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Contents Vol 68(7)

Synthesis, Structural Characterisation, and Spectroscopic Properties of Copper(i) Complexes and their Applications to Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells

Ting-Hong Huang A C , Jie Yan A , Ye-Feng Liu A , Yun-Tao Xie A and Chen Jia B
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A Key Laboratories of Fine Chemicals and Surfactants in Sichuan Provincial Universities, Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China.

B Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Northwestern Plant Resources, Key Laboratory for Natural Med icine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.

C Corresponding author. Email: hth_chem@126.com

Australian Journal of Chemistry 68(7) 1144-1151 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH14562
Submitted: 13 September 2014  Accepted: 8 December 2014   Published: 2 March 2015

Abstract

Based on the ligand 1,4-bis(2-(diphenylphophino)benzylideneamino)benzene (pbb), two complexes, [Cu2(pbb)(2,2′-bipyridine)2](BF4)2 (1) and [Cu2(pbb)(phen)2](BF4)2 (2), have been prepared and characterised by IR, 1H NMR, 31P NMR, 19F NMR, and 11B NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystal structure analysis. Structural analysis reveals that complexes 1 and 2 contain 1D infinite chains and 2D supramolecular networks constructed by C–H···π and π···π interactions, and an ordered-layer-lattice of BF4– is located between these 2D networks. The results show that C–H···π and π···π interactions play an important role in the formation of 2D supramolecular networks. The UV-vis absorption peaks of complexes 1 and 2 display intraligand charge transfer and metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) absorption. Complexes 1 and 2 display efficient luminescent emission assigned to MLCT excited states, and the maximum emissions of these complexes in acetonitrile solution are different from those of the solid-state samples. In addition, complexes 1 and 2 have been exploited as sensitisers in dye-sensitised solar cells, and efficiencies are also observed.


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