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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Photochemistry

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  • Paddlewheel complexes are known for their unique electronic and photophysical properties.
  • Rhodium complexes, in particular, have garnered interest for their catalytic and light-harvesting capabilities.
  • Developing new materials for solar energy conversion requires efficient light absorbers with tunable properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel heteroleptic paddlewheel rhodium complexes.
  • To investigate the photophysical and electrochemical properties of these complexes.
  • To evaluate their potential as dyes for solar energy conversion and photocatalysis.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of cis-[Rh2(μ-form)2(μ-np)2][BF4]2 and cis-Rh2(μ-form)2(μ-npCOO)2 complexes.
  • UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy to determine light absorption profiles.
  • Ultrafast and nanosecond transient absorption and time-resolved infrared spectroscopies to study excited-state dynamics.
  • Energy-transfer quenching experiments to estimate triplet excited-state energies.
  • Electrochemical methods to determine redox potentials.

Main Results:

  • Four new heteroleptic paddlewheel rhodium complexes were successfully synthesized and characterized.
  • Complexes exhibit strong panchromatic light absorption from UV to visible regions (up to 640 nm).
  • Singlet and triplet metal/ligand-to-ligand charge-transfer (ML-LCT) excited states were observed.
  • npCOO- complexes show red-shifted absorption into the near-IR and undergo photoinitiated electron transfer.
  • Triplet excited-state energies range from 1.83 to 0.78 eV, with determined redox potentials.

Conclusions:

  • These novel rhodium complexes represent a new class of light absorbers.
  • Their broad absorption and favorable excited-state properties make them suitable for solar energy applications.
  • Potential applications include dyes for charge injection in solar cells and sensitizers in photocatalysis.
  • The complexes operate effectively with irradiation from UV to approximately 800 nm.