Photoinduced electron transfer in nanotube⊃C70 inclusion complexes: phenine vs. nanographene nanotubes†
Anton J. Stasyuk,Olga A. Stasyuk,Miquel Solà
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 09/10/2020 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D0CC04261G
Abstract

In this work, we computationally study the photoinduced electron transfer in fullerene inclusion complexes of two phenine nanotubes pre-pNT⊃C70 and pNT⊃C70 and their nanographene analog [4]CHBC⊃C70. Charge separation is shown to efficiently occur in [4]CHBC⊃C70. In contrast, the electron transfer process between the host and guest units in the pre-pNT⊃C70 and pNT⊃C70 complexes is blocked by the structural changes incorporated in the nanographene framework.

Graphical abstract: Photoinduced electron transfer in nanotube⊃C70 inclusion complexes: phenine vs. nanographene nanotubes