| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M11868/01 |
| Title: |
PHOTOACTIVE DONOR-ACCEPTOR COMPLEXES OCCLUDED BY ZEOLITE CHANNELS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Rowley, Dr M |
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| Department: |
School of Chemistry |
| Organisation: |
University of Birmingham |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1998 |
Ends: |
30 September 2001 |
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63,039
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Electrochemical Science & Eng. |
Solar Technology |
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The proposed research programme combines supramolecular metal-organic chemistry with zeolite chemistry and photochemistry, thereby providing a muilt-disciplimary approach to develop systems which will convert solar energy into use able energy and to develop molecular photochemical switching devices.Much work has already been carried out by the applicant to devise novel photoactive metal organic compounds which act as optical switches, and the proposed research builds upon the success of this research. The aim is now to prolong the lifetimes of photochemically-induced charge separated states, thereby addressing the needs of the solar energy storage and molecular electronics technologies.Two approaches are proposed to achieve these aims. The first approach involves the incorporation of part of the donor-acceptor diad systems into zeolitic cavities, thereby prolonging the lifetimes of the photo-induced charge separated states. The second approach is the synthesis of triad systems, comrising either a donor-donor-acceptor or a donor-acceptor-acceptor system. These systems will increase the lifetime of the photochemically induced charge separated states, and also the quantum yield of the chargeseparation processes.It is then proposed to use these findings to produce donor-acceptor systems capable of effecting photochemically-induced water splitting.
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