Synthesis and characterization of copper phthalocyanine self-assembled in mesostructured tungsten oxide

Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) self-assembled mesostructured tungsten oxide using C16TMA or C16PD was synthesized. The CuPc-doped WO3 mesostructured materials (MM) using C16TMA leaded to form lamellae mesostructure at pH of around 6, while using C16PD, the same condition was preferred to form quasi-hexagonal mesostructure. The effect of pH value on the CuPc-doped WO3 MM was to be discussed, and optical adsorption from those incorporated CuPc molecules through transparent tungsten oxide framework was investigated.