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Zheng XH, Zhao JW, Chen X, Cai R, Yang GX, Zhu JJ, Tang SS, Lin ZH, Tao SL, Tong QX. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine as an Electron Acceptor to Construct High-Performance Deep-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Negligible Efficiency Roll-Off. Chemistry 2020; 26:8588-8596. [PMID: 32187750 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Two novel bipolar deep-blue fluorescent emitters, IP-PPI and IP-DPPI, featuring different lengths of the phenyl bridge, were designed and synthesized, in which imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (IP) and phenanthroimidazole (PI) were proposed as an electron acceptor and an electron donor, respectively. Both of them exhibit outstanding thermal stability and high emission quantum yields. All the devices based on these two materials showed negligible efficiency roll-off with increasing current density. Impressively, non-doped organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on IP-PPI and IP-DPPI exhibited external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of 4.85 % and 4.74 % with CIE coordinates of (0.153, 0.097) and (0.154, 0.114) at 10000 cd m-2 , respectively. In addition, the 40 wt % IP-PPI doped device maintained a high EQE of 5.23 % with CIE coordinates of (0.154, 0.077) at 10000 cd m-2 . The doped device based on 20 wt % IP-DPPI exhibited a higher deep-blue electroluminescence (EL) performance with a maximum EQE of up to 6.13 % at CIE of (0.153, 0.078) and maintained an EQE of 5.07 % at 10000 cd m-2 . To the best of our knowledge, these performances are among the state-of-the art devices with CIEy ≤0.08 at a high brightness of 10000 cd m-2 . Furthermore, by doping a red phosphorescent dye Ir(MDQ)2 (MDQ=2-methyldibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline) into the IP-PPI and IP-DPPI hosts, high-performance red phosphorescent OLEDs with EQEs of 20.8 % and 19.1 % were achieved, respectively. This work may provide a new approach for designing highly efficient deep-blue emitters with negligible roll-off for OLED applications.
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Chen CL, Liao YF, Lu F, Zheng YS, Peng YY, Ding CW, Tong QX. Facile synthesis, surface activity, wettability and ultrahigh foaming properties of novel nonionic Gemini fluorocarbon surfactants. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang H, Xiao Q, Qi XK, Gao XW, Tong QX, Zhong JJ. Selective photoredox decarboxylation of α-ketoacids to allylic ketones and 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds dependent on cobaloxime catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:12530-12533. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05580h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The selective synthesis of allylic ketones and 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds by photoredox/cobaloxime co-catalysis and photoredox catalysis, respectively, is described herein.
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Zhang J, Fang F, Liu B, Tan JH, Chen WC, Zhu Z, Yuan Y, Wan Y, Cui X, Li S, Tong QX, Zhao J, Meng XM, Lee CS. Intrinsically Cancer-Mitochondria-Targeted Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Nanoparticles for Two-Photon-Activated Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:41051-41061. [PMID: 31602976 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A recent breakthrough in the discovery of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters characterized by small single-triplet energy offsets (ΔEST) offers a wealth of new opportunities to exploit high-performance metal-free photosensitizers. In this report, two intrinsically cancer-mitochondria-targeted TADF emitters-based nanoparticles (TADF NPs) have been developed for two-photon-activated photodynamic therapy (PDT) and fluorescence imaging. The as-prepared TADF NPs integrate the merits of (1) high 1O2 quantum yield of 52%, (2) sufficient near-infrared light penetration depth due to two-photon activation, and (3) excellent structure-inherent mitochondria-targeting capabilities without extra chemical or physical modifications, inducing remarkable endogenous mitochondria-specific reactive oxygen species production and excellent cancer-cell-killing ability at an ultralow light irradiance. We believe that the development of such intrinsically multifunctional TADF NPs stemming from a single molecule will provide new insights into exploration of novel PDT agents with strong photosensitizing ability for various biomedical applications.
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Cao C, Chen WC, Chen JX, Yang L, Wang XZ, Yang H, Huang B, Zhu ZL, Tong QX, Lee CS. Bipolar Blue Host Emitter with Unity Quantum Yield Allows Full Exciton Radiation in Single-Emissive-Layer Hybrid White Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:11691-11698. [PMID: 30838854 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phosphorescence/fluorescence hybrid white organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are highly appealing for solid-state lighting. One major challenge is how to fully utilize the electrically generated excitons for light output. Herein, an efficient strategy to realize full exciton radiation is successfully revealed by a judicious molecular design and suitable device engineering. A blue host emitter TP-PPI is designed and synthesized, exhibiting a near 100% photoluminescence quantum yield and a high triplet energy level, enabling high-performance blue fluorescence and sensitization of a yellow phosphorescent dopant. Full exciton radiation in hybrid white OLEDs is demonstrated with a single emitting layer formed by doping a yellow phosphor (PO-01) into TP-PPI. Near 100% exciton utilization and state-of-the-art external quantum efficiency of 27.5% are achieved with the high-efficiency blue-emitting host and an electron-trap engineered device architecture.
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Qi XK, Zhang H, Pan ZT, Liang RB, Zhu CM, Li JH, Tong QX, Gao XW, Wu LZ, Zhong JJ. Photoinduced synthesis of fluorinated dibenz[b,e]azepines via radical triggered cyclization. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:10848-10851. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04977k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A simple, mild and efficient approach to access fluorinated dibenz[b,e]azepines via visible-light photoredox catalysis is presented.
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Chen CP, Lu F, Tong QX. Three tetrasiloxane-tailed cationic gemini surfactants: The effect of different spacer rigidity on surface properties and aggregation behaviors. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.06.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Wang ZY, Zhao JW, Li P, Feng T, Wang WJ, Tao SL, Tong QX. Novel phenanthroimidazole-based blue AIEgens: reversible mechanochromism, bipolar transporting properties, and electroluminescence. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj01006d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Multifunctional materials are crucial and have promising applications in a wide range of organic electronics.
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Chen WC, Yuan Y, Xiong Y, Rogach AL, Tong QX, Lee CS. Aromatically C6- and C9-Substituted Phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole Blue Fluorophores: Structure-Property Relationship and Electroluminescent Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:26268-26278. [PMID: 28692277 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, a series of aromatically substituted phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazole (PI) fluorophores at C6 and C9 (no. 6 and 9 carbon atoms) have been synthesized and systematically characterized by theoretical, thermal, photophysical, electrochemical, and electroluminescent (EL) studies. C6 and C9 modifications have positive influences on the thermal properties of the new materials. Theoretical calculations suggest that the C6 and the C9 positions of PI are electronically different. Theoretical and experimental evidences of intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) between two identical moieties attaching to the C6 and the C9 positions are observed. Photophysical properties of the fluorophores are greatly influenced by size and conjugation extent of the substituents as well as linking steric hindrance. It is found that the C6 and C9 positions afford moderate conjugated extension compared to the C2 modification. Moreover, ICT characteristics of the new fluorophores increase as the size of the substituted aromatic group, and are partially influenced by steric hindrance, with the anthracene and the pyrene derivatives having the strongest ICT excited properties. EL performances of the fluorophores were evaluated as host emitters or dopants in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). Most of the devices showed significantly improved efficiencies compared to the OLED using the nonmodified emitter. Among all the devices, a 5 wt % TPI-Py doped device exhibited excellent performances with an external quantum efficiency >5% at 1000 cd/m2 and a deep-blue color index of (0.155, 0.065), which are comparable to the most advanced deep-blue devices. Our study can give useful information for designing C6/C9-modificated PI fluorophores and provide an efficient approach for constructing high-performance deep-blue OLEDs.
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Huang Q, Lin X, Zhu JJ, Tong QX. Pd-Au@carbon dots nanocomposite: Facile synthesis and application as an ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor for determination of colitoxin DNA in human serum. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 94:507-512. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.03.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Chen WC, Yuan Y, Ni SF, Tong QX, Wong FL, Lee CS. Achieving efficient violet-blue electroluminescence with CIE y <0.06 and EQE >6% from naphthyl-linked phenanthroimidazole-carbazole hybrid fluorophores. Chem Sci 2017; 8:3599-3608. [PMID: 30155205 PMCID: PMC6094158 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc05619a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Naphthyl-linked donor–π–acceptor fluorophores were utilized to achieve high performance and good color purity violet-blue emission in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs).
In this work, we revealed a new approach for the development of efficient violet-blue emitting materials featuring a hybrid local and charge transfer (HLCT) excited state through the incorporation of naphthyl group(s) as a weak n-type π spacer in a donor–π–acceptor (D–π–A) system. The resulting materials (TPINCz and TPIBNCz) show improved intramolecular charge transfer properties and highly efficient violet-blue fluorescence. It is demonstrated that the pattern of the π spacers has significant influence on the photophysical properties. The incorporation of a naphthyl/binaphthyl spacer between the donor and acceptor moieties can alleviate the common dilemma that enhancing device performance by increasing the charge transfer excited properties often leads to red-shifted emissions. A device using TPINCz as an emissive dopant shows a violet-blue emission with CIE coordinates of (0.153, 0.059) and a record high EQE of 6.56 ± 0.11% at a brightness of 1000 cd m–2. To the best of our knowledge, this performance is the highest among the reported devices with CIEy ≤0.08. Our study provides a new pathway for the design of high-performance violet-blue emitters with a D–π–A architecture in organic electroluminescence applications.
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Liu B, Yuan Y, He D, Huang DY, Luo CY, Zhu ZL, Lu F, Tong QX, Lee CS. High-Performance Blue OLEDs Based on Phenanthroimidazole Emitters via Substitutions at the C6- and C9-Positions for Improving Exciton Utilization. Chemistry 2016; 22:12130-7. [PMID: 27412733 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Donor-acceptor (D-A) molecular architecture has been shown to be an effective strategy for obtaining high-performance electroluminescent materials. In this work, two D-A molecules, Ph-BPA-BPI and Py-BPA-BPI, have been synthesized by attaching highly fluorescent phenanthrene or pyrene groups to the C6- and C9-positions of a locally excited-state emitting phenylamine-phenanthroimidazole moiety. Equipped with good physical and hybridized local and charge-transfer properties, both molecules show high performances as blue emitters in nondoped organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). An OLED using Ph-BPA-BPI as the emitting layer exhibits deep-blue emission with CIE coordinates of (0.15, 0.08), and a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE), current efficiency (CE), and power efficiency (PE) of 4.56 %, 3.60 cd A(-1) , and 3.66 lm W(-1) , respectively. On the other hand, a Py-BPA-BPI-based, sky-blue OLED delivers the best results among nondoped OLEDs with CIEy values of < 0.3 reported so far, for which a very low turn-on voltage of 2.15 V, CIE coordinates of (0.17, 0.29), and maximum CE, PE, and EQE values of 10.9 cd A(-1) , 10.5 lm W(-1) , and 5.64 %, were achieved, respectively. More importantly, both devices show little or even no efficiency roll-off and high singlet exciton-utilizing efficiencies of 36.2 % for Ph-BPA-BPI and 39.2 % for Py-BPA-BPI.
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Li Q, Huang Q, Zhu JJ, Ji WG, Tong QX. Carbon dots–quinoline derivative nanocomposite: facile synthesis and application as a “turn-off” fluorescent chemosensor for detection of Cu2+ ions in tap water. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra21034a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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In this paper, a novel quinoline derivative: 8-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)quinoline-2-carboxylic acid (Q) has been successfully synthesized, then it was coupled with carbon dots (CDs) to synthesize a CDs–Q nanocomposite by a simple and green method.
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Zhang Y, Wang JH, Han G, Lu F, Tong QX. Phenanthroimidazole derivatives as emitters for non-doped deep-blue organic light emitting devices. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra13605b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We synthesized eight phenanthroimidazole derivatives as blue emitters for OLED application and investigated the relationship between the molecule structure and optoelectronic properties.
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Chen WC, Wu GF, Yuan Y, Wei HX, Wong FL, Tong QX, Lee CS. A meta-molecular tailoring strategy towards an efficient violet-blue organic electroluminescent material. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra16954a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, a novel violet-blue emitter m-BBTPI was designed and synthesized via meta-molecular tailoring. Using m-BBTPI as non-doped emitter, we obtained a high-efficiency violet-blue organic electroluminescent device.
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Wu GF, Li MX, Zhang Y, Ji WG, Wang QB, Tong QX. A Coumarin-based Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for N2H4 and Its Application in Living Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.11605/mee-1-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Zhang Y, Wang JH, Zheng W, Chen T, Tong QX, Li D. An ESIPT fluorescent dye based on HBI with high quantum yield and large Stokes shift for selective detection of Cys. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:4159-4166. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00190g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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DPIN shows prominent ESIPT emission even in protic/polar solvents, and is further employed as a sensor for selective detection of Cys.
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Zhang LK, Xing LB, Chen B, Yang QZ, Tong QX, Wu LZ, Tung CH. A highly selective and sensitive luminescent chemosensor for Zn2+ ions based on cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:4244-7. [PMID: 23396567 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt32603a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A novel luminescent Zn(2+) ions chemosensor, a cyclometalated platinum(II) bipyridyl acetylide complex, was designed. Of particular significance is that it shows a high sensitivity towards Zn(2+) ions without interference from other biologically important cations in acetonitrile. The tautomerization of amide favors detecting Zn(2+) ions among other HTM (heavy and transition metal) ions in aqueous systems.
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Yuan Y, Zhang GQ, Lu F, Tong QX, Yang QD, Mo HW, Ng TW, Lo MF, Guo ZQ, Wu C, Lee CS. A Versatile Triphenylamine/Fluoranthene-Based Derivative as a Nondoped Green-Emitting, Hole-Transporting Interlayer for Electroluminescent Devices. Chem Asian J 2013; 8:1253-8. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201300002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2013] [Revised: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Phebus BD, Yuan Y, Song Y, Hu P, Abdollahian Y, Tong QX, Chen S. Intraparticle donor–acceptor dyads prepared using conjugated metal–ligand linkages. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:17647-53. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52584h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang LK, Wu GF, Zhang Y, Tian YC, Tong QX, Li D. A two-in-one fluorescent sensor with dual channels to detect Zn2+ and Cd2+. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra44591g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Xin L, Chen YZ, Niu LY, Wu LZ, Tung CH, Tong QX, Yang QZ. A selective turn-on fluorescent probe for Cd2+ based on a boron difluoride β-dibenzoyl dye and its application in living cells. Org Biomol Chem 2013; 11:3014-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40376a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Zhang LK, Tong QX, Shi LJ. A highly selective ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Cd2+ ions. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:8567-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt50640a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peng HQ, Chen YZ, Zhao Y, Yang QZ, Wu LZ, Tung CH, Zhang LP, Tong QX. Artificial Light-Harvesting System Based on Multifunctional Surface-Cross-Linked Micelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201107723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Peng HQ, Chen YZ, Zhao Y, Yang QZ, Wu LZ, Tung CH, Zhang LP, Tong QX. Artificial Light-Harvesting System Based on Multifunctional Surface-Cross-Linked Micelles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 51:2088-92. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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