Radiation-induced decomposition of the metal-organic molecule Bis(4-cyano-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)copper(II)

Abstract

"Radiation-induced decomposition of the metal-organic molecule Bis(4-cyano-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)copper(II)" (2009). Peter Dowben Publications. 231.

Molecular Ion Formation by Photoinduced Electron Transfer at the Tetracyanoquinodimethane/Au(111) Interface

“…Photoinduced processes are exploited in light harvesting and switching, data storage, or sensor technologies. − In recent years, in particular, organic semiconducting materials have achieved much attention due to the rise in energy conversion efficiencies of organic solar cells. − Besides a strong application-oriented research and development of organic solar cells or light-emitting diodes, a detailed analysis and characterization of the elementary processes in optically induced reactions is needed to optimize the performance of the optoelectronic devices. ,− Molecular ordering, contamination or doping, and varying ambient conditions influence photosensitive reactions. Furthermore, illumination conditions such as photon energy and photon dose have an influence that in combination makes the studies on photoinduced processes in organic materials to an elaborate and challenging research field. − However, only controlled experimental conditions and well-defined samples enable the investigation of the fundamental photophysical and -chemical processes, such as, for instance, photoinduced charge transfer at interfaces.…”

Induced spin polarization of copper spin 1/2 molecular layers

“…Typically, epitaxial Co(111) layers on Cu(111) possessed 20-40% spin polarization, depending on the incident photon energy and film thickness, consistent with the literature [9][10][11][12][13]. Care was taken to avoid photodecomposition of the molecular film during photoemission experiments, as studied in detail and described elsewhere [14].…”