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International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2017, Article ID 5758140, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5758140
Research Article

Photophysical Behavior of Modified Xanthenic Dyes Embedded into Silsesquioxane Hybrid Films: Application in Photooxidation of Organic Molecules

Carolina V. Waiman,1,2 Rodrigo E. Palacios,2,3 Hernán A. Montejano,2,3 Carlos A. Chesta,2,3 and María Lorena Gómez2,3

1Departamento de Química, INQUISUR, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), CONICET, Av. Alem 1253, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina
2Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, C1425FQB CABA, Argentina
3Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Campus Universitario, 5800 Río Cuarto, Argentina

Correspondence should be addressed to María Lorena Gómez; ra.ude.crnu.axe@zemoglm

Received 30 April 2017; Revised 27 June 2017; Accepted 16 July 2017; Published 16 August 2017

Academic Editor: Leonardo Palmisano

Copyright © 2017 Carolina V. Waiman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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