A volatile solid additive (tris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine) is used to modulate the nanoscale phase-separated morphology of a photoactive layer fabricate an efficient organic photovoltaic device with power conversion efficiency 16.9%.

In this study, the exciton lifetime images within the photoactive layers of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are revealed by confocal optical microscopy combined with the fluorescence module. The images reveal that the active layers during slow solvent evaporation provide 3D pathways for charge transport and the concentration gradient through t...

The conjugate base of para-coumaric acid, which can be conveniently generated in the gas phase by electrospray ionization (ESI), is a commonly used model system for the chromophore of the photoactive yellow protein. Here we report its gas-phase IR spectrum, which shows that the anion easily adopts a carboxylate structure lying 60 kJ/mol higher in energy than the global minimum phenoxide structu...

We report a molecular nanoassembly able to supply simultaneously, in the same region of space and under the exclusive control of visible light, nitric oxide and singlet oxygen, two species playing a key role in the therapy of cancer; the considerable fluorescence of this nanoaggregate and its reduced size (ca. 40 nm) represent additional advantages that make this photoactive vehicle an appealin...

The synthesis, photophysical characterization and energy-transfer features of a series of hybrid truxene derivatives peripherally decorated with inorganic Os-containing polypyridine units and organic Bodipy dyes are reported. The photoactive terminal units are coupled to the central truxene scaffold by rigid ethynyl linkers in a star-shaped arrangement. The absorption range widely covers the UV...

Journal of the American Chemical Society is published by the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036 Communication Arginine52 Controls the Photoisomerization Process in Photoactive Yellow Protein Gerrit Groenhof, Lars V. Schfer, Martial Boggio-Pasqua, Helmut Grubmller, and Michael A. Robb J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130 (11), 3250-3251• DOI: 10.1021/ja078024u • ...

Z. Naturforsch. 55 b, 386-388 (2000); received February 10, 2000 Photochemistry, Copper(I), Uracil, Luminescence 1,3-Dimethyluracil (DMU) forms a complex with copper(I) iodide which shows a green luminescence at Amax = 505 nm. With PF6~ counter ions a photoactive Cu(I)DMU complex is generated which shows a long-wavelength absorption at Amax = 335 nm. Light absorption by this band leads to a dim...