Issue 48, 2020

Highly enhanced UV-vis-NIR light harvesting and photoelectric conversion of a pyrene MOF by encapsulation of the D–π–A cyanine dye

Abstract

The development of photofunctional metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has received increasing attention owing to their adjustable molecular assembly modes and broad optoelectronic applications. However, efficient wide-range solar energy utilization and conversion of such materials remain scarce. Herein, an anionic pyrene-based MOF [(HOEtMIm)2][Mn3(TBAPy)22-OH2)2(H2O)2] (1) (H4TBAPy = 1,3,6,8-tetrakis(p-benzoic acid)-pyrene) was synthesized under ionothermal conditions. Through a facile ion exchange process, D–π–A cation dye cyanine (DMP) was successfully encapsulated into nanochannels of MOFs, forming molecular level heterojunctions of a DMP@1 donor–acceptor system. The emission color of 1 was largely modulated from cyan to orange through Förster resonance energy transfer as confirmed by both experiments and theoretical calculations. Moreover, the obtained DMP@1 shows a distinct light absorption from the UV/visible to the NIR region, and extremely high luminescence polarization anisotropy (0.97) due to the regular orientation and orderly arrangement of the linear DMP into the MOF host. Photoelectric measurements show that the photocurrent of DMP@1 is at least 15 times higher than that of 1 under monochromatic light.

Graphical abstract: Highly enhanced UV-vis-NIR light harvesting and photoelectric conversion of a pyrene MOF by encapsulation of the D–π–A cyanine dye

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Sept. 2020
Accepted
02 Nov. 2020
First published
02 Nov. 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 17169-17175

Highly enhanced UV-vis-NIR light harvesting and photoelectric conversion of a pyrene MOF by encapsulation of the D–π–A cyanine dye

X. Yang, J. Qin, Y. Huang, Z. Zhai, L. Ma and D. Yan, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 17169 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC04292G

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