Abstract
Photoinduced electron transfer processes of two newly synthesized tetrads with a triphenylamine (TPA) as central building block, to which bisfullerenes (C60) and bisferrocenes (Fc) are covalently connected, have been studied. One of them has a TPA linked with one C60 moiety and two ferrocene moieties C60-TPA-(Fc)2 and another tetrad has a TPA linked with two C60 moieties and one ferrocene unit (C60)2-TPA-Fc. The photophysical properties of (C60)m-TPA-(Fc)n have been investigated by applying the picosecond time-resolved fluorescence and nanosecond transient absorption techniques in both polar and nonpolar solvents. The charge separation process via the excited singlet state of the C60 moiety of the C60-TPA-(Fc)2 is more efficient than that of the (C60)2-TPA-Fc. It is found that the ratio of Fc-donor to C60-acceptor affects charge separation efficiency via the excited singlet state of the C60 moiety.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1818-1825 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
Volume | 694 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 May 15 |
Keywords
- Electron transfer
- Ferrocene
- Fullerene