| Title | Ligand-Triplet-Fueled Long-Lived Charge Separation in Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Bithienyl-Functionalized Ligands |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Majewski, MB, de Tacconi, NR, MacDonnell, FM, Wolf, MO |
| Journal | INORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
| Volume | 50 |
| Pagination | 9939-9941 |
| Date Published | OCT 17 |
| ISSN | 0020-1669 |
| Abstract | Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes with pendant bithienyl ligands exhibiting unusually long-lived (tau similar to 3-7 mu s) charge-separated excited states and a large amount of stored energy (Delta G degrees similar to 2.0 eV) are reported. A long-lived ligand-localized triplet acts as an energy reservoir to fuel population of an interligand charge-transfer state via an intermediate metal-to-ligand charge-transfer state in these complexes. |
| DOI | 10.1021/ic201895y |
