Metal-sulfur cubane clusters fill an untapped niche for tunable, electrochemically active building blocks. These clusters exhibit reversible electrochemical properties an[...]

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) molecules are highly ordered organic- inorganic hybrid materials with a cage like core of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms[...]

A series of novel hexacoordinate bis-bipyridylsilicon(IV) complexes have been synthesized by reacting [Si(bipy)2I2]I2 with the appropriate alcohol or diol. Characterizati[...]

This thesis outlines the synthesis, characterization and coordination chemistry of new N-heterocylic benzodiazepine thione (NHT) and selone (NHSe) ligands. This new famil[...]

Porphyrin light-harvesting systems have recently shown promising solar energy conversion properties in organic photovoltaic devices. Porphyrins, which absorb a broad port[...]

Inorganic molecular clusters Ni3(μ3-I)2(μ2-dppm)3 (1), Ni3(μ3-Te)2(μ2-dppm)3 (2), Ni3(μ3-Se)2(μ2-dppm)3 (3), Ni3(μ3-S)2(μ2-dppm)3 (4), Co4(μ3-S)4(PPri3)4 (5), and Mo3(μ3-[...]

New conjugated spirosilabifluorene networks have been synthesized and characterized. They exhibit high surface areas, negligible solubility, broad chemical stability, and[...]

Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterization of hexacoordinate polypyridine silicon complexes show that they are fitting candidates for electrochromic appl[...]

Quantum confinement that semiconductors experience at the nanoscale facilitate the creation of multiexcitons. However, this same confinement also increases the efficiency[...]

Previous studies have demonstrated hexacoordinate silicon pincer complexes to be attractive candidates for efficient electron and hole transport layers in organic electro[...]