Steric and electronic tuning of Cu(I) phenanthroline complexes for solar energy conversion

Nosheen Akber Gothard; Michael W. Mara; Jodi Szarko; Jenny V. Lockard; Sonbinh T. Nguyen; Lin X. Chen

Steric and electronic tuning of Cu(I) phenanthroline complexes for solar energy conversion

Nosheen Akber Gothard^*, Michael W. Mara, Jodi Szarko, Jenny V. Lockard, Sonbinh T. Nguyen, Lin X. Chen

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Abstract

Copper(I) phenanthroline complexes have very similar optical properties as quintessential Ru(II)polypyridyl complexes that are used extensively in dye-sensitized solar cells. To investigate this application, a set of homologous copper(I) phenanthroline complexes (1-6) have been prepared, where structural factors, such as the resistance of the Jahn-Teller distortion from Cu(I) to Cu(II)* can be systematically altered. We will present these results as well as a correlation of the ground and excited state structural dynamics of (2,9-di-tert-butyl-1,10-phenanthroline) copper(I) [Cu^I(dtbp)₂] through ultrafast optical studies.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
State	Published - Aug 25 2011
Event	241st ACS National Meeting and Exposition - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Mar 27 2011 → Mar 31 2011

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Steric and electronic tuning of Cu(I) phenanthroline complexes for solar energy conversion

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