Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9(1), 45-55; doi:10.3390/ijms9010045
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A Novel Soluble Tin(IV) Porphyrin Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrid With Light Harvesting Properties

Dong-Mei Ren 1 , Zheng Guo 1 , Feng Du 2 , Zun-Feng Liu 2 , Zai-Chun Zhou 1 , Xiu-Ying Shi 1 , Yong-Sheng Chen 2,* email and Jian-Yu Zheng 1,* email
1 State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China 2 Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology and Key Laboratory for Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China
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Received: 24 October 2007; in revised form: 12 December 2007 / Accepted: 4 January 2008 / Published: 21 January 2008
(This article belongs to the Section Material Sciences and Nanotechnology)
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Abstract: A dihydroxotin(IV) porphyrin functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) nanohybrid is obtained. Solubility of the nanohybrid in organic solvents is determined by UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy. Electron absorption and fluorescence spectra investigations demonstrate that efficient electron transfer occurs within the nanohybrid at the photoexcited state and the charge-separated state of the nanohybrid is observed by transient absorption spectrum. The results illustrate that this soluble electron donor–acceptor nanohybrid might be a good candidate as a light harvesting material in molecular photoelectronic devices.
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes; nanohybrid material; porphyrin; light harvesting; Fluorescence

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Ren, D.-M.; Guo, Z.; Du, F.; Liu, Z.-F.; Zhou, Z.-C.; Shi, X.-Y.; Chen, Y.-S.; Zheng, J.-Y. A Novel Soluble Tin(IV) Porphyrin Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrid With Light Harvesting Properties. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 45-55.

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Ren D-M, Guo Z, Du F, Liu Z-F, Zhou Z-C, Shi X-Y, Chen Y-S, Zheng J-Y. A Novel Soluble Tin(IV) Porphyrin Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrid With Light Harvesting Properties. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2008; 9(1):45-55.

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Ren, Dong-Mei; Guo, Zheng; Du, Feng; Liu, Zun-Feng; Zhou, Zai-Chun; Shi, Xiu-Ying; Chen, Yong-Sheng; Zheng, Jian-Yu. 2008. "A Novel Soluble Tin(IV) Porphyrin Modified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Nanohybrid With Light Harvesting Properties." Int. J. Mol. Sci. 9, no. 1: 45-55.

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