Abstract
Reaction of tetraphosphine (P4) ligand dppbpda with Ag(I) oxylates yielded new coordination polymers (CPs) of formula [(dppbpda)Ag4(Ox)4]n (Ox=Bz (1), Sal (2), LA (3), Bz=benzoate, Sal=salicylate, LA=lactate). The solid-state structures of 1–3 consist of one dimensional (1D) chains constructed from tetranuclear μ-η2,η2- connected Ag4(Ox)4 cluster cores and dppbpda bridging ligands. Compounds 1–3 absorbed Congo Red in two distinct steps, with maximum uptake quantities of 1438 (1), 1417 (2) and 1656 (3) mg/g, inversely correlating with the size of the anions in the CPs. These CPs had band gaps in the semiconducting region (Eg) 3.05–3.15 eV and all three showed enhanced two-peak photocurrent responses during the stepwise adsorption of CR, with maximum photocurrent densities of 227 (1), 163 (2) and 386 (3) μA cm−2 for composites with optimized dye coverage.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2262-2265 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2021 |
Issue number | 23 |
Early online date | 30 Apr 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2021 |