Effects of spatial constraints and Brønsted acid site locations on para-terphenyl ionization and charge transfer in zeolites.

Chemphyschem

Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman UMR-CNRS 8516, Centre d' Etudes et de Recherches Lasers et Applications, FR-CNRS 2416, Bât. C5 Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq cedex, France.

Published: May 2011

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  • The locations of Brønsted acid sites (BAS) in medium-pore zeolites influence the ionization of para-terphenyl (PP(3)), as spatial constraints affect the stability of critical transition states.
  • There is a strong synergy between the polarization energy of H(+) ions and the zeolite channel's topology, which impacts both the ionization rates and yield of PP(3).
  • Spectroscopic analysis and modeling reveal that the characteristics of charge transfer and recombination vary significantly across different zeolites (H-FER, H-MFI, H-MOR), and the spatial arrangement in the channels plays a key role in decreasing charge recombination by keeping ejected electrons compartmentalized.

Article Abstract

The locations of Brønsted acid sites (BAS) in the channels of medium-pore zeolites have a significant effect on the spontaneous ionization of para-terphenyl (PP(3)) insofar as spatial constraints determine the stability of transition states and charge-transfer complexes relevant to charge separation. The ionization rates and ionization yield values demonstrate that a strong synergy exists between the H(+) polarization energy and spatial constraints imposed by the channel topology. Spectroscopic and modeling results show that PP(3) incorporation, charge separation, charge transfer and charge recombination differ dramatically among zeolites with respect to channel structure (H-FER, H-MFI, H-MOR) and BAS density in the channel. Compartmentalization of ejected electrons away from the initial site of ionization decreases dramatically the propensity for charge recombination. The main mode of PP(3)(.+) decay is hole transfer to form AlO(4)H(.+) ⋅⋅⋅PP(3) charge-transfer complexes characterized by intense absorption in the visible range. According to the nonadiabatic electron-transfer theory, the small reorganization energy in constrained channels explains the slow hole-transfer rate.

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