Highly enhanced UV-vis-NIR light harvesting and photoelectric conversion of a pyrene MOF by encapsulation of the D–π–A cyanine dye
Xiao‐Gang Yang, Jian‐Hua Qin, Ya-Dan Huang, Zhi-Min Zhai, Lu‐Fang Ma, Dongpeng Yan
Abstract
Through a facile ion exchange process, cyanine dye can be encapsulated into MOF nanochannels, largely extends the light-harvesting range to visible-light and NIR region, promotes photoelectric conversion performance 15 times higher than that of the pristine MOF.
Topics & Concepts
CyanineMaterials sciencePhotoelectric effectEncapsulation (networking)PhotochemistryPyreneOptoelectronicsChemical engineeringNanotechnologyFluorescenceOpticsOrganic chemistryChemistryComputer scienceComputer networkEngineeringPhysicsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsGa2O3 and related materialsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques