Coe, Benjamin - The University of Manchester

个人简介

1987: BSc in Chemistry (University of Birmingham, UK) 1991: PhD in Inorganic Chemistry (University of Birmingham, UK) 1991: MRSC CChem (Royal Society of Chemistry)

研究领域

My group explores transition metal complexes and purely organic compounds designed to have novel electronic and photonic properties. This work involves synthetic organic and coordination/organometallic chemistry, together with diverse spectroscopic and other physical characterisation techniques. NMR spectroscopy, electrochemistry and X-ray crystallography are used extensively. We also run computations, using especially density functional theory, as a powerful complement to experimental work. We have pioneered the development of metal complexes with tunable and switchable nonlinear optical (NLO) properties. NLO effects like frequency doubling and electro-optic modulation are of interest for telecommunications and other applications like bioimaging. Our studies involve a number of international collaborations with renowned research groups in Europe and the USA. We are also interested in making new dye-like compounds for various other fascinating uses including solar energy conversion and display devices.

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Benjamin J. Coe, Madeleine Helliwell, Martyn K. Peers, James Raftery, Daniela Rusanova, Koen Clays, Griet Depotter, and Bruce S. Brunschwig. Synthesis, Structures, and Optical Properties of Ruthenium(II) Complexes of the Tris(1-pyrazolyl)methane Ligand. Inorganic Chemistry. 2014 March; 53(7): 3798-3811. eScholarID:230767 | DOI:10.1021/ic500145r Benjamin J. Coe and Rachel A. Pilkington. Theoretical Studies on Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Optical Chromophores with Pyrazinyl Cores and Organic or Ruthenium(II) Ammine Electron Donors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part A: Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment and General Theory. 2014 February; 118(12): 2253-2268. eScholarID:230768 | DOI:10.1021/jp4114927 Benjamin J. Coe. Developing Iron and Ruthenium Complexes for Potential Nonlinear Optical Applications. Coord. Chem. Rev. In-press256: eScholarID:171578 | DOI:10.1016/j.ccr.2012.06.025 Octavia A. Blackburn, Benjamin J. Coe, Madeleine Helliwell, James Raftery. Syntheses, Structures and Electronic and Optical Properties of Platinum(II) Complexes of 1,3-Bis(imino)benzene-Derived Pincer Ligands. Organometallics. 2012; 31: 5307-5320. eScholarID:171576 | DOI:10.1021/om3003152 Benjamin J. Coe, John Fielden, Simon P. Foxon, Inge Asselberghs, Koen Clays, Stijn Van Cleuvenbergen and Bruce S. Brunschwig. Ferrocenyl Diquat Derivatives: Nonlinear Optical Activity, Multiple Redox States and Unusual Reactivity. Organometallics. 2011; 30: 5731-5743. eScholarID:143926 | DOI:10.1021/om200604f Leïla Boubekeur-Lecaque, Benjamin J. Coe, James A. Harris, Madeleine Helliwell, Inge Asselberghs, Koen Clays, Stijn Foerier and Thierry Verbiest. Incorporation of Amphiphilic Ruthenium(II) Ammine Complexes into Langmuir-Blodgett Thin Films with Switchable Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Behavior. Inorg. Chem. 2011; 50: 12886-12899. eScholarID:143927 | DOI:10.1021/ic202145b Octavia A. Blackburn, Benjamin J. Coe, Valentine Hahn, Madeleine Helliwell, James Raftery, Yien T. Ta, Laurence M. Peter, Hongxia Wang, Juan A. Anta and Elena Guillén. N-Aryl Stilbazolium Dyes as Sensitizers for Solar Cells. Dyes Pigments. 2011; 92: 766-777. eScholarID:143921 | DOI:10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.06.017 Benjamin J. Coe, Elizabeth C. Harper, Madeleine Helliwell and Yien T. Ta. Syntheses and Properties of Complexes with Bis(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Moieties Coordinated to 4,4′:2′,2′′:4′,4′′′-Quaterpyridinium Ligands. Polyhedron. 2011; 30: 1830-1841. eScholarID:143920 | DOI:10.1016/j.poly.2011.04.018 Octavia A. Blackburn and Benjamin J. Coe. Syntheses, Electronic Structures and Dichroic Behavior of Dinuclear Cyclopalladated Complexes of Push-Pull Azobenzenes. Organometallics. 2011; 30: 2212-2222. eScholarID:143918 | DOI:10.1021/om101189f Octavia A. Blackburn, Benjamin J. Coe and Madeline Helliwell. Tetrapalladium(II) Bisazobenzene and Azoazoxybenzene Complexes: Syntheses, Electronic Structures and Optical Properties. Organometallics. 2011; 30: 4910-4923. eScholarID:143925 | DOI:10.1021/om200479g