Decolorization of synthetic azo dye solution of Congo red dye, as an anionic dye was studied in a batch reactor using Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP). Congo red has been selected amongst azo dyes due to its high solubility in aquatic environment. AOP is effectively removing color in azo dye wastewater due to its strong oxidizing property by breaking down the functional group that impacting col...

Second harmonic generation (SHG) was used to study both the adsorption of malachite green (MG), a positively charged organic dye, onto liposomes of different lipid compositions, and the transport kinetics of MG across the liposome bilayer in real time. We found that the dye adsorption increased linearly with the fraction of negatively charged lipids in the bilayer. Similarly, the transport rate...

Solid state p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (p-ssDSCs) have been proposed and fabricated for the first time, using the organic dye P1 as the sensitizer on mesoporous NiO and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) as the electron conductor. The p-ssDSC has shown an impressive open circuit photovoltage of 620 mV. Femtosecond and nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy has given eviden...

Micrometer-scale patterns of eosin and dansyl dyes on hyperbranched poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) organic thin films have been prepared using a combination of photoacid-based lithography and covalent grafting of dye molecules. Reflection infrared spectroscopy, optical microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy indicate that the dyes were attached within the intended regions. Patterned dye features havi...

A major deficit in suitable dyes is stifling progress in the dye-sensitised solar cell (DSC) industry. Materials discovery strategies have afforded numerous new dyes; yet, corresponding solution-based DSC device performance has little improved upon 11% efficiency, achieved using the N719 dye over two decades ago. Research on these dyes has nevertheless revealed relationships between the molecul...

Fluorescent-labeled molecules have been used extensively for a wide range of applications in biological detection and diagnosis. A new form of highly luminescent and photostable nanoparticles was generated by doping the fluorescent dye tris(2'2-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II)hexahydrate (Rubpy) inside silica material. Because thousands of fluorescent dye molecules are encapsulated in the silica...

Organic dyemolecules offer significant potential as gain media in the emerging field of optical amplification and lasing at subwavelength scales. Here, we investigate the laser dynamics in systems comprising subwavelength-structured cavities that incorporate organic dyes. To this end, we have developed a comprehensive theoretical framework able to accurately describe the interaction of organic ...

We report that an enhancement in electrical bistability in devices based on organic molecules can be achieved by the introduction of semiconducting nanoparticles. Here, devices based on alternate layers of a dye in the xanthene class and CdSe nanoparticles have been compared with devices based on the individual components. Results from dye/CdSe devices have yielded an appreciable enhancement in...

A method of solvent-enhanced dye diffusion in polymer films for organic light-emitting diode ~OLED! application is introduced. After an initial dye transfer from a dye source substrate into the top of the device polymer film, the device substrate is then exposed to solvent vapor. Due to solvent absorption by the polymer film, the glass transition temperature of the polymer is significantly decr...

A method of solvent-enhanced dye diffusion in polymer films for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) application is introduced. After an initial dye transfer from a dye source substrate into the top of the electractive polymer film, the device substrate is then exposed to solvent vapor. Due to solvent absorption by the polymer film, the glass transition temperature of the polymer is significantl...