Table 1 Properties of 2D porphyrin-co-phthalocyanine COFs.

From: Two-dimensional artificial light-harvesting antennae with predesigned high-order structure and robust photosensitising activity

2D COFs

Stoichiometry (TPP/Pc or DPP/Pc)

Pore Size & Grid Line Separation (nm)

BET Surface Area (m2 g−1)

Sequence in Grid Lines

(IQ/IS)COFs/(IQ/IS)control

Absorption Onset (nm)

Band Gap (eV)

H2TPP-NiPc

1/1

1.8

702

H2–Ni••• Ni–H2•••

1.4

1252 (986)a

0.99 (1.26)b

H2TPP-CuPc

1/1

1.8

940

H2–Cu••• Cu–H2•••

2.7

1097 (836)

1.13 (1.48)

ZnTPP-NiPc

1/1

1.8

815

Zn–Ni••• Ni–Zn•••

2.1

1214 (1024)

1.02 (1.21)

ZnTPP-CuPc

1/1

1.8

701

Zn–Cu••• Cu–Zn•••

3.0

1350 (894)

0.92 (1.38)

CuTPP-NiPc

1/1

1.8

693

Cu–Ni••• Ni–Cu•••

3.3

1200 (1021)

1.03 (1.21)

CuTPP-CuPc

1/1

1.8

714

Cu–CuPc••• CuPc–Cu•••

3.3

1177 (1038)

1.05 (1.20)

H2DPP-NiPc

2/1

3.6

840

H2–Ni•••

2.7

1189 (1020)

1.04 (1.21)

H2DPP-CuPc

2/1

3.6

1282

H2–Cu•••

1.5

1158 (1082)

1.07 (1.15)

ZnDPP-NiPc

2/1

3.6

705

Zn–Ni•••

3.8

1322 (1223)

0.93 (1.01)

ZnDPP-CuPc

2/1

3.6

719

Zn–Cu•••

1.5

1004

1.23 (1.27)

CuDPP-NiPc

2/1

3.6

1031

Cu–Ni•••

1.8

1193 (1017)

1.03 (1.22)

CuDPP-CuPc

2/1

3.6

660

Cu–Cu•••

1.5

1114 (988)

1.11 (1.26)

  1. aThe value in parentheses is the onset absorbance of the corresponding mixture controls. bThe value in parentheses is the gap of the corresponding mixture controls.