Femtosecond dynamics of excited electronic states of manganese(iii) porphyrin complexes
摘要
Manganese(iii) porphyrin complexes form covalent and coordination pairs with electron acceptors, which are of interest for the fabrication of solar cells due to the photoinduced electron transfer property. In order to determine the nature of the photoexcitation processes in the donor part of these pairs, in this work the excited electronic states of manganese(iii) complexes with 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin ((AcO)MnTPP), 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-methylphenyl)porphyrin ((AcO)MnTTP), and 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-tert-butylphenyl)porphyrin ((AcO)MnTBPP) are studied by femtosecond photoinduced absorption spectroscopy. The parameters of the differential absorption spectra of the complexes in toluene, methanol, and tetrahydrofuran are determined, and their interpretation is given. The lifetimes of the excited state, depending on the nature of the substituent in the macrocycle and the solvent, are determined by modeling the kinetics of photo-induced absorption. A dependence of the lifetime of the excited state of manganese(iii) porphyrins on the polarity and the coordination ability of the solvent, as well as a weak dependence on the nature of the porphyrin macrocycle, are demonstrated.