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Suntrup L, Stein F, Klein J, Wilting A, Parlane FGL, Brown CM, Fiedler J, Berlinguette CP, Siewert I, Sarkar B. Rhenium Complexes of Pyridyl-Mesoionic Carbenes: Photochemical Properties and Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:4215-4227. [PMID: 32155052 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mesoionic carbenes have found wide use as components of homogeneous catalysts. Recent discoveries have, however, shown that metal complexes of such ligands also have huge potential in photochemical research and in the activation of small molecules. We present here three ReI complexes with mesoionic pyridyl-carbene ligands. The complexes display reduction steps which were investigated via UV-vis-NIR-IR spectro-electrochemistry, and these results point toward an EC mechanism. The ReI compounds emit in the visible range in solution at room temperature with excited state lifetimes that are dependent on the substituents of the mesoionic carbenes. These complexes are also potent electrocatalysts for the selective reduction of CO2 to CO. Whereas the substituents on the carbenes have no influence on the reduction potentials, the electrocatalytic efficiency is strongly dependent on the substituents. This fact is likely a result of catalyst instability. The results presented here thus introduce mesoionic carbenes as new potent ligands for the generation of emissive ReI complexes and for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction.
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- Lisa Suntrup
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 34-36, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 34-36, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 34-36, Berlin 14195, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z1, Canada.,Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, The University of British Columbia, 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z1, Canada
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, v.v.i., Dolejškova 3, Prague 18223, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z1, Canada.,Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, The University of British Columbia, 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z3, Canada
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Fabeckstraße 34-36, Berlin 14195, Germany.,Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, Stuttgart D-70569, Germany
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Zedler L, Krieck S, Kupfer S, Dietzek B. Resonance Raman Spectro-Electrochemistry to Illuminate Photo-Induced Molecular Reaction Pathways. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24020245. [PMID: 30634707 PMCID: PMC6358810 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24020245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Electron transfer reactions play a key role for artificial solar energy conversion, however, the underlying reaction mechanisms and the interplay with the molecular structure are still poorly understood due to the complexity of the reaction pathways and ultrafast timescales. In order to investigate such light-induced reaction pathways, a new spectroscopic tool has been applied, which combines UV-vis and resonance Raman spectroscopy at multiple excitation wavelengths with electrochemistry in a thin-layer electrochemical cell to study [RuII(tbtpy)₂]2+ (tbtpy = tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) as a model compound for the photo-activated electron donor in structurally related molecular and supramolecular assemblies. The new spectroscopic method substantiates previous suggestions regarding the reduction mechanism of this complex by localizing photo-electrons and identifying structural changes of metastable intermediates along the reaction cascade. This has been realized by monitoring selective enhancement of Raman-active vibrations associated with structural changes upon electronic absorption when tuning the excitation wavelength into new UV-vis absorption bands of intermediate structures. Additional interpretation of shifts in Raman band positions upon reduction with the help of quantum chemical calculations provides a consistent picture of the sequential reduction of the individual terpyridine ligands, i.e., the first reduction results in the monocation [(tbtpy)Ru(tbtpy•)]⁺, while the second reduction generates [(tbtpy•)Ru(tbtpy•)]0 of triplet multiplicity. Therefore, the combination of this versatile spectro-electrochemical tool allows us to deepen the fundamental understanding of light-induced charge transfer processes in more relevant and complex systems.
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- Linda Zedler
- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstrasse 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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- Department Functional Interfaces, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany.
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Soellner J, Císařová I, Strassner T. Ruthenium(II) Bipyridyl Complexes with C∧C* Cyclometalated Mesoionic Carbene Ligands. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Johannes Soellner
- Physikalische Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University Prague, 128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Physikalische Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Sulzer D, Yasuda K. Resonance State Method for Electron Injection in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:5090-5104. [PMID: 30179507 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Herein, the ab initio method is applied to examine metastable molecular excited states on a solid surface using resonance state theory and Green's function. A formula for the complex energy correction that determines the decay rate is presented; the configuration interaction effect together with major molecule-surface interactions are considered in more detail as compared to previous studies. Furthermore, the lifetimes of the excited states of Ru-terpyridine dyes adsorbed on an anatase surface are calculated, and the effects of the molecular structure and adsorption mode on the electron injection rate are studied. Also, the adsorption structures and relative stabilities of a series of Ru-terpyridine dyes-including the black dye-are reported. An implicit solvation model is necessary to reliably calculate the alignment between the photoabsorption spectrum and the conduction band density of states, governing the injection rate. Finally, some of the factors that limit the injection ability of dyes are discussed.
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- David Sulzer
- Institute for Molecular Science , 38 Nishigo-Naka , Myodaiji, Okazaki , Aichi 444-8585 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Informatics , Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya , Aichi 464-8601 , Japan.,Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability , Nagoya University , Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya , Aichi 464-8601 , Japan
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Schulze B, Friebe C, Jäger M, Görls H, Birckner E, Winter A, Schubert US. PtII Phosphors with Click-Derived 1,2,3-Triazole-Containing Tridentate Chelates. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- B. Schulze
- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), ‡Center for Energy
and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), §Laboratory of Inorganic and Analytical
Chemistry, and ∥Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Scattergood PA, Sinopoli A, Elliott PI. Photophysics and photochemistry of 1,2,3-triazole-based complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rana PJS, Singh P, Kar P. Ruthenium Bis(terpyridine) Complexes Based on D-P-A Functionalization: Experimental and Theoretical Evidences. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201700927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Prem Jyoti Singh Rana
- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institution of Technology; Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institution of Technology; Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institution of Technology; Roorkee 247667, Uttrakhand India
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Ngo KT, Lee NA, Pinnace SD, Rochford J. Engineering of Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizers with Non-Innocent Oxyquinolate and Carboxyamidoquinolate Ligands for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Chemistry 2017; 23:7497-7507. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ken T. Ngo
- Department of Chemistry; University of Massachusetts Boston; Boston MA 02125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Massachusetts Boston; Boston MA 02125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Massachusetts Boston; Boston MA 02125 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Massachusetts Boston; Boston MA 02125 USA
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Schweinfurth D, Hettmanczyk L, Suntrup L, Sarkar B. Metal Complexes of Click-Derived Triazoles and Mesoionic Carbenes: Electron Transfer, Photochemistry, Magnetic Bistability, and Catalysis. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201700030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- David Schweinfurth
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische Chemie; Freie Universität Berlin; Fabeckstraße 34-36 14195 Berlin Germany
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Wahyuono RA, Hermann-Westendorf F, Dellith A, Schmidt C, Dellith J, Plentz J, Schulz M, Presselt M, Seyring M, Rettenmeyer M, Dietzek B. Effect of annealing on the sub-bandgap, defects and trapping states of ZnO nanostructures. Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Scattergood PA, Elliott PIP. An unexpected journey from highly tunable phosphorescence to novel photochemistry of 1,2,3-triazole-based complexes. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:16343-16356. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03836d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Complexes containing the humble 1,2,3-triazole ring moiety have enabled access to highly tunable with efficient phosphorescence but have also in facilitated access to novel photoreactive excited states yielding highly unusual photochemical reactivity.
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Chang TK, Chi Y. Bis-tridentate Ru(ii) sensitizers with a spatially encumbered 2,6-dipyrazolylpyridine ancillary ligand for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra07379h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sensitizer TF-tBu_C3F7 has shown the highest overall efficiencies of JSC = 18.47 mA cm−2, VOC = 767 mV, FF = 0.71 and PCE = 10.05% under simulated one sun irradiation, due to the fine balance between dye loading and reduced charge recombination.
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- Ting-Kuang Chang
- Department of Chemistry
- Low Carbon Energy Research Center
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 30013
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Low Carbon Energy Research Center
- National Tsing Hua University
- Hsinchu 30013
- Taiwan
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Manck S, Röger M, van der Meer M, Sarkar B. Heterotri‐ and Heteropentanuclear Copper(I)–Ferrocenyl Complexes Assembled through a “Click” Strategy: A Structural, Electrochemical, and Spectroelectrochemical Investigation. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Sinja Manck
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstraße 34‐3614195BerlinGermany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstraße 34‐3614195BerlinGermany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstraße 34‐3614195BerlinGermany
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- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Anorganische ChemieFreie Universität BerlinFabeckstraße 34‐3614195BerlinGermany
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Wahyuono RA, Schulze B, Rusu M, Wächtler M, Dellith J, Seyring M, Rettenmayr M, Plentz J, Ignaszak A, Schubert US, Dietzek B. ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using the TEMPO+/TEMPO Redox Mediator and Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizers with 1,2,3-Triazole-Derived Ligands. Chempluschem 2016; 81:1281-1291. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ruri Agung Wahyuono
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V.; Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
- Engineering Physics; Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember; Jl. Arif Rahman Hakim 60111 Surabaya Indonesia
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Humboldtstrasse 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena); Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Philosophenweg 7a 07743 Jena Germany
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- Faculty of Physics; Babeş-Bolyai University; M. Kogşălniceanu 1 400084 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V.; Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V.; Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Löbdergraben 32 07743 Jena Germany
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Löbdergraben 32 07743 Jena Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V.; Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Humboldtstrasse 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Department of Chemistry; University of New Brunswick; 30 Dineen Drive (Toole Hall Room 122) Fredericton NB E3B 5A3 Canada
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Humboldtstrasse 10 07743 Jena Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena); Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Philosophenweg 7a 07743 Jena Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) Jena e.V.; Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9 07745 Jena Germany
- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Helmholtzweg 4 07743 Jena Germany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena); Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Philosophenweg 7a 07743 Jena Germany
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Kreitner C, Mengel AKC, Lee TK, Cho W, Char K, Kang YS, Heinze K. Strongly Coupled Cyclometalated Ruthenium Triarylamine Chromophores as Sensitizers for DSSCs. Chemistry 2016; 22:8915-28. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Christoph Kreitner
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-39-27-277
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz; Staudingerweg 9 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-39-27-277
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- The Department of Energy Engineering and Center for; Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Hanyang University; 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu Seoul 133-791 Korea
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- The Department of Energy Engineering and Center for; Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Hanyang University; 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu Seoul 133-791 Korea
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- The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent; Hybrids, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul; National University; 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu Seoul 151-744 Korea
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- The Department of Energy Engineering and Center for; Next Generation Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Hanyang University; 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu Seoul 133-791 Korea
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry; Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz; Duesbergweg 10-14 55128 Mainz Germany), Fax: (+49) 6131-39-27-277
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Terpyridine and Quaterpyridine Complexes as Sensitizers for Photovoltaic Applications. MATERIALS 2016; 9:ma9030137. [PMID: 28773266 PMCID: PMC5456731 DOI: 10.3390/ma9030137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Terpyridine and quaterpyridine-based complexes allow wide light harvesting of the solar spectrum. Terpyridines, with respect to bipyridines, allow for achieving metal-complexes with lower band gaps in the metal-to-ligand transition (MLCT), thus providing a better absorption at lower energy wavelengths resulting in an enhancement of the solar light-harvesting ability. Despite the wider absorption of the first tricarboxylate terpyridyl ligand-based complex, Black Dye (BD), dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) performances are lower if compared with N719 or other optimized bipyridine-based complexes. To further improve BD performances several modifications have been carried out in recent years affecting each component of the complexes: terpyridines have been replaced by quaterpyridines; other metals were used instead of ruthenium, and thiocyanates have been replaced by different pinchers in order to achieve cyclometalated or heteroleptic complexes. The review provides a summary on design strategies, main synthetic routes, optical and photovoltaic properties of terpyridine and quaterpyridine ligands applied to photovoltaic, and focuses on n-type DSCs.
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Kreitner C, Heinze K. Excited state decay of cyclometalated polypyridine ruthenium complexes: insight from theory and experiment. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:13631-47. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01989g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This perspective article tackles the open question why cyclometalated polypyridine ruthenium(ii) complexes typically only emit very weakly at room temperature and delivers answers beyond the standard schemes involving 3MC and tunneling decay channels.
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- Christoph Kreitner
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
- Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg University
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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Bessette A, Cibian M, Ferreira JG, DiMarco BN, Bélanger F, Désilets D, Meyer GJ, Hanan GS. Azadipyrromethene cyclometalation in neutral RuII complexes: photosensitizers with extended near-infrared absorption for solar energy conversion applications. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:10563-76. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00961a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In the on-going quest to harvest near-infrared (NIR) photons for energy conversion applications, a novel family of neutral ruthenium(ii) sensitizers has been developed by cyclometalation of an azadipyrromethene chromophore.
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- André Bessette
- Département de Chimie
- Université de Montréal
- Montréal
- Canada
- PCAS Canada Inc. (http://www.pcas.com)
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- Département de Chimie
- Université de Montréal
- Montréal
- Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill
- USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill
- USA
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- Département de Chimie
- Université de Montréal
- Montréal
- Canada
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Jäger M, Freitag L, González L. Using computational chemistry to design Ru photosensitizers with directional charge transfer. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Pastore M, De Angelis F. First-Principles Modeling of a Dye-Sensitized TiO2/IrO2 Photoanode for Water Oxidation. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:5798-809. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b02128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Mariachiara Pastore
- Computational Laboratory
for Hybrid Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), CNR-ISTM, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Computational Laboratory
for Hybrid Organic Photovoltaics (CLHYO), CNR-ISTM, via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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Preiß J, Jäger M, Rau S, Dietzek B, Popp J, Martínez T, Presselt M. How Does Peripheral Functionalization of Ruthenium(II)-Terpyridine Complexes Affect Spatial Charge Redistribution after Photoexcitation at the Franck-Condon Point? Chemphyschem 2015; 16:1395-404. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rees TW, Baranoff E. Ruthenium complexes with tridentate ligands for dye-sensitized solar cells. Polyhedron 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2014.04.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wu KL, Clifford JN, Wang SW, Aswani Y, Palomares E, Lobello MG, Mosconi E, De Angelis F, Ku WP, Chi Y, Nazeeruddin MK, Grätzel M. Thiocyanate-free ruthenium(II) sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells based on the cobalt redox couple. CHEMSUSCHEM 2014; 7:2930-2938. [PMID: 25146378 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Two thiocyanate-free ruthenium(II) sensitizers, TFRS-41 and TFRS-42, with distinctive dialkoxyphenyl thienyl substituents were successfully prepared and tested for potential applications in making dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Subsequent device fabrication was conducted by using a [Co(bpy)3 ](2+/3+) -based (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine) electrolyte, for which the best performance data, namely, JSC =13.11 mA cm(-2) , VOC =862 mV, fill factor=0.771, and η=8.71%, were recorded for the sensitizer TFRS-42 with a 2,6-dialkoxyphenyl substituent under AM 1.5G irradiation. The markedly higher Voc value was confirmed by the longer electron lifetime revealed in transient photovoltage (TPV) measurements versus the TFRS-1 sensitizer. In addition, DFT calculation and detailed first-principles computational analysis were conducted to provide a rationale for the observed trends in their photovoltaic performances and electron lifetimes, with reference to different performances exhibited by three thiocyanate-free sensitizers, TFRS-1, TFRS-41 and TFRS-42, versus Z907 reference. Through the proper control of peripheral substituents, the thiocyanate-free ruthenium(II)-based DSC sensitizers can positively influence the performances of DSCs, with better light-harvesting capability and suppressed charge recombination, for DSC cells fabricated by using a [Co(bpy)3 ](2+/3+) -based electrolyte.
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- Kuan-Lin Wu
- Department of Chemistry and Low Carbon Energy Research Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013 (Taiwan); Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
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Kroll A, Monczak K, Sorsche D, Rau S. A Luminescent Ruthenium Azide Complex as a Substrate for Copper-Catalyzed Click Reactions. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201402395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sinn S, Schulze B, Friebe C, Brown DG, Jäger M, Altuntaş E, Kübel J, Guntner O, Berlinguette CP, Dietzek B, Schubert US. Physicochemical Analysis of Ruthenium(II) Sensitizers of 1,2,3-Triazole-Derived Mesoionic Carbene and Cyclometalating Ligands. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:2083-95. [DOI: 10.1021/ic402702z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Stephan Sinn
- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC) and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC) and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC) and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Friebe C, Schulze B, Görls H, Jäger M, Schubert US. Designing Cyclometalated Ruthenium(II) Complexes for Anodic Electropolymerization. Chemistry 2014; 20:2357-66. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201301439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Sinn S, Schulze B, Friebe C, Brown DG, Jäger M, Kübel J, Dietzek B, Berlinguette CP, Schubert US. A Heteroleptic Bis(tridentate) Ruthenium(II) Platform Featuring an Anionic 1,2,3-Triazolate-Based Ligand for Application in the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:1637-45. [DOI: 10.1021/ic402701v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Stephan Sinn
- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC) and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute
of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str.
9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry (IPC) and Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute
of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str.
9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Laboratory
of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Jena
Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Schulze B, Schubert US. Beyond click chemistry – supramolecular interactions of 1,2,3-triazoles. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:2522-71. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60386e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 583] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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