Fast, through-bond mediated energy transfer from Ir(III) to Ru(II) in di- and tetranuclear heterometallic assemblies: Elucidation of a two-step Ir → Ir → Ru energy transfer process

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 397-405

  Sabatini, Cristiana ^a   Barbieri, Andrea ^a   Barigelletti, Francesco ^a   Arm, Kathryn J ^b   Williams, J A Gareth ^b  

^a Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,2' BIPYRIDINE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; METAL COMPLEX; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 34047204035     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b608227k     Document Type: Article

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