Photoinduced electron flow in a self-assembling supramolecular extension cable

We report the design, bottom-up construction, characterization, and operation of a supramolecular system capable of mimicking the function played by a macroscopic electrical extension cable. The system is made up of a light-powered electron source, an electron drain, and a cable as the molecular com...

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Autores: Ferrer Ribera, Rosa Belén, Rogez, Guillaume, Credi, Alberto, Ballardini, Roberto, Gandolfi, Maria Teresa, Balzani, Vincenzo, Liu, Yi, Tseng, Hsian-Rong, Stoddart, J. Fraser
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/51950
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/51950
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electron transfer
Luminescence
Molecular device
Photochemistry
Supramolecular chemistry
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Sumario:We report the design, bottom-up construction, characterization, and operation of a supramolecular system capable of mimicking the function played by a macroscopic electrical extension cable. The system is made up of a light-powered electron source, an electron drain, and a cable as the molecular components programmed to self-assemble by means of two distinct plug/socket junctions. Such connections are reversible and can be operated independently by orthogonal chemical inputs. In the source-connector-drain supermolecule, photoinduced electron transfer from source to drain occurs, and it can be switched off by dual-mode chemically controlled disassembling of the molecular components.