Photoinduced charge separation and charge recombination of fullerene bearing dendritic poly(amidoamine) with carboxylates at the terminal in aqueous media

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Nov 7:(41):5160-2. doi: 10.1039/b508793g. Epub 2005 Sep 22.

Abstract

Photoinduced charge separation of fullerodendrimers with carboxylates at terminal sites (C60 approximately COO-) has been found in aqueous media. Time-resolved transient absorption and fluorescence measurements of the fullerodendrimers demonstrated that charge separation takes place from the terminal carboxylate anion to the central excited singlet state of C60, generating C60*- approximately COO* with high quantum efficiency in aqueous solution. In the presence of viologen dication and a sacrificial donor, the persistent viologen radical cation was generated.

MeSH terms

  • Carboxylic Acids / chemistry*
  • Dendrimers / chemistry*
  • Fullerenes / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Photochemistry
  • Polyamines / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Dendrimers
  • Fullerenes
  • Polyamines
  • Water