this dye. Comparisons between performances of DSCs containing [Cu(6)(1)]+ and [Cu(6)(4)]+ with those sensitized by analogous dyes lacking the imine bond indicate that the latter prevents efficient electron transfer across the dye.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland; (E.L.); (P.A.F.C.); (A.P.); (E.C.C.)
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Giereth R, Mengele AK, Frey W, Kloß M, Steffen A, Karnahl M, Tschierlei S. Copper(I) Phosphinooxazoline Complexes: Impact of the Ligand Substitution and Steric Demand on the Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties. Chemistry 2020; 26:2675-2684. [PMID: 31747089 PMCID: PMC7065177 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A series of seven homoleptic CuI complexes based on hetero-bidentate P^N ligands was synthesized and comprehensively characterized. In order to study structure-property relationships, the type, size, number and configuration of substituents at the phosphinooxazoline (phox) ligands were systematically varied. To this end, a combination of X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopy, time-resolved emission spectroscopy, quenching experiments and cyclic voltammetry was used to assess the photophysical and electrochemical properties. Furthermore, time-dependent density functional theory calculations were applied to also analyze the excited state structures and characteristics. Surprisingly, a strong dependency on the chirality of the respective P^N ligand was found, whereas the specific kind and size of the different substituents has only a minor impact on the properties in solution. Most importantly, all complexes except C3 are photostable in solution and show fully reversible redox processes. Sacrificial reductants were applied to demonstrate a successful electron transfer upon light irradiation. These properties render this class of photosensitizers as potential candidates for solar energy conversion issues.
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- Robin Giereth
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, TU Dortmund University, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44227, Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Feng X, Pi Y, Song Y, Brzezinski C, Xu Z, Li Z, Lin W. Metal–Organic Frameworks Significantly Enhance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and CO2 Reduction with Earth-Abundant Copper Photosensitizers. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:690-695. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Xuanyu Feng
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Shipp JD, Carson H, Spall SJP, Parker SC, Chekulaev D, Jones N, Mel'nikov MY, Robertson CC, Meijer AJHM, Weinstein JA. Sterically hindered Re- and Mn-CO 2 reduction catalysts for solar energy conversion. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:4230-4243. [PMID: 32104876 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00252f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Novel molecular Re and Mn tricarbonyl complexes bearing a bipyridyl ligand functionalised with sterically hindering substituents in the 6,6'-position, [M(HPEAB)(CO)3(X)] (M/X = Re/Cl, Mn/Br; HPEAB = 6,6'-{N-(4-hexylphenyl)-N(ethyl)-amido}-2,2'-bipyridine) have been synthesised, fully characterised including by single crystal X-ray crystallography, and their propensity to act as catalysts for the electrochemical and photochemical reduction of CO2 has been established. Controlled potential electrolysis showed that the catalysts are effective for electrochemical CO2-reduction, yielding CO as the product (in MeCN for the Re-complex, in 95 : 5 (v/v) MeCN : H2O mixture for the Mn-complex). The recyclability of the catalysts was demonstrated through replenishment of CO2 within solution. The novel catalysts had similar reduction potentials to previously reported complexes of similar structure, and results of the foot-of-the-wave analysis showed comparable maximum turnover rates, too. The tentative mechanisms for activation of the pre-catalysts were proposed on the basis of IR-spectroelectrochemical data aided by DFT calculations. It is shown that the typical dimerisation of the Mn-catalyst was prevented by incorporation of sterically hindering groups, whilst the Re-catalyst undergoes the usual mechanism following chloride ion loss. No photochemical CO2 reduction was observed for the rhenium complex in the presence of a sacrificial donor (triethylamine), which was attributed to the short triplet excited state lifetime (3.6 ns), insufficient for diffusion-controlled electron transfer. Importantly, [Mn(HPEAB)(CO)3Br] can act as a CO2 reduction catalyst when photosensitised by a zinc porphyrin under red light irradiation (λ > 600 nm) in MeCN : H2O (95 : 5); there has been only one reported example of photoactivating Mn-catalysts with porphyrins in this manner. Thus, this work demonstrates the wide utility of sterically protected Re- and Mn-diimine carbonyl catalysts, where the rate and yield of CO-production can be adjusted based on the metal centre and catalytic conditions, with the advantage of suppressing unwanted side-reactions through steric protection of the vacant coordination site.
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- James D Shipp
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, S3 7HF, UK.
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Karpacheva M, Wyss V, Housecroft CE, Constable EC. There Is a Future for N-Heterocyclic Carbene Iron(II) Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Improving Performance through Changes in the Electrolyte. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E4181. [PMID: 31842390 PMCID: PMC6947502 DOI: 10.3390/ma12244181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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By systematic tuning of the components of the electrolyte, the performances of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) with an N-heterocyclic carbene iron(II) dye have been significantly improved. The beneficial effects of an increased Li+ ion concentration in the electrolyte lead to photoconversion efficiencies (PCEs) up to 0.66% for fully masked cells (representing 11.8% relative to 100% set for N719) and an external quantum efficiency maximum (EQEmax) up to approximately 25% due to an increased short-circuit current density (JSC). A study of the effects of varying the length of the alkyl chain in 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide ionic liquids (ILs) shows that a longer chain results in an increase in JSC with an overall efficiency up to 0.61% (10.9% relative to N719 set at 100%) on going from n-methyl to n-butyl chain, although an n-hexyl chain leads to no further gain in PCE. The results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) support the trends in JSC and open-circuit voltage (VOC) parameters. A change in the counterion from I- to [BF4]- for 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide ionic liquid leads to DSCs with a remarkably high JSC value for an N-heterocyclic carbene iron(II) dye of 4.90 mA cm-2, but a low VOC of 244 mV. Our investigations have shown that an increased concentration of Li+ in combination with an optimized alkyl chain length in the 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide IL in the electrolyte leads to iron(II)-sensitized DSC performances comparable with those of containing some copper(I)-based dyes.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, BPR 1096, Mattenstrasse 24a, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland; (M.K.); (V.W.); (C.E.H.)
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Stroscio GD, Ribson RD, Hadt RG. Quantifying Entatic States in Photophysical Processes: Applications to Copper Photosensitizers. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:16800-16817. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Gautam D. Stroscio
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory of Chemical Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory of Chemical Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arthur Amos Noyes Laboratory of Chemical Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Zhang X, Cibian M, Call A, Yamauchi K, Sakai K. Photochemical CO2 Reduction Driven by Water-Soluble Copper(I) Photosensitizer with the Catalysis Accelerated by Multi-Electron Chargeable Cobalt Porphyrin. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Xian Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Département de Chimie, Biochimie et Physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Center of Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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An Insight into Nitromethane as an Organic Nitrile Alternative Source towards the Synthesis of Aryl Nitriles. European J Org Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201900909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Leandri V, Pizzichetti ARP, Xu B, Franchi D, Zhang W, Benesperi I, Freitag M, Sun L, Kloo L, Gardner JM. Exploring the Optical and Electrochemical Properties of Homoleptic versus Heteroleptic Diimine Copper(I) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:12167-12177. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Valentina Leandri
- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, DUT-KTH Joint Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), 116024 Dalian, China
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Applied Physical Chemistry, Centre for Molecular Devices, Department of Chemistry, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden
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Fazal A, Fettouhi M. Crystal structure of (2,2′-bipyridine- κ
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N,N′)bis(4-(dimethylamino)phenyldiphenylphosphane-κ P)copper(I) tetrafluoroborate, C 50H 48BCuF 4N 4P 2. Z KRIST-NEW CRYST ST 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/ncrs-2018-0289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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C50H48BCuF4N4P2, orthorhombic, Pnma (no. 62), a = 24.166(2) Å, b = 19.5652(18) Å, c = 9.6477(9) Å, Z = 4, V = 4561.6(7) Å3, R
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- Centre for Refining and Petrochemicals, Research Institute , King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals , Dhahran , 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry , King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals , P.O. Box 5048, Dhahran 31261 , Saudi Arabia
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