Exploring the Potential of Water-Soluble Cu(II) Complexes with MPA–CdTe Quantum Dots for Photoinduced Electron Transfer

Authors

Niharika Krishna Botcha, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Rithvik R. Gutha, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Seyed M. Sadeghi, University of Alabama, Huntsville
Anusree Mukherjee, Jacksonville State UniversityFollow

Department

Chemistry & Geosciences

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Three water-soluble copper complexes based on the amine/pyridine functionalities were investigated, along with quantum dots, as a catalyst–photosensitizer assembly, respectively, for fundamental understanding of photoinduced electron transfer. Luminescence quenching and lifetime measurements were performed to try and establish the actual process that leads to the quenching, such as electron transfer, energy transfer, or complex formation (static quenching). Cyclic voltammetry and dynamic light scattering experiments were also performed. Irrespective of the similar reduction potentials of the three complexes, very different photoluminescence properties were observed.

Publication/Presentation Information

Catalysts (2073-4344), 12(4), 2022, 422.

Recommended Citation

Botcha, N. K., Gutha, R. R., Sadeghi, S. M., & Mukherjee, A. (2022). Exploring the Potential of Water-Soluble Cu(II) Complexes with MPA–CdTe Quantum Dots for Photoinduced Electron Transfer. Catalysts (2073-4344), 12(4), 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12040422