Electrospun polyacrylic acid polymer fibers functionalized with metallophthalocyanines for photosensitizing and gas sensing applications

dc.contributor.author	Zugle, Ruphino
dc.contributor.author	Nyokong, Tebello
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-23T18:47:11Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-23T18:47:11Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5714
dc.description	10p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The photophysical and photochemical properties of tetraaminophthalocyanine complexes of lutetium and zinc covalently linked to polyacrylic acid were studied alongside those of unsubstituted zinc phthalocyanine within the same polymeric fiber matrix. All three phthalocyanines within the solid fber matrices showed photoactivity by the generation of singlet oxygen as was observed in solution. The fluorescence behaviors of the composite fbers equally parallel those in solution. For the unsubstituted zinc phthalocyanine composite, the fiber showed fluorescence quenching on interaction with gaseous nitrogen dioxide similar to that in DMF and, thus could be a promising nanofabric material in developing optoelectronic devices that are responsive to the gas	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Lutetium tetraaminophthalocyanine	en_US
dc.subject	Zinc phthalocyanine	en_US
dc.subject	Polyacrylic acid	en_US
dc.subject	Singlet oxygen	en_US
dc.subject	Fluorescence	en_US
dc.title	Electrospun polyacrylic acid polymer fibers functionalized with metallophthalocyanines for photosensitizing and gas sensing applications	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US