Seeing Red

A clear glass Erlenmeyer flask filled with water sits against a neutral gray background. A dark red liquid is being dripped into the flask from above, creating blooming, cloud-like plumes of crimson ink that swirl and descend through the clear water. Small red droplets are visible near the surface, while a more concentrated mass of color settles near the bottom of the flask.

Label: Seeing Red
Artist: Alex Robb
Description: Pictured is an iron complex (iron(II) tris(2,2′-bipyridine)) dissolving in acetonitrile. This iron complex is blood red when dissolved in solution and has redox properties that are well-suited for high voltage photochemical applications such as solar cells or photoelectrochemical cells.
Type: DSLR
Artist Affiliation: Graduate Student
Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Area of Research: Photochemistry
Research Group Site: Lab Name here
Date: 2020