Synthesis of a Black Dye with Absorption Capabilities Across the Visible-to-Near-Infrared Region: A MO-Mixing Approach via Heterometal Coordination of Expanded Porphyrinoid
Yue Wang, Hiroto Kai, Masatoshi Ishida, Sabapathi Gokulnath, Shigeki Mori, Tomotaka Murayama, Atsuya Muranaka, Masanobu Uchiyama, Yuhsuke Yasutake, S. Fukatsu, Yusuke Notsuka, Yoshihisa Yamaoka, Mamiko Hanafusa, Michito Yoshizawa, Gakhyun Kim, Dongho Kim, Hiroyuki Furuta
Abstract
An expanded metalloporphyrin-based “black dye” Au–Pd oxohexaphyrin (AuPd-1) with absorption capabilities across the visible-to-near-infrared (NIR) range was synthesized. This black dye, AuPd-1, possessed efficient light-harvesting and photostable capabilities, which were indicative of superior photothermal (PT) conversion abilities. Encapsulation of AuPd-1 with a micellar nanocapsule resulted in a compound that demonstrated intense photoacoustic (PA) properties in the NIR region in water. This finding indicated how metal (d)–ligand (π) molecular orbital interactions in metalloporphyrins could aid in the design of visible-to-NIR light-harvesting black dyes for PT and PA applications.