Photovoltaics; Hierarchical; Interfacial; Light-emission; Sustainability; Surface-modification
Freimann Sven A., Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2022), Attraction in Action: Reduction of Water to Dihydrogen Using Surface-Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles, in
Nanomaterials, 12(5), 789-789.
Nohara Isaak, Wegeberg Christina, Devereux Mike, Prescimone Alessandro, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2022), The surprising effects of sulfur: achieving long excited-state lifetimes in heteroleptic copper( i ) emitters, in
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 10(8), 3089-3102.
Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2022), Solar energy conversion using first row d-block metal coordination compound sensitizers and redox mediators, in
Chemical Science, 13(5), 1225-1262.
Rocco Dalila, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), Adapting (4,4) Networks through Substituent Effects and Conformationally Flexible 3,2’:6’,3’’-Terpyridines, in
Molecules, 26(21), 6337-6337.
Rocco Dalila, Novak Samantha, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), Coordination networks assembled from Co(NCS)2 and 4′-[4-(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine: Role of lattice solvents, in
Polyhedron, 208, 115445-115445.
Manfroni Giacomo, Capomolla Simona S., Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), Isomeric 4,2′:6′,4″- and 3,2′:6′,3″-Terpyridines with Isomeric 4′-Trifluoromethylphenyl Substituents: Effects on the Assembly of Coordination Polymers with [Cu(hfacac)2] (Hhfacac = Hexafluoropentane-2,4-dione), in
Inorganics, 9(7), 54-54.
Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2021), Isomers of Terpyridine as Ligands in Coordination Polymers and Networks Containing Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II), in
Molecules, 26(11), 3110-3110.
Becker Mariia, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2021), Electrolyte Tuning in Iron(II)-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Different Ionic Liquids and I2 Concentrations, in
Materials, 14(11), 3053-3053.
Arnosti Nina, Meyer Marco, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), Heteroleptic [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] Complexes: Effects of Isomer Switching from 2,2′-biquinoline to 1,1′-biisoquinoline, in
Crystals, 11(2), 185-185.
Rocco Dalila, Novak Samantha, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), Manipulating the Conformation of 3,2′:6′,3″-Terpyridine in [Cu2(μ-OAc)4(3,2′:6′,3″-tpy)]n 1D-Polymers, in
Chemistry, 3(1), 182-198.
Meyer Marco, Brunner Fabian, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), Desymmetrizing Heteroleptic [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] Compounds: Effects on Structural and Photophysical Properties, and Solution Dynamic Behavior, in
Molecules, 26(1), 125-125.
Freimann Sven A., Prescimone Alessandro, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2021), Turning over on sticky balls: preparation and catalytic studies of surface-functionalized TiO 2 nanoparticles, in
RSC Advances, 11(10), 5537-5547.
Meyer Marco, Mardegan Lorenzo, Tordera Daniel, Prescimone Alessandro, Sessolo Michele, Bolink Henk J., Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2021), A counterion study of a series of [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][A] compounds with bis(phosphane) and 6-methyl and 6,6′-dimethyl-substituted 2,2′-bipyridine ligands for light-emitting electrochemical cells, in
Dalton Transactions, 50, 17920 -17934.
Becker Mariia, Wyss Vanessa, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2021), The influence of alkyl chains on the performance of DSCs employing iron( ii ) N-heterocyclic carbene sensitizers, in
Dalton Transactions, 50, 16961 - 16969.
Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2020), The terpyridine isomer game: from chelate to coordination network building block, in
Chemical Communications, 56(74), 10786-10794.
Rocco Dalila, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2020), Straight Versus Branched Chain Substituents in 4′-(Butoxyphenyl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridines: Effects on (4,4) Coordination Network Assemblies, in
Polymers, 12(8), 1823-1823.
RoccoDalila, PrescimoneAlessandro, ConstableEdwin C., HousecroftCatherine E. (2020), Switching the conformation of 3,2':6',3''-tpy domains in 4'-(4-n-alkyloxyphenyl)-3,2':6',3''-terpyridines, in
Molecules, 25, 3162.
Brunner Fabian, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2020), Positional Isomerism in the NN Ligand: How Much Di erence Does a Methyl Group Make in [Cu(PP)(NN)]+ Complexes?, in
Molecules, 25, 2760.
Meyer Marco, Brunner Fabian, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2020), Chimera Diimine Ligands in Emissive [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] Complexes, in
Inorganics, 8(5), 33-33.
Rocco Dalila, Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2020), Directing 2D-Coordination Networks: Combined Effects of a Conformationally Flexible 3,2':6',3''-Terpyridine and Chain Length Variation in 4'-(4-n-Alkyloxyphenyl) Substituents, in
Molecules, 25, 1663.
RisiGuglielmo, BeckerMariia, HousecroftCatherine E., ConstableEdwin. C. (2020), Are Alkynyl Spacers in Ancillary Ligands in Heteroleptic Bis(diimine)copper(I) Dyes Beneficial for Dye Performance in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells?, in
Molecules, 25, 1528.
BeckerMariia, BertramsMaria-Sophie, HousecroftCatherine E., ConstableEdwin C. (2020), How Reproducible are Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopic Data for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells?, in
Materials, 13 , 1547.
Freimann Sven A., Zare Davood, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2020), The SALSAC approach: comparing the reactivity of solvent-dispersed nanoparticles with nanoparticulate surfaces, in
Nanoscale Advances, 2(2), 679-690.
RoccoDalila, ManfroniGiacomo, PrescimoneAlessandro, KleinY.Maximilian, GawrylukDariusz J., ConstableEdwin C., HousecroftCatherine E. (2020), Single and Double-Stranded 1D-Coordination Polymers with 4’-(4-Alkyloxyphenyl)-3,2’:6’,3”-terpyridines and {Cu2(μ-OAc)4} or {Cu4(μ3-OH)2(μ-OAc)2(μ3-OAc)2(AcO-κO)2} Motifs, in
Polymers, 12, 318.
Nohara Isaak, Keller Aramis, Tarassenko N., Prescimone Alessandro, Constable Edwin C., Housecroft Catherine E. (2020), Heteroleptic [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] Compounds with Isomeric Dibromo-1,10-Phenanthroline Ligands, in
Inorganics, 8(1), 4-4.
KarpachevaMariia, WyssVanessa, HousecroftCatherine E., ConstableEdwin C. (2019), There Is a Future for N-Heterocyclic Carbene Iron(II) Dyes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Improving Performance through Changes in the Electrolyte, in
Materials, 12, 4181.
Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2019), Ditopic and Tetratopic 4,2':6',4''-Terpyridines as Structural Motifs in 2D- and 3D-Coordination Assemblies, in
CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, 73(6), 462-467.
Rocco Dalila, Prescimone Alessandro, Klein Y., Gawryluk Dariusz, Constable Edwin, Housecroft Catherine (2019), Competition in Coordination Assemblies: 1D-Coordination Polymer or 2D-Nets Based on Co(NCS)2 and 4′-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine, in
Polymers, 11(7), 1224.
Rocco Dalila, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2019), Synthesis of Terpyridines: Simple Reactions—What Could Possibly Go Wrong?, in
Molecules, 24(9), 1799-1799.
Nohara Isaak, Prescimone Alessandro, Häussinger Daniel, Housecroft Catherine E., Constable Edwin C. (2019), [Cu(POP)(N^S)][PF 6 ] and [Cu(xantphos)(N^S)][PF 6 ] compounds with 2-(thiophen-2-yl)pyridines, in
RSC Advances, 9(24), 13646-13657.
Nohara Isaak, Prescimone Alessandro, Housecroft Catherine, Constable Edwin (2019), Softening the Donor-Set: From [Cu(P^P)(N^N)][PF6] to [Cu(P^P)(N^S)][PF6], in
Inorganics, 7(1), 11-11.
Karpacheva Mariia, Housecroft Catherine E, Constable Edwin C (2018), Electrolyte tuning in dye-sensitized solar cells with N -heterocyclic carbene (NHC) iron(II) sensitizers, in
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 9, 3069-3078.
Sub-projects A-C in this proposal combine three themes central to the research goals of our group which lie within the University of Basel's major focus area of 'Energy and Sustainability'. While the goals of each sub-project are distinct from one another, the underlying chemistries and analytical methods are not mutually exclusive, and the four supported doctoral students will benefit from exposure to each other's research. Two doctoral students (Mariia Karpacheva and Isaak Nohara) require support to continue their doctoral studies from SNF grant 200020_162631 (Constable PI). One new doctoral student is requested to further support our efforts in the field of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). We are at the cutting edge of developing DSCs with dyes based on Earth abundant metals and we propose to advance this further to DSCs in whic both dyes and electrolytes made from sustainable components. The additional position is essential if we are to maintain our group's position at the international forefront of sustainable DSC research. A major reason for our success in this field is the application of hierarchical assemblies. Our methodology, is described as 'surfaces-as-ligands, surfaces-as-complexes' (SALSAC) and extends 'simple' self-assembly and self-organization at surfaces to stepwise and hierarchical building up of new architectures. In sub-project B, we will develop this further to encompass multifunctional surfaces. Sub-project C is dedicated to developing light-emissive materials for application in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) and we focus upon the use of Earth abundant copper. This sub-project will advance our knowledge of molecular design for copper-based emitters and will diversify the ligand types in order to enhance emission behaviour.Sub-project A will continue the SNF support of Mariia Karpacheva (currently in Year 1). She will develop photosensitizers and modify electrolytes in DSCs using the Earth abundant metals copper and iron. Karpacheva will focus on (i) the development of heteroleptic iron-containing dyes, with structural modifications of anchoring and ancillary ligands to improve dye performance, and (ii) the development of all-copper DSCs in which both dye and electrolyte comprise copper(I) complexes (heteroleptic and homoleptic, respectively). Sub-project B builds upon our very powerful SALSAC approach to anchoring dyes on solid surfaces. The systematic expansion of the SALSAC methodology envisaged is a unique opportunity to develop a new general approach for controlling assembly processes, defining the structure and modulating the functionality of surfaces. The modularity of the SALSAC method relies upon toolkits of anchoring ligands and ancillary ligands which are optimized for particular target surfaces and particular metal ions. Selectivity in assembly is achieved by the orthogonality of the anchoring domains and the metal-binding domains and selectivity in function through the ancillary ligands.Sub-project C develops Earth abundant copper-based molecular emitters for LECs and will continue to support doctoral student Isaak Nohara (currently in Year 1). Our longstanding collaboration with Dr Henk Bolink and Professor Enrique Ortí (University of Valencia) provides this project with essential support for device measurements and in silico interpretation of emission behaviour; Dr Bolink is one of the world's leading experts in LEC technology with first hand experience in the lighting industry.