Heterosupramolecular chemistry: Self-assembly of an electron donor (TiO2 nanocrystallite)-acceptor (viologen) complex

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Cusack, L [1 ]
Marguerettaz, X [1 ]
Rao, SN [1 ]
Wenger, J [1 ]
Fitzmaurice, D [1 ]
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[1] NATL UNIV IRELAND UNIV COLL DUBLIN,DEPT CHEM,DUBLIN 4,IRELAND
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10.1021/cm9605173
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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A TiO2 nanocrystallite has been modified to selectively bind, by complementary hydrogen bonding, a uracil substrate incorporating a viologen moiety. Bandgap excitation of the self-assembled donor (TiO2 nanocrystallite)-acceptor (viologen) complex results in electron transfer. Some implications of these findings for the self-assembly of functional nanostructures containing both condensed phase and molecular components are considered.
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