Photoactive Naphthalene Diimide Functionalized Titanium-Oxo Clusters with High Photoelectrochemical Responses

• Published in: 东华大学学报（英文版） Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 590 - 599
• Main Authors: YANG Yu, ZHAO Qixin, ZHENG Qi, XUAN Weimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 31.12.2023
• Subjects: photoelectrochemical response; naphthalene diimide; photoactive; titanium-oxo cluster
• ISSN: 1672-5220
• DOI: 10.19884/j.1672-5220.202303013

O641; Photoactive functionalized titanium-oxo clusters(TOCs)are regarded as an important model compound for dye-sensitized titanium dioxide solar cells.However,the dyes used for sensitizing TOCs are still limited.Herein,two cyclic TOCs are reported,namely,[Ti6(μ3-O)2(Oi-Pr)8)(LA)2]·i-PrOH(S1)and[Ti6(μ3-O)2(Oi-Pr)8)(LV)2]·i-PrOH(S2),which are functionalized by photoactive naphthalene diimide(NDI)chromophores.Their molecular structures and photophysical and photochemical properties were systematically studied.As shown by ultraviolet-visible(UV-vis)spectra and photocurrent study results,the band gap and the photocurrent response of S1 and S2 were derived from NDI ligands which extend the absorption edge of S1 and S2 approaching 500 nm and afford high photocurrent densities of 2.12 μA/cm2 and 1.95 μA/cm2 for S1 and S2,respectively,demonstrating the significance of the photoactive ligand in modulating photoresponse of TOCs.This work is expected to enrich the structural library of photoactive TOCs and provide insights into understanding the structure-property relationships of sensitized clusters.