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Kushwaha PK, Srivastava SK. Tuning optoelectronic properties of indandione-based D-A materials by malononitrile group acceptors: A DFT and TD-DFT approach. J Mol Model 2024; 30:356. [PMID: 39347831 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-06159-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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CONTEXT Indandione-based materials are promising candidates for organic electronics, offering high electron mobility and tunable optoelectronic properties. In this study, we explore the optoelectronic and photovoltaic properties of indandione-based donor-acceptor (D-A) materials, specifically (R1) and (R2), by introducing malononitrile group acceptors into their molecular structure. These strong electron-withdrawing acceptors are designed to enhance charge transfer and overall material performance. The designed molecules (DM1-DM4) exhibit a low optical band gap of approximately 1.77 eV, significantly lower than the reference materials (R1 and R2) at around 2.24 eV in a solvent environment. Among the designed molecules, DM4 stands out with superior photovoltaic parameters, including a narrow optical band gap (1.77 eV), higher electron affinity (3.49 eV), an extended excited state lifetime (10.0 ns) owing to its low electron and hole reorganization energies (λe ~ 0.13 eV and λh ~ 0.24 eV), and improved short-circuit current density (Jsc) of ~ 15.73 mA/cm2. Notably, DM4 achieves a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of ~ 18.5%, making it an excellent candidate for device applications. METHOD A comprehensive computational investigation was carried out on indandione-based D-A materials with malononitrile group acceptors (DM1-DM4) using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods, as implemented in Gaussian 16 software. We examined the electronic and optical properties of the proposed molecules through frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis, UV-Vis absorption spectra, density of states (DOS), exciton binding energy (Eb), and transition density matrix (TDM) analysis, utilizing GaussView 6.0 and Multiwfn 3.8 software. The photovoltaic parameters and power conversion efficiency (PCE) were evaluated using the Scharber and Alharbi models.
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- Pankaj Kumar Kushwaha
- Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar, 845401, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar, 845401, India.
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Cao M, Wang C, Wang F, Zou W, Yu B, Cong H, Shen Y. Synthesis on NIR-II Multifunctional Imaging and Photothermal Therapy of a Novel Water-Soluble Molecule. Adv Healthc Mater 2024; 13:e2304564. [PMID: 38552668 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202304564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The synthesis of water-soluble symmetric molecules with donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) structure is reported. The compound is connected by π bridge with 2-bromofluorene external polyethylene glycol 2000 as the shielding unit, and donor component and pyrrolopyrrole (DPP) as the acceptor unit. The D-A-D double donor fluorescent molecule P2-DPP is obtained by coupling reaction. The absorption peak and emission peak of the fluorescent molecule P2-DPP are 600 and 1020 nm, respectively. It has potential excellent imaging characteristics. It does not need to use nanoparticles formed by the DSPE-MPEG amphiphilic block to form micelles. The quantum yield reaches 0.6% and the penetration depth can reach 10 mm. The chemical is capable of achieving liver and renal metabolism. It has a good application prospect in the photothermal therapy of mouse tumors and realizes the integration of biological diagnosis and treatment.
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- Mengyu Cao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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K V V, M RR. Vinylene-linked diketopyrrolopyrrole chromophores for electrochromism. RSC Adv 2024; 14:10017-10023. [PMID: 38533099 PMCID: PMC10964203 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01280a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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We report a novel series of vinylene-linked DPP compounds (1-5) formed via Knoevenagel condensation of dimethyl DPP (6) with various aromatic aldehydes. Incorporating the vinylene linkage and photo- and electro-active groups offered the distinct advantage of extending π-delocalization, resulting in deep-coloured solids with absorption maxima extending to 620-680 nm and low redox potentials. The DPP-triphenylamine compound (5) showed electrochromism in the near-infrared region. The colour of the solution changed from blue to green, and the absorption from 680 nm to 740 nm, leading to NIR-to-NIR absorption switching. This system exhibits rapid switching, swift response times (1.4 s and 1.2 s), and reversibility in electrochromic behaviour.
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- Vinutha K V
- Department of Chemistry, IIT Dharwad, WALMI Campus Dharwad 580011 Karnataka India
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- Department of Chemistry, IIT Dharwad, WALMI Campus Dharwad 580011 Karnataka India
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Yu R, Li S, Yuan H, Yang Z, Jin S, Tan Z. Research Advances of Nonfused Ring Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:2781-2803. [PMID: 38441058 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The last few decades have witnessed the rapid development of organic solar cells (OSCs). High power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of over 19% have been successfully achieved due to the emergence of fused-ring acceptors (FRAs). However, the high complexity and low yield for the material synthesis result in high production costs of FRAs, limiting the further commercial application of OSCs. In contrast, nonfused ring acceptors (NFRAs) with the merits of facile synthesis, high yield, and preferable stability can promote the development of low-cost OSCs. Currently, the PCEs of NFRAs-based OSCs have exceeded 17%, which is expected to reach efficiency comparable to that of the FRAs-based OSCs. This review describes the advantages of the recent advances in NFRAs, which emphasizes exploring how the chemical structures of NFRAs influence molecular conformation, aggregation, and packing modes. In addition, the further development of NFRA materials is prospected from molecular design, morphological control, and stability perspectives.
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- Runnan Yu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Zhejiang Baima Lake Laboratory Co. Ltd., Hangzhou 310051, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Cao M, Ma X, Wang C, Zou W, Wang F, Yu B, Cong H, Shen Y. Design of donor-acceptor conjugated polymers based on diketopyrrolopyrrole for NIR-II multifunctional imaging. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:2294-2303. [PMID: 38344907 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02864j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) is an excellent photosensitizer and photothermal agent with the advantages of good planarity, strong electron affinity, high electron mobility, easy purification, easy structural modification and high molar absorption coefficient. It is regarded as one of the ideal choices for the design and synthesis of efficient organic photovoltaic materials. Therefore, two kinds of donor-acceptor (D-A) conjugated polymers were designed and synthesized with DPP as the acceptor, and their optical properties and applications in the near-infrared region were studied. The quantum yield (QY) of PBDT-DPP is 0.46%, and the highest temperature reached within 10 minutes after irradiation with a 660 nm laser is 60 °C. Another polymer, EDOT-DPP, has a QY of 0.48%, and its semiconductor polymer nanoparticle aqueous solution can reach 60 °C within 12 minutes under laser irradiation, achieving photothermal treatment of nude mice tumors. Both polymer NPs have good biocompatibility and promising applications in bioimaging and photothermal therapy.
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- Mengyu Cao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- The Affiliated Qingdao Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, China
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Wang Y, Yang M, Yin B, Wu B, Liu G, Jeong S, Zhang Y, Yang C, He Z, Huang F, Cao Y, Duan C. An A-D-A'-D-A-Type Narrow Bandgap Electron Acceptor Based on Selenophene-Flanked Diketopyrrolopyrrole for Sensitive Near-Infrared Photodetection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38350229 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Near-infrared organic photodetectors possess great application potential in night vision, optical communication, and image sensing, but their development is limited by the lack of narrow bandgap organic semiconductors. A-D-A'-D-A-type molecules, featuring multiple intramolecular charge transfer effects, offer a robust framework for achieving near-infrared light absorption. Herein, we report a novel A-D-A'-D-A-type narrow bandgap electron acceptor named DPPSe-4Cl, which incorporates a selenophene-flanked diketopyrrolopyrrole (Se-DPP) unit as its central A' component. This molecule demonstrates exceptional near-infrared absorption properties with an absorption onset reaching 1120 nm and a low optical bandgap of 1.11 eV, owing to the strong electron-withdrawing ability and quinoidal resonance effect induced by the Se-DPP unit. By implementing a doping compensation strategy assisted by Y6 to reduce the trap density in the photoactive layer, the optimized organic photodetector based on DPPSe-4Cl exhibited efficient spectral response and remarkable sensitivity in the range of 300-1100 nm. Particularly, a specific detectivity surpassing 1012 Jones in the wavelength range of 410-1030 nm is achieved. This work offers a promising approach for developing highly sensitive visible to near-infrared broadband photodetection technology using organic semiconductors.
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- Yeye Wang
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, South Korea
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
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Yuan T, Xia Q, Wang Z, Li X, Lin H, Mei J, Qian J, Hua J. Promoting the Near-Infrared-II Fluorescence of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Dye for In Vivo Imaging via Donor Engineering. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:4478-4492. [PMID: 38241092 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Small-molecule dyes for fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared region (NIR-II, 900-1880 nm) hold great promise in clinical applications. Constructing donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) architectures has been recognized to be a feasible strategy to achieve NIR-II fluorescence. However, the development of NIR-II dyes via such a scheme is hampered by the lack of high-performance electron acceptors and donors. Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP), as a classic organic optoelectronic material, enjoys strong light absorption, high fluorescence quantum yield (QY), and facile derivatization. Nevertheless, its application in the NIR-II imaging field has been hindered by its limited electron-withdrawing ability and the aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect resulting from the planar structure of DPP. Herein, with DPP as an electron acceptor and through donor engineering, we have successfully designed and synthesized a DPP-based dye named T-27, in which the strong D-A interaction confers excellent NIR absorption and high-brightness NIR-II fluorescence tail emission. By strategically introducing long alkyl chains on the donor unit to increase intermolecular spacing and reduce the influence of solvent molecules, T-27 exhibits an improved anti-ACQ effect in aqueous solutions. After being encapsulated into DSPE-PEG2000, T-27 nanoparticles (NPs) show a relative NIR-II fluorescence QY of 3.4% in water, representing the highest value among the DPP-based NIR-II dyes reported to date. The outstanding photophysical properties of T-27 NPs enable multimode NIR-IIa bioimaging under 808 nm excitation. As such, the T-27 NPs can distinguish mouse femoral vein and artery and achieve cerebral vascular microscopic imaging with a penetrating depth of 800 μm, demonstrating the capability for high-resolution deep-tissue imaging. This work holds significant potential in the field of bioimaging and provides a new strategy for developing bright NIR-II dyes.
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- Tao Yuan
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Mubarik A, Shafiq F, Wang HR, Jiang J, Ju XH. Theoretical design and evaluation of efficient small donor molecules for organic solar cells. J Mol Model 2023; 29:373. [PMID: 37957312 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05782-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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CONTEXT The development of high-efficiency photovoltaic devices is the need of time with increasing demand for energy. Herein, we designed seven small molecule donors (SMDs) with A-π-D-π-A backbones containing various acceptor groups for high-efficiency organic solar cells (OSCs). Molecular engineering was performed by substituting the acceptor group in the synthesized compound (BPR) with another highly efficient acceptor group to improve the photoelectric performance of the molecule. METHOD The photovoltaic, optoelectronic, and photophysical properties of the proposed compounds (BP1-BP7) were investigated in comparison to BPR using DFT and TD-DFT at MPW1PW91/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. All molecules we designed have red-shifted absorption spectra. The modification of the acceptor fragment of the BPR resulted in a reduced HOMO-LUMO energy gap; thus, the designed compounds (BP1-BP7) had improved optoelectronic responses as compared with the BPR molecule. Various key factors that are crucial for efficient SMDs such as exciton binding energy, frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), absorption maximum (λmax), open circuit voltage (VOC), dipole moment (μ), excitation charge mobilities, and the transition density matrix of (BPR, BP1-BP7) have also been studied. Low reorganizational energy (holes and electrons) values provide high charge mobility, and all the designed compounds are efficient in this regard. Here, BP6 exhibits low excitation energy (1.66 eV), highest open circuit voltage (2.00 V), normalized VOC (77.23), and fill factor (0.931). Consequently, the superiority of the designed molecules advises experimenters to envision future developments in extremely effective OSC devices.
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- Adeel Mubarik
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, People's Republic of China.
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Mastropasqua Talamo M, Cauchy T, Zinna F, Pop F, Avarvari N. Tuning the photophysical and chiroptical properties of [4]helicene-diketopyrrolopyrroles. Chirality 2023; 35:805-816. [PMID: 37203869 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Synthesis and functionalization of diketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole (DPP) derivatives containing chiral groups able to induce a strong chiral perturbation of the DPP core are still a challenging task. We report in this work the straightforward preparation of four bis([4]helicene)-DPP and bis([4]thiahelicene)-DPP dyes upon the condensation of 2-CN-[4](thia)helicene precursors, followed by their N-alkylation by nucleophilic substitution (compounds 9-11) or by a Mitsunobu-type strategy (compound 12). Compound 12, which contains sec-phenylethyl groups attached to the nitrogen atoms, has been obtained as (R,R) and (S,S) enantiomers. The four DPP-helicenes are luminescent in solution, while the N-benzyl (10) and N-sec-phenethyl (12) are emissive in the solid state as well. The chiroptical properties of compound 12 in solution and in the solid state indicate a strong chiral perturbation provided by the α-stereogenic centres, in spite of the stereodynamic nature of the [4]helicene flanking units.
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- Université d'Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, Angers, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Université d'Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, Angers, France
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- Université d'Angers, CNRS, MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, Angers, France
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Liu J, Zhang X, Fu M, Wang X, Gao Y, Xu X, Xiao T, Wang Q, Fan Q. A diketopyrrolopyrrole-based small molecule with an extended conjugated skeleton and J-aggregation behavior for 808 nm laser triggered phototheranostics. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:7124-7131. [PMID: 37698015 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm01107k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The development of phototheranostic agents, specifically those based on organic small molecules (OSMs) with long wavelength excitation/emission, is an attractive but challenging project. In this contribution, we designed and synthesized a novel conjugate small molecule with a linear structure, named DPP-OPIC. Water-soluble nanoparticle DPP-OPIC NPs were fabricated. They exhibited strong absorption in the region of 600-1000 nm, which was due to the extended conjugate length of the molecular skeleton and J-aggregation behavior. Under 808 nm laser excitation, DPP-OPIC NPs were capable of producing outstanding near-infrared-II (NIR-II, 900-1700 nm) fluorescence. The photoluminescence quantum yield was determined as 0.58%, which enabled high-resolution in vivo tumor imaging. Additionally, a notable photothermal effect with a high photothermal conversion efficiency (41.5%) was achieved by the irradiation of DPP-OPIC NPs. Hence, DPP-OPIC NPs can be used as superior phototheranostic agents, providing valuable contributions to NIR-II fluorescence imaging and photothermal therapy.
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- Jiawei Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Regeni I, Chowdhury R, Terlinden K, Horiuchi S, Holstein JJ, Feldmann S, Clever GH. Engineering Soluble Diketopyrrolopyrrole Chromophore Stacks from a Series of Pd(II)-Based Ravels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308288. [PMID: 37459561 PMCID: PMC10952814 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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A strategy to engineer the stacking of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) dyes based on non-statistical metallosupramolecular self-assembly is introduced. For this, the DPP backbone is equipped with nitrogen-based donors that allow for different discrete assemblies to be formed upon the addition of Pd(II), distinguished by the number of π-stacked chromophores. A Pd3 L6 three-ring, a heteroleptic Pd2 L2 L'2 ravel composed of two crossing DPPs (flanked by two carbazoles), and two unprecedented self-penetrated motifs (a Pd2 L3 triple and a Pd2 L4 quadruple stack), were obtained and systematically investigated. With increasing counts of stacked chromophores, UV/Vis absorptions red-shift and emission intensities decrease, except for compound Pd2 L2 L'2 , which stands out with an exceptional photoluminescence quantum yield of 51 %. This is extraordinary for open-shell metal containing assemblies and explainable by an intra-assembly FRET process. The modular design and synthesis of soluble multi-chromophore building blocks offers the potential for the preparation of nanodevices and materials with applications in sensing, photo-redox catalysis and optics.
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- Irene Regeni
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
- Current address: Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden University2333CCLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
- Current address: Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThe University of Tokyo3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-kuTokyoJapan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
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- Cavendish LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeCB30HEUK
- Current address: Rowland InstituteHarvard UniversityCambridgeMA02142USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
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Bo Y, Hou P, Wan J, Cao H, Liu Y, Xie L, Guldi DM. One-Pot Synthesis and Excited-State Dynamics of Null Exciton-Coupled Diketopyrrolopyrroles Oligo-Grids. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2302664. [PMID: 37289569 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202302664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Exciton coupling in molecular aggregates plays a vital role in impacting and fine-tuning optoelectronic materials and their efficiencies in devices. A versatile platform to decipher aggregation-property relationships is built around multichromophoric architectures. Here, a series of cyclic diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) oligomers featuring nanoscale gridarene structures and rigid bifluorenyl spacers are designed and synthesized via one-pot Friedel-Crafts reaction. DPP dimer [2]Grid and trimer [3]Grid, which are cyclic rigid nanoarchitectures of rather different sizes, are further characterized via steady-state and time-resolved absorption and fluorescence spectroscopies. They exhibit monomer-like spectroscopic signatures in the steady-state measurements, from which null exciton couplings are derived. Moreover, in an apolar solvent, high fluorescence quantum yields and excited-state dynamics that resembled DPP monomer are gathered. In a polar solvent, the localized singlet excited state on a single DPP dissociates into the adjacent null coupling DPP with charge transfer characteristics. This pathway facilitates the evolution of the symmetry-broken charge-separated state (SB-CS). Notable is the fact that the SB-CS of [2]Grid is, on one hand, in equilibrium with the singlet excited state and promotes, on the other hand, the formation of the triplet excited state with a yield of 32% via charge recombination.
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- Yifan Bo
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Electrical Engineering, Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology, 1 Yangshan North Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstr. 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Lee H, Hwang JH, Song SH, Han H, Han S, Suh BL, Hur K, Kyhm J, Ahn J, Cho JH, Hwang DK, Lee E, Choi C, Lim JA. Chiroptical Synaptic Heterojunction Phototransistors Based on Self-Assembled Nanohelix of π-Conjugated Molecules for Direct Noise-Reduced Detection of Circularly Polarized Light. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304039. [PMID: 37501319 PMCID: PMC10520648 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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High-performance chiroptical synaptic phototransistors are successfully demonstrated using heterojunctions composed of a self-assembled nanohelix of a π-conjugated molecule and a metal oxide semiconductor. To impart strong chiroptical activity to the device, a diketopyrrolopyrrole-based π-conjugated molecule decorated with chiral glutamic acid is newly synthesized; this molecule is capable of supramolecular self-assembly through noncovalent intermolecular interactions. In particular, nanohelix formed by intertwinded fibers with strong and stable chiroptical activity in a solid-film state are obtained through hydrogen-bonding-driven, gelation-assisted self-assembly. Phototransistors based on interfacial charge transfer at the heterojunction from the chiroptical nanohelix to the metal oxide semiconductor show excellent chiroptical detection with a high photocurrent dissymmetry factor of 1.97 and a high photoresponsivity of 218 A W-1 . The chiroptical phototransistor demonstrates photonic synapse-like, time-dependent photocurrent generation, along with persistent photoconductivity, which is attributed to the interfacial charge trapping. Through the advantage of synaptic functionality, a trained convolutional neural network successfully recognizes noise-reduced circularly polarized images of handwritten alphabetic characters with better than 89.7% accuracy.
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- Hanna Lee
- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringGwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju61005Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Chemical and Biological Integrative Research CenterKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio‐Medical Science and TechnologyKIST SchoolUniversity of Science and Technology of KoreaSeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Extreme Materials Research CenterKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Extreme Materials Research CenterKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Technology Support CenterKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringYonsei UniversitySeoul03722Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
- KU‐KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and TechnologyKorea UniversitySeoul02841Republic of Korea
- Division of Nano and Information TechnologyKIST SchoolUniversity of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringGwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyGwangju61005Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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- Center for Opto‐Electronic Materials and DevicesKorea Institute of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
- Division of Nano and Information TechnologyKIST SchoolUniversity of Science and TechnologySeoul02792Republic of Korea
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Fynbo C, Huss-Hansen MK, Bikondoa O, Gangadharappa C, da Silva Filho DA, Patil S, Knaapila M, Kjelstrup-Hansen J. Structural Study of Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivative Thin Films: Influence of Deposition Method, Substrate Surface, and Aging. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:12099-12109. [PMID: 37587409 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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We report the morphology and microstructure of n-dialkyl side-chain-substituted thiophene DPP end-capped with phenyl groups (Ph-TDPP-Ph) thin films and compare the influence of deposition method and substrate surface using thermally oxidized Si and graphene substrates as well as monolayer graphene surfaces with an underlying self-assembled octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayer, complemented by an aging study of spin-coated films over a 2 weeks aging period. A distinct difference in morphology was observed between spin-coated and vacuum-deposited thin films, which formed a fiber-like morphology and a continuous layer of terraced grains, respectively. After an initial film evolution, all combinations of deposition method and substrate type result in well-ordered thin films with almost identical crystalline phases with slight variations in crystallinity and mosaicity. These findings point toward strong intermolecular forces dominating during growth, and the templating effect observed for other oligomer films formed on graphene is consequently ineffective for this material type. Upon aging of spin-coated films, a noticeable evolution involving two different morphologies and crystalline phases were observed. After several days, the thin film evolved into a more stable crystal phase and a fiber-like morphology. Moreover, slight variation in optical spectra were elucidated on the basis on density functional theory calculations. These results demonstrate that thin-film properties of DPP derivatives can be tailored by manipulating the film formation process.
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- Cecilie Fynbo
- NanoSYD, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
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- NanoSYD, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
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- XMaS UK CRG Beamline, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 09, France
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, U.K
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- Grupo de Semicondutores Orgânicos, Instituto de Física, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Universidade de Brasília, CP 4478, Brasília 70919-970, DF, Brazil
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- NanoSYD, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
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Liu D, He G, Liu J, Zhang X, Zhang J, Duan Z. Synthesis and characterization of new donor-acceptor oligothiophene derivative with pyrido[1,2,5]thiadiazole as electron accepting unit. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Daaoub A, Morris JMF, Béland VA, Demay‐Drouhard P, Hussein A, Higgins SJ, Sadeghi H, Nichols RJ, Vezzoli A, Baumgartner T, Sangtarash S. Not So Innocent After All: Interfacial Chemistry Determines Charge-Transport Efficiency in Single-Molecule Junctions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202302150. [PMID: 37029093 PMCID: PMC10953449 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202302150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Most studies in molecular electronics focus on altering the molecular wire backbone to tune the electrical properties of the whole junction. However, it is often overlooked that the chemical structure of the groups anchoring the molecule to the metallic electrodes influences the electronic structure of the whole system and, therefore, its conductance. We synthesised electron-accepting dithienophosphole oxide derivatives and fabricated their single-molecule junctions. We found that the anchor group has a dramatic effect on charge-transport efficiency: in our case, electron-deficient 4-pyridyl contacts suppress conductance, while electron-rich 4-thioanisole termini promote efficient transport. Our calculations show that this is due to minute changes in charge distribution, probed at the electrode interface. Our findings provide a framework for efficient molecular junction design, especially valuable for compounds with strong electron withdrawing/donating backbones.
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- Abdalghani Daaoub
- Device Modelling GroupSchool of EngineeringUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryYork University4700 Keele StreetTorontoON, M3J 1P3Canada
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- Department of ChemistryYork University4700 Keele StreetTorontoON, M3J 1P3Canada
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- Department of ChemistryYork University4700 Keele StreetTorontoON, M3J 1P3Canada
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Device Modelling GroupSchool of EngineeringUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryYork University4700 Keele StreetTorontoON, M3J 1P3Canada
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- Device Modelling GroupSchool of EngineeringUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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Li X, Chen D, Li N, Xu Q, Li H, Lu J. Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production induced by the strong internal electric field of all-organic S-scheme heterojunction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:691-702. [PMID: 36481424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Light-driven reaction of oxygen and water to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an environmental protection method, which can convert solar energy into green products. In this work, perylene-3, 4, 9, 10-tetracarboxylic diimide (PDINH) could be recrystallized in situ on the surface of porous carbon nitride (PCN), to obtain an all-organic S-scheme heterojunction (PDINH/PCN). The design of the hierarchical porous photocatalyst improved the mass transfer, enhanced the light absorption and increased specific surface area. Moreover, the construction of the S-scheme heterojunction at the interface of PDINH and PCN exhibited suitable band, which facilitated the separation and transfer of carriers. The H2O2 production rate was up to 922.4 μmol g-1h-1, which was 2.6 and 53.3 times higher than that of PCN and PDINH. Therefore, the all-organic S-scheme heterojunction provides an insight for improving the photocatalytic H2O2 production.
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- Xueqing Li
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Jia L, Hao J, Wang S, Yang L, Liu K. Sensitive detection of 4-nitrophenol based on pyridine diketopyrrolopyrrole-functionalized graphene oxide direct electrochemical sensor. RSC Adv 2023; 13:2392-2401. [PMID: 36741183 PMCID: PMC9837858 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07239d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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For highly sensitive detection of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) in the environment, a novel pyridine diketopyrrolopyrrole-functionalized graphene oxide (PDPP-GO) composite was constructed for the first time by an improved Hummers' method. Herein, PDPP was completely dissolved in sulfuric acid (6 mol L-1) and reacted with GO, promoting PDPP evenly adhering to the GO surface. Moreover, the specific surface area increased from 15.51 to 22.033 m2 g-1. Infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy simultaneously demonstrated that PDPP was bound to GO by the strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking conjugation. During the cyclic voltammetry test, the PDPP-GO coated glassy carbon electrode (PDPP-GO/GCE) direct electrochemical sensor gave expression to the best electrocatalytic activity for 4-nitrophenol detection than GO/GCE and bare GCE. Under optimization conditions, the as-prepared PDPP-GO/GCE sensor brought out remarkable sensitivities of 18.54 (0.5-50 μM) and 6.61 μA μM-1 cm-2 (50-163 μM) in the linear detection of 4-NP. Besides, a low detection limit of 0.10 μM, reliable long-term stability, excellent selectivity, and reproducibility were obtained. In the real sample test, the PDPP-GO/GCE demonstrated sensitive and reliable determination.
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- Lingpu Jia
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu UniversityChengdu 610106China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu UniversityChengdu 610106China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and TechnologyMianyang 621010China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and TechnologyMianyang 621010China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal and Edible Plants Resources Development of Sichuan Education Department, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, School of Pharmacy, Chengdu UniversityChengdu 610106China
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Patil Y, Butenschön H, Misra R. Tetracyanobutadiene Bridged Push-Pull Chromophores: Development of New Generation Optoelectronic Materials. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200208. [PMID: 36202630 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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This review describes the design strategies used for the synthesis of various tetracyanobutadiene bridged donor-acceptor molecular architectures by a click type [2+2] cycloaddition-retroelectrocyclization (CA-RE) reaction sequence. The photophysical and electrochemical properties of the tetracyanobutadiene bridged molecular architectures based on various moieties including diketopyrrolopyrrole, isoindigo, benzothiadiazole, pyrene, pyrazabole, truxene, boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY), phenothiazine, triphenylamine, thiazole and bisthiazole are summarized. Further, we discuss some important applications of the tetracyanobutadiene bridged derivatives in dye sensitized solar cells, bulk heterojunction solar cells and photothermal cancer therapy.
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- Yuvraj Patil
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, 453552, India.,Present Address: Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR) -, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, 35700, France
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, 30167, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, 453552, India
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Kumar GD, Banasiewicz M, Wrzosek A, O'Mari O, Zochowska M, Vullev VI, Jacquemin D, Szewczyk A, Gryko DT. A sensitive zinc probe operating via enhancement of excited-state intramolecular charge transfer. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:7439-7447. [PMID: 36102673 DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01296k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel highly sensitive fluorescent probes for zinc cations based on the diketopyrrolopyrrole scaffold were designed and synthesized. Large bathochromic shifts (≈80 nm) of fluorescence are observed when the Zn2+-recognition unit (di-(2-picolyl)amine) is bridged with the fluorophore possessing an additional pyridine unit able to participate in the coordination process. This effect originates from the dipolar architecture and the increasing electron-withdrawing properties of the diketopyrrolopyrrole core upon addition of the cation. The new, greenish-yellow emitting probes, which operate via modulation of intramolecular charge transfer, are very sensitive to the presence of Zn2+. Introduction of a morpholine unit in the diketopyrrolopyrrole structure induces a selective six-fold increase of the emission intensity upon zinc coordination. Importantly, the presence of other divalent biologically relevant metal cations has negligible effects and typically even at a 100-fold higher concentration of Mg2+/Zn2+, the effect is comparable. Computational studies rationalize the strong bathochromic shift upon Zn2+-complexation. Decorating the probes with the triphenylphosphonium cation and morpholine unit enables selective localization in the mitochondria and the lysosome of cardiac H9C2 cells, respectively.
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- G Dinesh Kumar
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteur 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteur 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Nantes University, CNRS, CEISAM, UMR-6230, F-4400 Nantes, France.
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- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pasteur 3, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
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Parallel triplet formation pathways in a singlet fission material. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5244. [PMID: 36068233 PMCID: PMC9448805 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32844-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Harvesting long-lived free triplets in high yields by utilizing organic singlet fission materials can be the cornerstone for increasing photovoltaic efficiencies potentially. However, except for polyacenes, which are the most studied systems in the singlet fission field, spin-entangled correlated triplet pairs and free triplets born through singlet fission are relatively poorly characterized. By utilizing transient absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy in supramolecular aggregate thin films consisting of Hamilton-receptor-substituted diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives, we show that photoexcitation gives rise to the formation of spin-0 correlated triplet pair 1(TT) from the lower Frenkel exciton state. The existence of 1(TT) is proved through faint Herzberg-Teller emission that is enabled by vibronic coupling and correlated with an artifact-free triplet-state photoinduced absorption in the near-infrared. Surprisingly, transient electron paramagnetic resonance reveals that long-lived triplets are produced through classical intersystem crossing instead of 1(TT) dissociation, with the two pathways in competition. Moreover, comparison of the triplet-formation dynamics in J-like and H-like thin films with the same energetics reveals that spin-orbit coupling mediated intersystem crossing persists in both. However, 1(TT) only forms in the J-like film, pinpointing the huge impact of intermolecular coupling geometry on singlet fission dynamics.
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Gao C, Fang J, Xu L, Gong HY. A Mild Silica Gel Promoted Synthesis and Initial Functional Study of Tetrapyridyl Tetrahydropyrrolopyrrolones. Org Lett 2022; 24:5397-5401. [PMID: 35834612 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A one-pot strategy with yields up to 82% was reported to generate 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-2-(3,3a,6-tris(5-pyridin-2-yl)-5-oxohexahydropyrrolo[3,2-b] pyrrol-2(1H)-ylidene)acetonitrile 1a and its derivatives 1b-d. Silica gel promoted quantitative conversion from stable intermediate to 1a within 30 min at room temperature. Finally, four chemical σ bonds and two chiral carbons with high diastereoselectivity were achieved. Compound 1a can act as a novel high selective UV-vis and fluorescence "turn-on" probe for Zn2+ and Cd2+, respond to proton, and show dual-state emission (DSE) characteristics.
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- Chao Gao
- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Zhongguancun Street 59, Beijing 100872, P.R. China.,Institute of Molecular Sciences (ISM), University of Bordeaux, UMR-CNRS 5255, 351, Cours de la Libération, Talence 33405 Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Zhongguancun Street 59, Beijing 100872, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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Maity N, Majumder K, Patel AK, Swain D, Suryaprakash N, Patil S. Synthesis and Emergent Photophysical Properties of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Supramolecular Self-Assembly. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:23179-23188. [PMID: 35847286 PMCID: PMC9280760 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based molecular semiconductors exhibit intriguing optical and charge transport properties. Herein, we rationally design a series of electronically identical but structurally distinct Hamilton receptor (HR)-based supramolecular assembly of DPP. The HR endows supramolecular assemblies via hydrogen bonding with enhanced structural ordering and excitonic couplings. The mechanism of supramolecular self-assembly was probed by diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and solid-state IR spectroscopy studies. We investigated the morphology of self-assembly, photophysical and electrochemical properties and compared them with the identical DPP molecular structures without HRs. The microstructure of self-assembly was probed with atomic force microscopy in thin films. Subsequently, the influence of solid-state packing was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The single-crystal structure of HR-TDPP-C20 reveals slipped stack arrangements between the two neighboring chromophores with π-π stacking distance and slip angle of 3.55 Å and 35.4°, respectively. Notably, the slight torsional angle of 1° between thiophene and lactam rings and small π-π stacking distance suggest a significant intermolecular coupling between thiophene (D) and lactam (A) rings. This intramolecular coupling between two π-π chromophore stacks manifests in their optical properties. In this manuscript, we report rational design and synthesis of supramolecular self-assembly of DPP with a collection of compelling structural and optical properties.
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- Nilabja Maity
- Solid
State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid
State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- NMR
Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid
State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid
State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Shi X, Tian Y, Liu Y, Xiong Z, Zhai S, Chu S, Gao F. Research Progress of Photothermal Nanomaterials in Multimodal Tumor Therapy. Front Oncol 2022; 12:939365. [PMID: 35898892 PMCID: PMC9309268 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.939365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The aggressive growth of cancer cells brings extreme challenges to cancer therapy while triggering the exploration of the application of multimodal therapy methods. Multimodal tumor therapy based on photothermal nanomaterials is a new technology to realize tumor cell thermal ablation through near-infrared light irradiation with a specific wavelength, which has the advantages of high efficiency, less adverse reactions, and effective inhibition of tumor metastasis compared with traditional treatment methods such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Photothermal nanomaterials have gained increasing interest due to their potential applications, remarkable properties, and advantages for tumor therapy. In this review, recent advances and the common applications of photothermal nanomaterials in multimodal tumor therapy are summarized, with a focus on the different types of photothermal nanomaterials and their application in multimodal tumor therapy. Moreover, the challenges and future applications have also been speculated.
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- Xiaolu Shi
- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Implantology, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shunli Chu, ; Fengxiang Gao,
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- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Shunli Chu, ; Fengxiang Gao,
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Rational design of ZL003-based organic dyes for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells: Influence of alkynyl group and π-spacers on photovoltaic performance. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fusco S, Barra M, Gontrani L, Bonomo M, Chianese F, Galliano S, Centore R, Cassinese A, Carbone M, Carella A. Novel Thienyl DPP derivatives Functionalized with Terminal Electron-Acceptor Groups: Synthesis, Optical Properties and OFET Performance. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104552. [PMID: 35244293 PMCID: PMC9314809 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Three novel diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) based small molecules have been synthesized and characterized in terms of their chemical-physical, electrochemical and electrical properties. All the molecules consist of a central DPP electron acceptor core symmetrically functionalized with donor bi-thienyl moieties and flanked in the terminal positions by three different auxiliary electron-acceptor groups. This kind of molecular structure, characterized by an alternation of electron acceptor and donor groups, was purposely designed to provide a significant absorption at the longer wavelengths of the visible spectrum: when analysed as thin films, in fact, the dyes absorb well over 800 nm and exhibit a narrow optical bandgap down to 1.28 eV. A detailed DFT analysis provides useful information on the electronic structure of the dyes and on the features of the main optical transitions. Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have been fabricated by depositing the DPP dyes as active layers from solution: the different end-functionalization of the dyes had an effect on the charge-transport properties with two of the dyes acting as n-type semiconductors (electron mobility up to 4.4 ⋅ 10-2 cm2 /V ⋅ s) and the third one as a p-type semiconductor (hole mobility up to 2.3 ⋅ 10-3 cm2 /V ⋅ s). Interestingly, well-balanced ambipolar transistors were achieved by blending the most performant n-type and p-type dyes with hole and electron mobility in the order of 10-3 cm2 /V ⋅ s.
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- Sandra Fusco
- Dipartimento di Scienze ChimicheUniversità degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II', Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'AngeloVia Cintia 2180126NapoliItaly
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini” CNR-SPINP.le Tecchio, 8080125NapoliItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità di Roma “La Sapienza”Piazzale Aldo Moro 500185RomaItaly
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie ChimicheUniversità di Roma “Tor Vergata”Via della ricerca scientifica 100133RomaItaly
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità di Roma “La Sapienza”Piazzale Aldo Moro 500185RomaItaly
- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental CentreUniversity of TorinoVia Pietro Giuria 710125TorinoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini” CNR-SPINP.le Tecchio, 8080125NapoliItaly
- Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini”Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II' P.le Tecchio, 8080125NapoliItaly
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental CentreUniversity of TorinoVia Pietro Giuria 710125TorinoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze ChimicheUniversità degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II', Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'AngeloVia Cintia 2180126NapoliItaly
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini” CNR-SPINP.le Tecchio, 8080125NapoliItaly
- Dipartimento di Fisica “Ettore Pancini”Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II' P.le Tecchio, 8080125NapoliItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie ChimicheUniversità di Roma “Tor Vergata”Via della ricerca scientifica 100133RomaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze ChimicheUniversità degli Studi di Napoli ‘Federico II', Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'AngeloVia Cintia 2180126NapoliItaly
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Lee S, Park CS, Yoon H. Nanoparticulate Photoluminescent Probes for Bioimaging: Small Molecules and Polymers. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:4949. [PMID: 35563340 PMCID: PMC9100005 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Recent interest in research on photoluminescent molecules due to their unique properties has played an important role in advancing the bioimaging field. In particular, small molecules and organic dots as probes have great potential for the achievement of bioimaging because of their desirable properties. In this review, we provide an introduction of probes consisting of fluorescent small molecules and polymers that emit light across the ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelength ranges, along with a brief summary of the most recent techniques for bioimaging. Since photoluminescence probes emitting light in different ranges have different goals and targets, their respective strategies also differ. Diverse and novel strategies using photoluminescence probes against targets have gradually been introduced in the related literature. Among recent papers (published within the last 5 years) on the topic, we here concentrate on the photophysical properties and strategies for the design of molecular probes, with key examples of in vivo photoluminescence research for practical applications. More in-depth studies on these probes will provide key insights into how to control the molecular structure and size/shape of organic probes for expanded bioimaging research and applications.
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- Sanghyuck Lee
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea;
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (DGMIF), Daegu 41061, Korea;
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea;
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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Reisjalali M, Manurung R, Carbone P, Troisi A. Development of hybrid coarse-grained atomistic models for rapid assessment of local structuring of polymeric semiconductors. MOLECULAR SYSTEMS DESIGN & ENGINEERING 2022; 7:294-305. [PMID: 35646391 PMCID: PMC9074845 DOI: 10.1039/d1me00165e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Decades of work in the field of computational study of semiconducting polymers using atomistic models illustrate the challenges of generating equilibrated models for this class of materials. While adopting a coarse-grained model can be helpful, the process of developing a suitable model is particularly non-trivial and time-consuming for semiconducting polymers due to a large number of different interactions with some having an anisotropic nature. This work introduces a procedure for the rapid generation of a hybrid model for semiconducting polymers where atoms of secondary importance (those in the alkyl side chains) are transformed into coarse-grained beads to reduce the computational cost of generating an equilibrated structure. The parameters are determined from easy-to-equilibrate simulations of very short oligomers and the model is constructed to enable a very simple back-mapping procedure to reconstruct geometries with atomistic resolution. The model is illustrated for three related polymers containing DPP (diketopyrrolopyrrole) to evaluate the transferability of the potential across different families of polymers. The accuracy of the model, determined by comparison with the results of fully equilibrated simulations of the same material before and after back-mapping, is fully satisfactory for two out of the three cases considered. We noticed that accuracy can be determined very early in the workflow so that it is easy to assess when the deployment of this method is advantageous. The hybrid representation can be used to evaluate directly the electronic properties of structures sampled by the simulations.
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- Maryam Reisjalali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool Crown St L69 7ZD Liverpool UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool Crown St L69 7ZD Liverpool UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science Oxford Road M13 9PL Manchester UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool Crown St L69 7ZD Liverpool UK
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Kini GP, Parashar M, Jahandar M, Lee J, Chung S, Cho K, Shukla VK, Singh R. Structure–property relationships of diketopyrrolopyrrole- and thienoacene-based A–D–A type hole transport materials for efficient perovskite solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00294a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two DPP-based hole-transporting materials with different aromatic π-bridges have been synthesized and tested for perovskite solar cells. Improved power conversion efficiency and stability were achieved by employing DPP-TT.
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- Gururaj P. Kini
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Vocational Studies and Applied Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201312, India
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- Surface Technology Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), 797 Changwon-daero, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, 51508, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Vocational Studies and Applied Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201312, India
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- School of Computing and Electrical Engineering (SCEE), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 175005, India
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Li M, Xiao M, Li Z. Adjusting the photovoltaic performance of big fused ring-based small molecules by tailoring with different modifications. RSC Adv 2021; 11:39625-39635. [PMID: 35494134 PMCID: PMC9044804 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08239f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Three novel A-D-A type small-molecule donor materials, namely AAN-DPP2, AAN(T-DPP)2 and AANT(T-DPP)2, with anthanthrene (AAN) as the electron-donating core, diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) as the electron-accepting moiety, and thiophene as π-bridge units, have been designed and synthesized for application in bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs). Compared to AAN-DPP2, devices based on AAN(T-DPP)2 and AANT(T-DPP)2 show better photovoltaic performance due to broader absorption and better planarity of the molecular backbone. A maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 2.33% with a short-circuit current density (J sc) of 6.82 mA cm-2 and a fill factor (FF) of 39.80 was obtained in the AAN(T-DPP)2/PC71BM-based solar cells. This is resulting from the suitable thickness of the active layer, improving the ability of catching light and decreasing the twist angle of the backbone by inserting a thiophene spacer. The results indicate that strategic substitution of π-bridges and side-chains in A-D-A type SMs is an efficient strategy to improve photovoltaic performance.
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- Min Li
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Devices, School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology Nanchang 330013 P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Light-Electricity-Heat Energy-Converting Materials and Applications, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University Changzhou 213164 China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in the Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 China
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- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Devices, School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology Nanchang 330013 P. R. China
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Tuning the optoelectronic properties of scaffolds by using variable central core unit and their photovoltaic applications. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ma J, Gao H, Feng J, Zhang SF, Wang L, Zhao D, Wu Y, Jiang L. Controlled Assembly of Conjugated Ladder Molecules with Different Bridging Structures toward Optoelectronic Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:50197-50205. [PMID: 34652904 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Structural design of organic π-conjugated small molecules allows the energy band structure and electronic properties of the molecules to be tuned as needed, which provides a feasible strategy for enhancing the performance of optoelectronic devices. The introduction of bridging structures is a common structural modification method to adjust the rigidity and coplanarity of the molecular backbone, thus affecting the molecular packing. However, patterning of organic single-crystalline microstructures based on conjugated ladder molecules with different bridging structures still remains challenging for large-area integration of optoelectronic devices. In this paper, a controlled dewetting process is applied to obtain organic single-crystalline arrays with precise positioning and a regular morphology based on two isomers with silicon-oxygen bridging and their two carbon-oxygen-bridged analogues. Molecules with different bridging structures show disparate packing models due to the difference of dihedral angles and ring tensions. A microwire-array ultraviolet photodetector based on the oxygen-silicon-bridging ladder molecule exhibits a high light on/off ratio of 24 and a responsivity of 0.63 mA W-1 owing to the effective π-π stacking governed by the molecular planarity. This work not only provides a universal method for the integration of organic optoelectronic devices but also explains the effect of bridging structure engineering on molecular assembly and optoelectronic performance.
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- Jianpeng Ma
- School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, 528000 Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, 528000 Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- Ji Hua Laboratory, Foshan, 528000 Guangdong, P. R. China
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Zheng Y, Bao S, Yang H, Fan H, Fan D, Cui C, Li Y. Indacenodithiophene-based small-molecule donor with strong crystallinity for efficient organic solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10767-10770. [PMID: 34585680 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04559h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two indacenodithiophene (IDT)-based small-molecule analogues (IDBT and IDBT-Cl) are designed as donor materials for organic solar cells. Relative to the amorphous IDBT-Cl, the IDBT with strong crystallinity shows overall better photovoltaic performance when blended with a Y6 acceptor. The results demonstrate the great potential of IDT units in designing efficient small-molecule donors.
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- Yan Zheng
- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Materials, Suzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Semiconductor-Optoelectronics Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. .,Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Zheng X, Bian S, Liu W, Zhang C, Wu J, Ren H, Zhang W, Lee CS, Wang P. Amphiphilic Diketopyrrolopyrrole Derivatives for Efficient Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:26575-26582. [PMID: 34661012 PMCID: PMC8515603 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The design and synthesis of single-molecule amphiphilic and multifunctional phototherapeutic agents are important to cancer diagnosis and therapy. In this work, we developed three amphiphilic diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives (TPADPP, DTPADPP, and TPADDPP) with different donor-acceptor structures and poly(ethylene glycol) side chains. The corresponding nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained via a self-assembly from three amphiphilic DPP derivatives and used as smart phototherapeutic agents for tumor diagnosis and treatment. The three amphiphilic DPP NPs exhibited near-infrared (NIR) emissions and good biocompatibility. Thus, they could be used as fluorescence (FL) imaging agents for guided therapy. DTPADPP NPs and TPADDPP NPs also displayed excellent photothermal performance and high accumulation in the tumor. Owing to these beneficial features, the DTPADPP NPs and TPADDPP NPs synthesized herein are suitable for NIR FL imaging and effective photothermal therapy against the tumor in vivo.
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- Xiuli Zheng
- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Future Technology, University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Future Technology, University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Center
of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, City University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Center
of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) & Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, City University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
and CityU-CAS Joint Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices,
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Future Technology, University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Chen Z, Li W, Sabuj MA, Li Y, Zhu W, Zeng M, Sarap CS, Huda MM, Qiao X, Peng X, Ma D, Ma Y, Rai N, Huang F. Evolution of the electronic structure in open-shell donor-acceptor organic semiconductors. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5889. [PMID: 34620849 PMCID: PMC8497548 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26173-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Most organic semiconductors have closed-shell electronic structures, however, studies have revealed open-shell character emanating from design paradigms such as narrowing the bandgap and controlling the quinoidal-aromatic resonance of the π-system. A fundamental challenge is understanding and identifying the molecular and electronic basis for the transition from a closed- to open-shell electronic structure and connecting the physicochemical properties with (opto)electronic functionality. Here, we report donor-acceptor organic semiconductors comprised of diketopyrrolopyrrole and naphthobisthiadiazole acceptors and various electron-rich donors commonly utilized in constructing high-performance organic semiconductors. Nuclear magnetic resonance, electron spin resonance, magnetic susceptibility measurements, single-crystal X-ray studies, and computational investigations connect the bandgap, π-extension, structural, and electronic features with the emergence of various degrees of diradical character. This work systematically demonstrates the widespread diradical character in the classical donor-acceptor organic semiconductors and provides distinctive insights into their ground state structure-property relationship.
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Grants
- The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Basic and Applied Basic Research Major Program of Guangdong Province (No. 2019B030302007), Innovation Research Group Project of Fund Committee (No. 51521002), National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2019YFA0705900) funded by MOST, Natural Science Foundation of China (51973063, 21733005, 91633301), and the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou (No. 201707020019). MAS, CSS, MMH, and NR acknowledge the financial support from the National Science Foundation (OIA-1757220) for the computational aspects of this project. This work used supercomputing resources at the high-performance computing center at Mississippi State University and the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), which is supported by National Science Foundation grant number ACI-1548562. This work used XSEDE Stampede 2 at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) through allocation TG-CHE140141.
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- Zhongxin Chen
- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States
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- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering and Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, United States.
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China.
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Bary G, Ghani L, Jamil MI, Arslan M, Ahmed W, Ahmad A, Sajid M, Ahmad R, Huang D. Designing small organic non-fullerene acceptor molecules with diflorobenzene or quinoline core and dithiophene donor moiety through density functional theory. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19683. [PMID: 34608168 PMCID: PMC8490382 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97662-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
The non-fullerene acceptors A1-A5 with diflourobenzene or quinoline core (bridge) unit, donor cyclopenta[1,2-b:3,4-b']dithiophene unit and 2-(2-methylene-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ylidene)malononitrile as acceptor unit with additional phenyl, fulvene or thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidinyl 5-oxide groups have been designed through DFT calculations. The optimization of molecular geometries were performed with density functional theory (DFT) at B3LYP 6-31G (d,p) level of theory. The frontier molecular orbital (FMO) energies, band gap energies and dipole moments (ground and excited state) have been calculated to probe the photovoltaic properties. The band gap (1.42-2.01 eV) and dipole moment values (5.5-18. Debye) showed that these designed acceptors are good candidates for organic solar cells. Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) results showed λmax (wave length at maximum absorption) value (611-837 nm), oscillator strength (f) and excitation energies (1.50-2.02 eV) in gas phase and in CHCl3 solvent (1.48-1.89 eV) using integral equation formalism variant (IEFPCM) model. The λmax in CHCl3 showed marginal red shift for all designed acceptors compared with gas phase absorption. The partial density of states (PDOS) has been plotted by using multiwfn which showed that all the designed molecules have more electronic distribution at the donor moiety and lowest at the central bridge. The reorganization energies of electron (λe) (0.0007 eV to 0.017 eV), and the hole reorganization energy values (0.0003 eV to - 0.0403 eV) were smaller which suggested that higher charged motilities. The blends of acceptors A1-A5 with donor polymer D1 provided open circuit voltage (Voc) and ∆HOMO off-set of the HOMO of donor and acceptors. These blends showed 1.04 to 1.5 eV values of Voc and 0 to 0.38 eV ∆HOMO off set values of the donor-acceptor bends which indicate improved performance of the cell. Finally, the blend of D1-A4 was used for the study of distribution of HOMO and LUMO. The HOMO were found distributed on the donor polymer (D1) while the A4 acceptor was found with LUMO distribution. Based on λmax values, and band gap energies (Eg), excitation energies (Ex), reorganization energies; the A3 and A4 will prove good acceptor molecules for the development of organic solar cells.
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- Ghulam Bary
- Faculty of Science, Yibin University, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Bionanotechnology, Hanyang University, Ansan, 155-88, Korea
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Engineering Manufacture Technology, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Bionanotechnology, Hanyang University, Ansan, 155-88, Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology, Hanyang University, Ansan, 155-88, Korea.
- Chemistry Department, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
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- Chemistry Department, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China
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- Faculty of Science, Yibin University, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China
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- Faculty of Science, Yibin University, Yibin, 644000, Sichuan, China
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Cigánek M, Richtár J, Weiter M, Krajčovič J. Organic π‐Conjugated Molecules: From Nature to Artificial Applications. Where are the Boundaries? Isr J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.202100061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Martin Cigánek
- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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Richtar J, Ciganek M, Prochazkova AJ, Kovalenko A, Seelajaroen H, Kratochvíl M, Weiter M, Yumusak C, Sariciftci NS, Lukeš V, Krajcovic J. Adamantane Substitution Effects on Crystallization and Electrooptical Properties of Epindolidione and Quinacridone Dyes. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202100127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jan Richtar
- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 4040 Linz Austria
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 4040 Linz Austria
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- Linz Institute for Organic Solar Cells (LIOS) Physical Chemistry Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenbergerstraße 69 4040 Linz Austria
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava Radlinského 9 SK-812 37 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Brno University of Technology Faculty of Chemistry Materials Research Centre Purkyňova 118 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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Reisjalali M, Burgos-Mármol JJ, Manurung R, Troisi A. Local structuring of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based oligomers from molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:19693-19707. [PMID: 34525153 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp03257g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The microscopic structure of high mobility semiconducting polymers is known to be essential for their performance but it cannot be easily deduced from the available experimental data. A series of short oligomers of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based materials that display high charge mobility are studied by molecular dynamics simulations to understand their local structuring at an atomic level. Different analyses are proposed to compare the ability of different oligomers to form large aggregates and their driving force. The simulations show that the tendency for this class of materials to form aggregates is driven by the interaction between DPP fragments, but this is modulated by the other conjugated fragments of the materials which affect the rigidity of the polymer and, ultimately, the size of the aggregates that are formed. The main structural features and the electronic structure of the oligomers are fairly similar above the glass transition temperature and at room temperature.
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- Maryam Reisjalali
- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Place, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Place, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Place, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
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Pan X, Wu J, Xiao L, Yap B, Xia R, Peng X. Porphyrin Acceptors with Two Perylene Diimide Dimers for Organic Solar Cells. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3614-3621. [PMID: 34107177 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Three small-molecule acceptors (Por-PDI, TEHPor-PDI, and BBOPor-PDI) with different side chains were synthesized by using a porphyrin core as the electron-donating unit and connecting electron-withdrawing perylene diimide dimers via acetylene bridges. The bulk heterojunction organic solar cells based on the three acceptors and a polymer donor provided power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 3.68-5.21 % when the active layers were fabricated with pyridine additives. Though the synthesis of Por-PDI is easier with fewer reaction steps and higher yields, the devices based on Por-PDI showed the best performance with a PCE of 5.21 %. The more ordered intermolecular packing due to the reduced steric hindrance at the porphyrin core of Por-PDI could contribute to the more balanced hole/electron mobilities, higher maximum charge generation rate, and less bimolecular recombination in Por-PDI devices, which are beneficial for the higher PCE.
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- Xiaojie Pan
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- The International School of Advanced Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
- Electronic and Communications Department, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia
- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor, 43000, Malaysia
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- The International School of Advanced Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Zheng B, Huo L. Recent Advances of Furan and Its Derivatives Based Semiconductor Materials for Organic Photovoltaics. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100493. [PMID: 34928062 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The state-of-the-art bulk-heterojunction (BHJ)-type organic solar cells (OSCs) have exhibited power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of exceeding 18%. Thereinto, thiophene and its fused-ring derivatives play significant roles in facilitating the development of OSCs due to their excellent semiconducting natures. Furan as thiophene analogue, is a ubiquitous motif in naturally occurring organic compounds. Driven by the advantages of furan, such as less steric hindrance, good solubility, excellent stacking, strong rigidity and fluorescence, biomass derived fractions, more and more research groups focus on the furan-based materials for using in OSCs in the past decade. To systematically understand the developments of furan-based photovoltaic materials, the relationships between the molecular structures, optoelectronic properties, and photovoltaic performances for the furan-based semiconductor materials including single furan, benzofuran, benzodifuran (BDF) (containing thienobenzofuran (TBF)), naphthodifurans (NDF), and polycyclic furan are summarized. Finally, the empirical regularities and perspectives of the development of this kind of new organic semiconductor materials are extracted.
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- Bing Zheng
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Bi P, Zhang S, Wang J, Ren J, Hou J. Progress in Organic Solar Cells: Materials, Physics and Device Engineering. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Pengqing Bi
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Sciences CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Almodôvar VAS, Tomé AC. A Convenient Synthesis of Diketopyrrolopyrrole Dyes. Molecules 2021; 26:4758. [PMID: 34443350 PMCID: PMC8401603 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Diketopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrroles (DPP) are high-performance organic optoelectronic materials. They have applications in solar cells, fluorescent probes, bioimaging, photodynamic/photothermal therapy, and in many other areas. This article reports a convenient two-step synthesis of various DPP dyes from Pigment Red 254, an inexpensive commercial pigment. The synthesis includes a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction of a bis(4-chlorophenyl)DPP derivative with aryl and hetaryl boronic acids under mild reaction conditions. The new dyes show large Stokes shifts and high fluorescence quantum yields, important features for their potential use in technical and biological applications.
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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Pieczykolan M, Derr JB, Chrayteh A, Koszarna B, Clark JA, Vakuliuk O, Jacquemin D, Vullev VI, Gryko DT. The Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Weakly Coupled Diketopyrrolopyrroles. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26164744. [PMID: 34443329 PMCID: PMC8398321 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Three centrosymmetric diketopyrrolopyrroles possessing either two 2-(2′-methoxyphenyl)benzothiazole or two 2-(2′-methoxyphenyl)benzoxazolo-thiophene scaffolds were synthesized in a straightforward manner, and their photophysical properties were investigated. Their emission was significantly bathochromically shifted as compared with that of simple DPPs reaching 650 nm. Judging from theoretical calculations performed with time-dependent density functional theory, in all three cases the excited state was localized on the DPP core and there was no significant CT character. Consequently, emission was almost independent of solvents’ polarity. DPPs possessing 2,5-thiophene units vicinal to DPP core play a role in electronic transitions, resulting in bathochromically shifted absorption and emission. Interestingly, as judged from transient absorption dynamics, intersystem crossing was responsible for the deactivation of the excited states of DPPs possessing para linkers but not in the case of dye bearing meta linker.
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- Michał Pieczykolan
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44-52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (B.K.); (O.V.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
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- CEISAM Laboratory—UMR 6230, University of Nantes, CNTS, 44035 Nantes, France;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44-52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (B.K.); (O.V.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44-52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (B.K.); (O.V.)
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- CEISAM Laboratory—UMR 6230, University of Nantes, CNTS, 44035 Nantes, France;
- Correspondence: (D.J.); (V.I.V.); (D.T.G.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA;
- Correspondence: (D.J.); (V.I.V.); (D.T.G.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44-52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland; (M.P.); (B.K.); (O.V.)
- Correspondence: (D.J.); (V.I.V.); (D.T.G.)
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Yang Z, Fan X, Li H, Li X, Li S, Zhang Z, Lin H, Qian J, Hua J. A Small-Molecule Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Dye for in vivo NIR-IIa Fluorescence Bioimaging. Chemistry 2021; 27:14240-14249. [PMID: 34337810 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Organic small-molecule fluorophores with near-infrared IIa (NIR-IIa) emission have great potential in pre-clinical detection and inoperative imaging due to the high-spatial resolution and deep penetration. However, developments of the NIR-IIa fluorophores are still facing considerable challenges. In this work, a series of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-based fluorophores were designed and synthesized. Subsequently, nanomaterial T25@F127 with significant NIR-IIa emission properties was rationally prepared by encapsulating DPP-based fluorophore T25, and was selected for fluorescence angiography and cerebral vascular microscopic imaging with nearly 800 μm penetrating depth and excellent signal-background ratio of 4.07 and 2.26 (at 250 and 400 μm), respectively. Furthermore, the nanomaterial T25@cRGD with tumor targeting ability can image tiny metastatic tumor on intestine with a small size of 0.3 mm×1.0 mm and high-spatial resolution (SBR=3.84). This study demonstrates that the nanomaterials which encapsulated T25 behave as excellent NIR-IIa fluorescence imaging agents and have a great potential for in vivo biological application.
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- Zhicheng Yang
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310000, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310000, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310000, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentations, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Joint International Research Laboratory for Precision Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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Papadopoulos I, Menon A, Plass F, Molina D, Harreiß C, Kahnt A, Spiecker E, Sastre-Santos Á, Guldi DM. Efficient charge-transfer from diketopyrrolopyrroles to single-walled carbon nanotubes. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:11544-11551. [PMID: 34184025 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03105h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this contribution, the excited state charge-transfer interactions between single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and a variety of phenyl, 4-bromophenyl, and thiophene substituted diketopyrrolopyrroles (DPPs), is described. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and aberration corrected high resolution transmission electron microscopy (AC-HRTEM) corroborated the successful formation of DPP/SWCNTs. Steady-state absorption, fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopies all gave insights into the impact on their ground and excited states as well as on the nature of their electronic communication/interaction. Of great value was time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy on the femto- and nanosecond time-scales; it assisted in deciphering the charge-transfer mechanism from the DPPs to the SWCNT and in analyzing the dynamics thereof with transfer efficiencies of up to 81%. Important confirmation for the one-electron oxidized DPPs came from pulse radiolysis assays with focus on establishing their spectral fingerprints. Our full-fledged work demonstrates that the successful preparation of stable DPP/SWCNTs represents an important step towards establishing them as a viable alternative to porphyrin-based systems in emerging applications such as solar energy conversion.
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- Ilias Papadopoulos
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. and Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Área de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 03203 Elche, Spain.
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM) and Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM) and Interdisciplinary Center for Nanostructured Films (IZNF), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Cauerstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Área de Química Orgánica, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, 03203 Elche, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy & Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Eichhorn SH, El-Ballouli AO, Cassar A, Kaafarani BR. Columnar Mesomorphism of Board-Shaped Perylene, Diketopyrrolopyrrole, Isoindigo, Indigo, and Quinoxalino-Phenanthrophenazine Dyes. Chempluschem 2021; 86:319-339. [PMID: 33624951 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The properties of organic dyes depend as much on their intermolecular interactions as on their molecular structure. While it is generally predictable what supramolecular structure would be ideal for a specific application, the generation of specific supramolecular structures by molecular design and suitable processing methods remains to be a challenge. A versatile approach to different supramolecular structures has been the application of mesomorphism in conjunction with alignment techniques and self-assembly at interfaces. Reviewed here is the columnar mesomorphism of board-shaped dyes perylene, indigo, isoindigo, diketopyrrolopyrrole, and quinoxalinophenanthrophenazine. They generate a larger number of different supramolecular structures than conventional disc-shaped (discotic) mesogens because of their non-circular shape and directional intermolecular interactions. The mesomorphism of all but the perylene derivatives is systematically and comprehensively covered for the first time.
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- S Holger Eichhorn
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, 1107-2020, Lebanon
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Li M, Leenaers PJ, Li J, Wienk MM, Janssen RAJ. Polymorphism of a semi-crystalline diketopyrrolopyrrole-terthiophene polymer. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021; 59:1285-1292. [PMID: 34223180 PMCID: PMC8246555 DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Few semiconducting polymers are known that possess more than one semi-crystalline structure. Guidelines for rationalizing or creating polymorphism in these materials do not exist. Two different semi-crystalline polymorphs, β 1 and β 2, and an amorphous α phase have recently been identified for alternating diketopyrrolopyrrole-quaterthiophene copolymers (PDPP4T). The polymorphs differ structurally by the π-π stacking distance, and electronically by the optical bandgap and charge carrier mobility. Here we investigate the corresponding terthiophene (PDPP3T) derivatives, to study the effect of the relative orientation of adjacent DPP units on the polymorphism. In PDPP3T, the relative orientation of DPP units alternates along the chain, while in PDPP4T it is constant. We show that the two polymorphs, β 1 and β 2, can also be generated for a PDPP3T polymer in solution and thin film. Interestingly, compared to PDPP4T, more solvents can induce the two distinct semi-crystalline polymorphs for PDPP3T via a β 1 → α → β 2 polymorphic transition.
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- Mengmeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices and Integrated Technology, Institute of MicroelectronicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy ResearchEindhovenThe Netherlands
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
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- Molecular Materials and Nanosystems, Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsEindhoven University of TechnologyEindhovenThe Netherlands
- Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy ResearchEindhovenThe Netherlands
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Levine AM, He G, Bu G, Ramos P, Wu F, Soliman A, Serrano J, Pietraru D, Chan C, Batteas JD, Kowalczyk M, Jang SJ, Nannenga BL, Sfeir MY, Tsai EHR, Braunschweig AB. Efficient Free Triplet Generation Follows Singlet Fission in Diketo-pyrrolopyrrole Polymorphs with Goldilocks Coupling. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:12207-12213. [PMID: 34868444 PMCID: PMC8641251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microcrystal electron diffraction, grazing incidence wide-angle scattering, and UV-Vis spectroscopy were used to determine the unit cell structure and the relative composition of dimethylated diketopyrrolopyrrole (MeDPP) H- and J-polymorphs within thin films subjected to vapor solvent annealing (VSA) for different times. Electronic structure and excited state deactivation pathways of the different polymorphs were examined by transient absorption spectroscopy, conductive probe atomic force microscopy, and molecular modeling. We find VSA initially converts amorphous films into mixtures of H- and J-polymorphs and promotes further conversion from H to J with longer VSA times. Though both polymorphs exhibit efficient SF to form coupled triplets, free triplet yields are higher in J-polymorph films compared to mixed films because coupling in J-aggregates is lower, and, in turn, more favorable for triplet decoupling.
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- Andrew M. Levine
- Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Physics, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Chemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, New York 11367, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, New York 11367, United States
- Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, New York, NY 11101, USA
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- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Department of Physics, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Queens, New York 11367, United States
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- Chemical Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Physics, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Nanoscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, 85 St. Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY 10031, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Jiang W, Liu Z, Zhu D, Zheng W, Chen L, Zhang X, Zhang G, Yi Y, Jiang L, Zhang D. New Synthetic Approaches to
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- Wenlin Jiang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemical Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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