ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

New Ruthenium-based dyes for environmentally friendly optical devices

Abstract: The cis-[Ru(bipy)2(PTA)2]Cl2, trans-[Ru(bipy)2(PTA)2]OTf2 ruthenium complexes are highly water soluble and luminescent in water at room temperature. Additionally, their optical properties show a pH and temperature dependence and they show reversible redox properties in water. These complexes are eligible candidates to be inks in dye-solar cells but also good candidates for being catalysts in useful processes such as photochemical water oxidation or/and hydrogen generation from water. Particularly relevant in the context of this proposal is understanding the relationship between molecular structure/isomerism and charge distribution, and how water affects both. The novelty resides in the fact that these molecules would open the way to new water-based, green optical devices.

Principal Investigator: Professor Antonio Romerosa Nievas
Experimenter: Dr Silvia Imberti
Experimenter: Dr Leonardo Bernasconi
Experimenter: Dr Franco Scalambra

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1510513

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1510513

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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