The Grätzel photovoltaic cell is described in the introductory chapter and the main experimental method used in this study, X-ray crystallography, in the second chapter.The work described in chapter 3 and 4 was inspired by the Grätzel cell namely, the synthesis and characterisation of iodide and poly-iodides in chapter 3 and transition metal complexes synthesised using 2,2'-dipyridyl ketone in chapter 4.Chapter five looks in detail at a series of tri-angular lanthanide complexes, a chance discovery made while synthesising the 2,2'-dipyridyl ketone complexes described in chapter 4. These tri-angular clusters have interesting magnetic properties that are also described.
| Date of Award | 1 Aug 2014 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Awarding Institution | - The University of Manchester
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| Supervisor | Robin Pritchard (Supervisor) |
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The Synthesis and Structural Characterisation of a Series of Iodides and Dipyridyl Ketone based Metal Complexes with relevance to the Grätzel Photovoltaic cell and Single Molecule Magnets.
Haghjoo, F. (Author). 1 Aug 2014
Student thesis: Phd