Publications by authors named "Rosa A Vazquez Garcia"

In this work, the synthesis of BODIPY-phenyl-triazole labelled coumarins (BPhTCs) using a two-step approach is described. The influence of the BODIPY appending on the photophysical, electrochemical and thermal properties of the phenyl-triazole-coumarin precursors (PhTCs) was investigated. Band gap energies were measured by absorption spectroscopy (2.

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A π-conjugated polymer (PBQT) containing bis-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-benzo [1,2-b'] bithiophene (BDT) units alternated with a quinoline-vinylene trimer was obtained by the Stille reaction. The chemical structure of the polymer was verified by nuclear magnetic resonance (H NMR), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and mass spectroscopy (MALDI-TOF). The intrinsic photophysical properties of the solution were evaluated by absorption and (static and dynamic) fluorescence.

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Ternary I-III-VI quantum dots (TQDs) are semiconductor nanomaterials that have been gradually incorporated in the fabrication of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) over the last 10 years due to their physicochemical and photoluminescence properties, such as adequate quantum yield values, tunable wavelength emission, and easy synthesis strategies, but mainly because of their low toxicity that allows them to be excellent candidates to compete with conventional Cd-Pb-based QDs. This review addresses the different strategies to obtain TQDs and how synthesis conditions influence their physicochemical properties, followed by the LEDs parameters achieved using TQDs. The second part of the review summarizes how TQDs are integrated into LEDs and white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs).

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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an evolving photovoltaic field with the potential to disrupt the established silicon solar cell market. However, the presence of many transport barriers and defect trap states at the interfaces and grain boundaries has negative effects on PSCs; it decreases their efficiency and stability. The purpose of this work was to investigate the effects on efficiency and stability achieved by quaternary theophylline additives in MAPbI PSCs with the structure FTO/TiO/perovskite/spiro-OMeTAD/Ag.

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3-(4-Formylphenyl)-triazole-coumarin hybrid chromophores (FPhTCs) were synthesized in good yields, using a click chemistry protocol, and were also structurally characterized. Their photophysical, electrochemical and thermal properties were measured demonstrating that FPhTCs are luminescent in the blue-violet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, both in solution and the solid state. They showed an electrochemical band-gap values of 2.

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AgInS/ZnS quantum dots were synthesized solvothermal aqueous phase method using 3-mercaptopropionic acid as the stabilizer. AgInS/ZnS quantum dots were employed for acrylamide sensing under two strategies: (1) quenching of the fluorescence signal by the synthesis of polyacrylamide under UV light and (2) use of 2-naphthalenethiol for quenching of the fluorescence signal of quantum dots followed by a recovery of the signal after the addition of acrylamide. Both methodologies display adequate limits of detection, 15.

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  • The study focuses on the synthesis of two oligophenyleneimine pentamers, DAFCHO and FDACHO, which contain terminal aldehydes, using mechanochemistry methods and various diamines.* -
  • The compounds were characterized using spectroscopy techniques (¹H and C-NMR, FT-IR, mass spectrometry) and displayed interesting photochromic properties in chloroform when exposed to sunlight, with notable energy band gap values measured.* -
  • Electrochemical studies revealed their potential as organic semiconductors, with HOMO and LUMO values indicating favorable electronic properties, and findings were further supported by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.*
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  • Two phenyleneimine oligomers, OIC1MS and OIC2MS, were synthesized using both traditional and mechanochemical methods.
  • These compounds were characterized using techniques like FT-IR and NMR, and their optical properties were examined with UV-visible spectroscopy, revealing that OIC2MS has notable photochromic characteristics.
  • Additionally, their structural and electronic properties were studied using TD-DFT, indicating that mechanosynthesis is a highly effective approach for creating these tetraimines.
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In 2-methyl-1,4,5-triphenyl-1H-imidazole, C(22)H(18)N(2), the three substituent phenyl groups are not delocalized with the imidazole moiety; the dihedral angles these phenyl groups form with the imidazole ring are in the range 25.90 (5)-63.49 (6) degrees.

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