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Cationic dye molecules in zeolite L as artificial antenna

  • “Applied Photochemistry”, Proceedings Of The 3rd Int. Conf. On Solar Energy Storage And Applied Photochemistry, Cairo, Eygpt, January 1995
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The antenna behaviour of oxonine and pyronine loaded zeolite L microcrystals is investigated. The geometrical constraints of this system exclude aggregation and therefore self quenching of electronic excitation energy even at very high concentration and lead to a highly anisotropic antenna system based on Förster energy transfer. Microcrystals with size of the order of 100 to 200 nm are found to be optimal for realising an efficient light harvesting antenna. Solvatochromy is shown to be a useful tool to distinguish between dye molecules on the surface and inside of zeolite L microcrystals. The method is expected to be applicable to other zeolite/dye systems also.

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  1. Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, University of Berne, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3000, Bern 9, Switzerland

    Frank Binder, Gion Calzaferri & Niklaus Gfeller

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Binder, F., Calzaferri, G. & Gfeller, N. Cationic dye molecules in zeolite L as artificial antenna. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.) 107, 753–767 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02869967

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