title: Spectroscopic properties of Zn(salphenazine) complexes and their application in small molecule organic solar cells.
abstract: A new family of salphen based complexes, viz. Zn(salphenazine)s, has been prepared and is characterized by a larger π-surface compared to previously reported Zn(salphen) complexes. The spectroscopic properties of these Zn(salphenazine)s have been studied in detail using UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, and further investigated by computational methods. The first application of a Zn(salphenazine) complex in a small molecule organic solar cell (smOSC) is presented showing the potential of salphenazine systems in this area.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 - Tarragona, Spain. akleij@iciq.es.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salassa
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Eduardo C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Escudero-Adán
authors.forename: Arjan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kleij