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The synthesis of seven iridium complexes where aryl-1,2,3-triazole (Ar-tz) moieties act as cyclometalating ligands with 2,2′-bipyridyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid (dcb) as a N^N ancillary/anchoring ligand, is described. The new dye complexes [Ir(Ar-tz)2(dcb)][PF6] (AS1-7) were prepared in a two stage procedure with iridium-chloride dimer isolation. DFT analysis together with photophysical investigations reveal how using different substituents on the phenyl ring, or a different aryl system, lead to the tuning of the absorption and emission properties of these complexes. Computational studies therefore demonstrate an ideal HOMO-LUMO directionality for the [Ir(Ar-tz)2(dcb)]+ framework, promoting a favourable electron transfer into the TiO2 conduction band upon photoexcitation. Preliminary unoptimized tests on TiO2 DSSCs have been carried out which show similar photovoltaic performance to the [Ir(ppy)2(dcb)][PF6] (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine) benchmark.
Author(s): Sinopoli A, Wood CJ, Gibson EA, Elliott PIP
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Inorganica Chimica Acta
Year: 2017
Volume: 457
Pages: 81-89
Print publication date: 01/03/2017
Online publication date: 07/12/2016
Acceptance date: 02/12/2016
Date deposited: 09/12/2016
ISSN (print): 0020-1693
ISSN (electronic): 1873-3255
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.003
DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.003
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