Assessment of the physiochemical properties associated with charge transfer and colloidal assembly in organic, organometallic, and inorganic systems through thermodynamic and kinetic proxies
Abstract
The following dissertation discusses the assessment of the physiochemicalproperties associated with charge transfer and self-assembling systems. Initially, a series of studies (chapter 1-2) focus on understanding the physical effects of bis(imino)pyridines on charge transfer both independently and when chelated to nanoparticles through use of cyclic voltammetry and photo lumisicent spectroscopy. Following the assessment of the charge transfer properties of the bis(imino)pyridines, their application in mesoscale assemblies (chapter 3) is explored using a series of DLS/microscopy/and enthalpic measurements. Chapter 4 is an assessment of a novel plasmonicaly enhanced photocatalyst for a redox based water purification process. Plasmonic enhancement is confirmed through kinetic assessment of rates of decomposition of an environmental pollutant using UV-Vis spectroscopy. Chapter 5 depicts the development of a novel synthetic method leading to a highly modular material that has applications in both energy storage light emitting technology.