Here is a collection of some interesting images that have come from our research and molecular modeling. If you want to view the streaming 3D molecular models, you will need a PDB compatible PlugIn.

Micrographs and Photos Molecular Modeling Images
Miscellaneous Streaming 3D Molecular Models



Micrographs and Photos

Solid solutions: polymer-encapsulated
reverse micelles containing dye solutions

Polished monoliths of polymer-encapsulated reverse micelles containing increasing (left-to-right)
concentrations of aqueous Rubpy solution under normal (A) and UV (B) illumination.


Solid-State Electro-Chemi-Luminescent Devices

The following images in this section are optical micrographs taken with and without illumination at various magnifications. The sample is a solid-state electro-chemi-luminescent (ECL) device. The device consists of an indium-tin oxide electrode coated with a Ru(r-bpy) 3 -containing polymer which is topped by a gold mesh electrode. In order to obtain luminescence, the device must be immersed in an electrolyte solution and a bias voltage applied to set up a concentration gradient of charged states among the metal centers contained within the polymer. At one electrode the ruthenium centers build up in the +3 state while at the other electrode they build up in the +1 state. Through site-to-site hopping these charged states percolate through the bulk of the film until the two gradients meet where each state will oxidize/reduce the other. The result of this is that the two ruthenium centers are now in the +2 charge state, but there is excess energy from the recombination so one metal center is left in an excited state. At least a part of this excited state energy decays radiatively and thus we have luminescence. The image here at the top is an animated gif made from the two low-mag micrographs just to show the changes better.



ECL Device,
Backlit, Low Mag
ECL Device,
Luminescence, Low Mag
ECL Device,
Backlit, Medium Mag
ECL Device,
Luminescence, High Mag


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Molecular Modeling Images


DCA C34
Surface Model
 (colored by electrostatic potential)


A Cobalt(II) Complex
Wire Cage Model

RuBPY - Anaglyphic Stereo Image
 (use a pair of red/blue 3D glasses to view this image; left eye should be red)



RuBPY - A Spinning Animation


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3D Molecular Models



Ruthenium tris(bipyridine)

VRML version or PDB version


D-C-A C34

VRML version or PDB version


tris(4,4´-di-tert-butyl-
2,2´-bipyridine)cobalt(II)(ClO 4)2

VRML version or PDB version

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Miscellaneous Images and Renderings


RuBPY
Beyond the Wavefunction
 (Artistic Rendering)

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