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Diaryl-substituted norbornadienes with red-shifted absorption for molecular solar thermal energy storage
Gray, Victor,Lennartson, Anders,Ratanalert, Phasin,B?rjesson, Karl,Moth-Poulsen, Kasper
supporting information, p. 5330 - 5332 (2014/05/06)
Red-shifting the absorption of norbornadienes (NBDs), into the visible region, enables the photo-isomerization of NBDs to quadricyclanes (QCs) to be driven by sunlight. This is necessary in order to utilize the NBD-QC system for molecular solar thermal (MOST) energy storage. Reported here is a study on five diaryl-substituted norbornadienes. The introduced aryl-groups induce a significant red-shift of the UV/vis absorption spectrum of the norbornadienes, and device experiments using a solar-simulator set-up demonstrate the potential use of these compounds for MOST energy storage. the Partner Organisations 2014.
