3D (and not 3D) Molecular Chromophores for Energy Conversion Applications
Iain Wright, University of Edinburgh
The design, synthesis and study of new organic chromophores with functional properties presents avenues to solving many problems in energy conversion technologies, while also helping to inform our understanding of fundamental inter- and intramolecular interactions. Focussing on the design of organic chromophores with well-defined 3D geometries reveals a rich and informative chemical space which we are currently exploring.
Two aspects of our work on functional chromophores in this respect will be presented.
The first concerns functional triptycene based chromophores with molar absorptivities and photoluminescent quantum yields which are greater than the sum of its parts.
The second encompasses dithienosilole based molecular donors employed in “non-conventional” bulk heterojunction nanoparticles and their application in the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen from water.
November 28th at 10:00, Room 40, Building 40, CNRS Campus Cronenbourg