Photobleaching of Triphenylamine-Phthalocyanine Entails Mixed Valence-State Triggered Self-Assembled Nanospheres

Autor: MRINALINI, M, KRISHNA, JVS, KRISHNA, NV, KOTHA, V, PANCHAKARLA, LS, PRASANTHKUMAR, S, GIRIBABU, L
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: IndraStra Global.
ISSN: 2381-3652
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060430
Popis: Origin of mixed valence states from pi-conjugated photoresponsive systems offers self-assembled nanostructures facilitating excellent optoelectronic properties. Despite various electron-rich moieties, tethered linear pi-conjugated systems generate charged ions however limited to standard redox-active materials until now, which further extended to macrocyclic systems. Herein, we report three carbazole and triphenylamine-assisted phthalocyanine derivatives (1, 2, and 3) and discussed the nature of photobleaching/photoionization by illumination with an excitation wavelength of 350 nm. Detailed UV-visible absorption and cyclic voltammetry studies revealed that three derivatives are bleached during irradiation; however, 3 exhibits mixed valence species in CHCl3 when compared to 1 and 2. Microscopic analysis suggested that ionized 3 forms nanospheres with an average diameter of 100-400 nm upon methanol vapor diffusion approach. Thus, photoresponsive mixed valence systems facilitated well-defined nanostructures, thereby advantageous in various electronic and biological applications.
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