Sensitization of Nd Luminescence by Simultaneous Two-Photon Excitation through a Coordinating Polymethinic Antenna.

We have designed and synthesized two new cyaninic Nd complexes where the lanthanide emission can be induced from simultaneous two-photon absorption followed by energy migration. These complexes correspond to a molecular design that uses an antenna ligand formed by the functionalization of a heptamethine dye with 5-ol-phenanthroline or 4-phenyl-terpyridine derivatives. These complexes employ the important nonlinear optical properties of symmetric polymethines to sensitize the lanthanide ion.

Effect of UV radiation on the structure of graphene oxide in water and its impact on cytotoxicity and As(III) adsorption.

Graphene oxide (GO) is widely used in different applications, however once released into the environment it can change its structure and affect the transport of important contaminants such as arsenic. In this work we show that UV radiation, even in the range of 28-74 μW/cm of irradiance up to 120 h of exposure, can induce important changes in the structure of graphene oxide, by eliminating -OH and CO functional groups. This reduction affected the stability of graphene oxide in water by decreasing its zeta potential from -41 to -37 mV at pH=7 with the increase of the exposure time.

Optical and Electrical Properties of TTF-MPcs (M = Cu, Zn) Interfaces for Optoelectronic Applications.

Sandwich structures were fabricated by a vacuum deposition method using MPc (M = Cu, Zn), with a Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivative, and Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and aluminum electrodes. The structure and morphology of the deposited films were studied by IR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The absorption spectra of TTF derivative-MPc (M = Cu, Zn) thin films deposited at room temperature were recorded in the spectral range 200-1000 nm.

Lanthanide(III) complexes with 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphinoyl)-1,2,3-triazolate and the use of 1,10-phenanthroline as auxiliary ligand.

New lanthanide complexes with 4,5-bis(diphenyl)phosphoranyl-1,2,3-triazolate (L(-)), LnL(3).nH(2)O (1-8) and LnL(3)(phen).nH(2)O (9-16) (Ln = La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Er), have been prepared and spectroscopically characterized.

Electrical and optical properties of copper and nickel molecular materials with tetrabenzo [b,f,j,n] [1,5,9,13] tetraazacyclohexadecine thin films grown by the vacuum thermal evaporation technique.

Semiconducting molecular-material thin-films of tetrabenzo (b,f,j,n) [1,5,9,13] tetraazacyclohexadecine copper(II) and nickel(II) bisanthraflavates have been prepared by using vacuum thermal evaporation on Corning glass substrates and crystalline silicon wafers. The films thus obtained were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy and ellipsometry. IR spectroscopy showed that the molecular-material thin-films exhibit the same intra-molecular bonds as the original compounds, which suggests that the thermal evaporation process does not significantly alter their bonds.