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Title: Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films of Perylene Diimide- and Squaraine-Containing Metal–Organic Framework-like Materials: Solar Energy Capture and Directional Energy Transfer

Journal Article · · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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  1. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Pusan National University (South Korea)
  2. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); California State University, Chico, CA (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  4. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
  5. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States); Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  6. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  7. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
  8. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States) ; King Abdulaziz Univ., Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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Here, we demonstrate that thin films of metal organic framework (MOF)-like materials, containing two perylenedlimides (PDICl4, PDIOPh2) and a squaraine dye (S1); can be fabricated by, layer-by-layer assembly (LbL). Interestingly, these LbL films absorb across the visible light region (400-750 nm) and facilitate directional energy transfer. Due to the high spectral overlap and oriented transition dipole moments of the donor (PDICl4 and PDIOPh2) and acceptor (S1) components, directional long-range energy transfer from the bluest to reddest absorber was successfully demonstrated in the multicomponent MOF-like films. These findings have significant implications for the development of solar energy conversion devices based on MOFs.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Excitonics (CE)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; FG02-87ER13808; SC0001088
OSTI ID:
1437275
Journal Information:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 8, Issue 38; ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 37 works
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On the potential for nanoscale metal–organic frameworks for energy applications journal January 2019
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