Probing the excited state nature of coordination complexes with blended organic and inorganic chromophores using vibrational spectroscopy

Horvath, Raphael; Huff, Gregory S.; Gordon, Keith C.; George, Michael W.

Abstract

The use of transient vibrational spectroscopy in the analysis of rhenium(I) and ruthenium(II) complexes is discussed. Particular focus is given to the use resonance Raman spectroscopy to probe initial photoexcitation and transient resonance Raman and infrared spectroscopy to observe subsequent relaxation processes. The utility of these techniques is given by discussion of examples in which the electronic complexity of the system increases from systems which are nominally pure metal-to-ligand charge-transfer through to systems which have complex interplay between intraligand and metal-to-ligand charge transfer states. The use of these later systems in dye-sensitised solar cells is also briefly discussed.

Citation

Horvath, R., Huff, G. S., Gordon, K. C., & George, M. W. (2016). Probing the excited state nature of coordination complexes with blended organic and inorganic chromophores using vibrational spectroscopy. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 325, 41-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2016.04.007

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 13, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Apr 26, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 15, 2016
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 3, 2017
• Journal: Coordination Chemistry Reviews
• Print ISSN: 0010-8545
• Electronic ISSN: 0010-8545
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 325
• Pages: 41-58
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2016.04.007
• Keywords: Blended organic and inorganic chromophores; Transient spectroscopy; Coordination compounds
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/823376
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001085451630100X