Photoprocess of molecules encapsulated in porous solids X: Photosensitization of zeolite-Y encapsulated tris(2,2'-bipyridine-nickel-(II)ion by phenosafranine adsorbed onto the external surface of the nanoporous host
Karuppannan Senthil Kumar Sudha T Paramasivam Natarajan
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Tris-(2,2'-bipyridine)-nickel-(II) complex ion encapsulated by zeolite-Y host has been synthesized by ship-in-a-bottle method. Photosensitization of nickel(II) complex (Ni(bpy)$^{2+}_3$) in the zeolite host by surface adsorbed phenosafranine dye was investigated by time-resolved fluorescence and absorption spectral measurements. Formation of nickel (II)-complex in the super cage of the host was ascertained by XRD, FTIR, solidstate NMR, diffuse reflectance UV-visible absorption spectroscopic techniques and ICP-OES measurements. Phenosafranine dye adsorbed on the external surface of zeolite-Y shows a decrease in fluorescence intensity with increased loading of the nickel(II) complex in zeolite-Y. Time-resolved emission studies show two excited state lifetimes for the photoexcited phenosafranine dye. Average fluorescence lifetimes of the dye in this case do not change with increase in the loading of the nickel(II) complex. However, relative contribution of short lifetime component increases when the amount of encapsulated nickel(II) complex is increased. The zeolite-Y host containing only bipyridyl ligand shows a marked decrease in fluorescence intensity. Fluorescence lifetimes of the dye however do not change with increased loading of bipyridyl while relative contribution of short lifetime component increases with an increase in the loading of bipyridyl in the host. This observation is interpreted to be due to electron transfer from the excited state of phenosafranine dye to the bipyridine. Picosecond pump-probe investigations confirm that the photoinduced electron transfer occurs from the surfaceadsorbed phenosafranine in the excited state to the nickel(II) complex within zeolite-Y cavity and also to the Ni(bpy)$^{2+}_3$ complex in contact with the phenosafranine dye co-adsorbed on the external surface of the host.
Karuppannan Senthil Kumar1 Sudha T1 Paramasivam Natarajan1
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