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Interactions, Behavior, And Stability of Fluorenone inside Zeolite Nanochannels
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posted on 2010-06-17, 00:00 authored by Ettore Fois, Gloria Tabacchi, Gion CalzaferriThe development of functional materials based on the supramolecular organization of photoactive species in nanosized porous matrices requires a deep knowledge of host−guest interactions and of their influence on material properties and stability. Extensive first-principles investigations on the fluorescent dye fluorenone inside zeolite L, both at dry conditions and in the presence of water, have unraveled the molecular origin of the peculiar stability of this composite in humid environments, a fundamental prerequisite for practical applications. Results of first-principles molecular dynamics simulations, structural optimizations, and TDDFT calculations, validated by comparison with experimental data, provide a comprehensive picture of the structure, energetics, electronic excitation properties, and room-temperature behavior of the fluorenone/zeolite L composite and predict a substantial optical anisotropy for this material also maintained upon contact with water. The interaction of the fluorenone carbonyl group with the zeolite extraframework potassium cations is responsible for the dye stabilization in zeolite L nanochannels and features itself as a general leitmotiv regarding important properties of carbonyl functionalized photoactive species in hydrophilic matrices.
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excitation propertiesstabilitysupramolecular organizationTDDFT calculationszeolite Lmatricecarbonyl functionalized photoactive speciesZeolite NanochannelsThe developmentdye fluorenonezeolite extraframework potassium cationsinteractionzeolite L nanochannelsdynamics simulationsphotoactive speciesmaterial propertiesdye stabilizationfluorenone carbonyl group
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