METCOPH — Metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds for photonic devices

Results in brief

Metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds for photonic devices

The project combines the ideas of organic chemistry, photochemistry and spectroscopy of metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds (MMCs) for applications in quantum information processing, sensing, switching and amplification. The project aims at focusing efforts of five research groups with extended and complementary competence in their respective research fields on gathering of spectroscopic information and photochemistry characterization of MMCs for future development of optical devices (e.g. organic light emitting devices, light emitting electrochemical cells, sensors and light emitting transistors) based on newly synthesized compounds. Synthesis and extensive studies on novel, more effective and photostable materials will accelerate development of optical devices with reduced energy consumption and low production costs. What is important, the project fulfills the society demand in development of green chemistry products and methodologies preventing pollution and reducing consumption of nonrenewable resources. The overall project objectives can be formulated as follows: • Development of new approaches for the synthesis and purification of MMCs with predetermined spectroscopic and photophysical features; • Investigation of molecular structure and energy deactivation pathways upon photoexcitation of novel MMCs; • The study of behavior of MMCs upon the influence of the host matrices and different procedures/conditions of samples preparation; • Exploration and analysis of the physical and chemical mechanisms of manipulation of the optical response of MMCs upon continuous and pulsed irradiations.

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Project objective

The key objective of the METCOPH multidisciplinary project is to intensify and consolidate cooperation between several research groups from member states and third countries on topics within the field of fundamental interdisciplinary science. The project combines the basic ideas of organic chemistry, solid state physics, photochemistry and spectroscopy of metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds (MMC) for applications in quantum information processing, sensing, switching and amplification.The project aims at focusing mutual efforts of five research groups with extended and complementary competence in their respective research fields and at gathering multidisciplinary and complementary expertise in chemical engineering and investigation of spectroscopy and photochemistry of MMCs for future design of photonic devices (e.g. organic light emitting devices – OLEDs, light emitting electrochemical cells – LECs, sensors, light emitting transistors) based on above mentioned compounds. The physical and chemical mechanisms of manipulation of optical response for these novel compounds will be revealed and analyzed with involving diverse spectroscopic approaches including steady-state and transient absorption, site-selective high-resolution luminescence, Raman scattering, atomic force microscopy and single-objects detection methods at different temperatures ranging from 1.2 K to ambient temperature.The expected results involve fabrication and chemical/photophysical characterisation of MMCs based on various core metals and incorporating various functional organic ligands. One of the key technologies will rely on driving optical transistor with CW and pulsed lasers and will make use of simultaneous excitation of singlet and triplet states of the metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds. The new information gained for these newly synthesized MMC systems will have impact on the engineering of novel functional MMCs for application in nanotechnology and photonic devices.

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INSTYTUT CHEMII FIZYCZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK · WarszawaCoordinatorPoland
B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus · MinskBelarus
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY · Tel AvivIsrael
UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG · RegensburgGermany
VI VERNADSKY INSTITUTE OF GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE · KyivUkraine

METCOPH · Metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds for photonic devices

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Metallocomplexes of macrocyclic compounds for photonic devices

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