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Panzade P, Wagh A, Harale P, Bhilwade S. Pharmaceutical cocrystals: a rising star in drug delivery applications. J Drug Target 2024; 32:115-127. [PMID: 38164658 DOI: 10.1080/1061186x.2023.2300690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Pharmaceutical cocrystals, owing to their manifold applications, are acting as bridge between drug discovery and pharmaceutical product development. The ability to scale up pharmaceutical cocrystals through continuous manufacturing approaches offers superior and economic pharmaceutical products. Moreover, cocrystals can be an aid for the nanoparticulate systems to solve the issues related to scale-up and cost. Cocrystals grabbed attention of academic researchers and pharmaceutical scientist due to their potential to target various diseases like cancer. The present review is mainly focussed on the diverse and comprehensive applications of pharmaceutical cocrystals in drug delivery including solubility and dissolution enhancement, improvement of bioavailability of drug, mechanical and flow properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients, controlled/sustained release and colour tuning of API. Besides, phytochemical based cocrystals, multi-drug cocrystals and cocrystals for tumour therapy have been discussed in this review. Additionally, recent progress pertinent to pharmaceutical cocrystals is also included, which may provide future directions to manufacturing and scale-up of cocrystals.
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- Prabhakar Panzade
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Srinath College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad, India
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Zhang JX, Zhao S, Jiang JH, Lv ZJ, Luo J, Shi Y, Lu Z, Wang XD. Organic Cocrystal Alloys: From Three Primary Colors to Continuously Tunable Emission and Applications on Optical Waveguides and Displays. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400313. [PMID: 38552249 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Multicolor luminescence of organic fluorescent materials is an essential part of lighting and optical communication. However, the conventional construction of a multicolor luminescence system based on integrating multiple organic fluorescent materials of a single emission band remains complicated and to be improved. Herein, organic alloys (OAs) capable of full-color emission are synthesized based on charge transfer (CT) cocrystals. By adjusting the molar ratio of electron donors, the emission color of the OAs can be conveniently and continuously regulated in a wide visible range from blue (CIE: 0.187, 0.277), to green (CIE: 0.301, 0.550), and to red (CIE: 0.561, 0.435). The OAs show analogous 1D morphology with smooth surface, allowing for full-color waveguides with low optical-loss coefficient. Impressively, full-color optical displays are easily achieved through the OAs system with continuous emission, which shows promising applications in the field of optical display and promotes the development of organic photonics.
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- Jia-Xuan Zhang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Advanced Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), 111 Ren'ai Rd, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Advanced Technology at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), 111 Ren'ai Rd, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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Williams ML, Coleman AF, Peinkofer KR, Young RM, Wasielewski MR. Structure-enabled long-lived charge separation in single crystals of an asymmetric donor-acceptor perylenediimide cyclophane. Chem Sci 2024; 15:11472-11479. [PMID: 39055038 PMCID: PMC11268506 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc03359k] [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: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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We report the synthesis and characterization of a covalently linked asymmetric cyclophane comprising a 1,7-di(pyrrolidin-1'-yl)perylene-3,4,9,10-bis(dicarboximide) (pyrPDI) and 1,6,7,12-tetra(4'-t-butylphenoxy)perylene-3,4,9,10-bis(dicarboximide) (tpPDI), which absorbs light from 400-750 nm. Single crystals of pyrPDI-tpPDI were analyzed by using X-ray diffraction and transient absorption microscopy. The crystal structure contains several types of intermolecular donor-acceptor interactions (pyrPDI-pyrPDI, tpPDI-tpPDI, and pyrPDI-tpPDI) in addition to the covalently installed intramolecular interaction. Following photoexcitation of the pyrPDI-tpPDI single crystal, the transient absorption data show that charge separation occurs in τ = 21 ps, which is about nine times faster than in toluene solution, while charge recombination occurs in τ > 2 μs, which is more than 400 times longer than in solution. The faster charge separation in the single crystals results from the intermolecular donor-acceptor pyrPDI-tpPDI interactions, while the greatly enhanced charge-separated state lifetime is a consequence of charge transport through the intermolecular π-stacks. These results demonstrate the utility of pre-organizing donor-acceptor structural motifs to elicit specific crystal morphologies that can lead to enhanced photogenerated charge carrier lifetimes for solar energy conversion.
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- Malik L Williams
- Department of Chemistry and Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208-3113 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208-3113 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208-3113 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208-3113 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy Northwestern University Evanston IL 60208-3113 USA
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Gilioli S, Giovanardi R, Ferrari C, Montecchi M, Gemelli A, Severini A, Roncaglia F, Carella A, Rossella F, Vanossi D, Marchetti A, Carmieli R, Pasquali L, Fontanesi C. Charge-Transfer Complexes: Halogen-Doped Anthracene as a Case of Study. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400519. [PMID: 38651246 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Charge transfer (CT) crystals exhibit unique electronic and magnetic properties with interesting applications. We present a rational and easy guide which allows to foresee the effective charge transfer co-crystal production and that is based on the comparison of the frontier molecular orbital (MO) energies of a donor and acceptor couple. For the sake of comparison, theoretical calculations have been carried out by using the cheap and fast PM6 semiempirical Hamiltonian and pure HF/cc-pVTZ level of the theory. The results are then compared with experimental results obtained both by chemical (bromine and iodine were used as the acceptor) and electrochemical doping (exploiting an original experimental set-up by this laboratory: the electrochemical transistor). Infra-red vibrational experimental results and theoretically calculated spectra are compared to assess both the effective donor-acceptor (D/A) charge-transfer and transport mechanism (giant IRAV polaron signature). XPS spectra have been collected (carbon (1 s) and iodine (3d5/2)) signals, yielding further evidence of the effective formation of the CT anthracene:iodine complex.
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- Simone Gilioli
- Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", DIEF, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vivarelli 10, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", DIEF, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vivarelli 10, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", DIEF, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vivarelli 10, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", DIEF, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vivarelli 10, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Science, DSCG, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Science, DSCG, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Science, DSCG, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Physics, FIM, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 213, 41125, Modena, ITALY
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- Department of Physics, FIM, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 213, 41125, Modena, ITALY
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Science, DSCG, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Science, DSCG, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Campi 183, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, 234 Herzl street, 761001, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", DIEF, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vivarelli 10, 41125, Modena, Italy
- CNR -, Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM), Strada Statale 14, km. 163.5 in AREA Science Park, Basovizza, 34149, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of, Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Engineering "Enzo Ferrari", DIEF, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via Vivarelli 10, 41125, Modena, Italy
- National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), Via G. Giusti 9, 50121, Firenze, ITALY
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Lv ZP, Srivastava D, Conley K, Ruoko TP, Xu H, Lightowler M, Hong X, Cui X, Huang Z, Yang T, Wang HY, Karttunen AJ, Bergström L. Visualizing Noncovalent Interactions and Property Prediction of Submicron-Sized Charge-Transfer Crystals from ab-initio Determined Structures. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2301229. [PMID: 38528393 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The charge-transfer (CT) interactions between organic compounds are reflected in the (opto)electronic properties. Determining and visualizing crystal structures of CT complexes are essential for the design of functional materials with desirable properties. Complexes of pyranine (PYR), methyl viologen (MV), and their derivatives are the most studied water-based CT complexes. Nevertheless, very few crystal structures of CT complexes have been reported so far. In this study, the structures of two PYRs-MVs CT crystals and a map of the noncovalent interactions using 3D electron diffraction (3DED) are reported. Physical properties, e.g., band structure, conductivity, and electronic spectra of the CT complexes and their crystals are investigated and compared with a range of methods, including solid and liquid state spectroscopies and highly accurate quantum chemical calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). The combination of 3DED, spectroscopy, and DFT calculation can provide important insight into the structure-property relationship of crystalline CT materials, especially for submicrometer-sized crystals.
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- Zhong-Peng Lv
- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, FI 02150, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Espoo, FI 02150, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Espoo, FI 02150, Finland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, FI-33720, Finland
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 10691, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 10691, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, Espoo, FI 02150, Finland
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- Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, Espoo, FI 02150, Finland
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 10691, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 10691, Sweden
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- School of Environmental Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University, Espoo, FI 02150, Finland
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE 10691, Sweden
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Liu Y, Zhang R, Zou N, Li H, Hu X, Fan W, Cheng Y, Zheng LY, Cao QE. A luminescent organic cocrystal for detecting 2,4-dinitroaniline. Talanta 2024; 273:125919. [PMID: 38513470 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125919] [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: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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2,4-dinitroaniline (2,4DNBA), a significant hazardous chemical, is extensively used in industry and agriculture. The chemical accumulates in the environment for a long time, causing irreversible damage to the ecosystem. Currently, it is quite challenging to identify it by common analysis and detection techniques. Herein, a luminescent organic cocrystal (TCNB-8HQ) was prepared using 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) as the electron acceptor and 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ) as the electron donor. The prepared TCNB-8HQ was used as a fluorescent probe with a fast and specific response to 2,4DNBA. This detection method possessed a linear range of 0.5-200 μmol/L with a detection limit as low as 0.085 μmol/L to detect 2,4DNBA in real samples with satisfactory spiking recovery. As revealed by fluorescence spectrum and UV-vis absorption spectrum, the detection mechanism involved competitive absorption between cocrystal material and 2,4DNBA. Moreover, the feasibility of the system was explored by preparing portable indicator strips for 2,4DNBA from organic cocrystal (TCNB-8HQ). This study not only provided an environmentally friendly gram-level preparation strategy to synthesize the fluorescent material but also investigated their application in chemical detection.
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- Yanxiong Liu
- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China.
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China.
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Sahoo S, Panday R, Kothavade P, Sharma VB, Sowmiyanarayanan A, Praveenkumar B, Zaręba JK, Kabra D, Shanmuganathan K, Boomishankar R. A Highly Electrostrictive Salt Cocrystal and the Piezoelectric Nanogenerator Application of Its 3D-Printed Polymer Composite. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:26406-26416. [PMID: 38725337 PMCID: PMC11129113 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Ionic cocrystals with hydrogen bonding can form exciting materials with enhanced optical and electronic properties. We present a highly moisture-stable ammonium salt cocrystal [CH3C6H4CH(CH3)NH2][CH3C6H4CH(CH3)NH3][PF6] ((p-TEA)(p-TEAH)·PF6) crystallizing in the polar monoclinic C2 space group. The asymmetry in (p-TEA)(p-TEAH)·PF6 was induced by its chiral substituents, while the polar order and structural stability were achieved by using the octahedral PF6- anion and the consequent formation of salt cocrystal. The ferroelectric properties of (p-TEA)(p-TEAH)·PF6 were confirmed through P-E loop measurements. Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) enabled the visualization of its domain structure with characteristic "butterfly" and hysteresis loops associated with ferro- and piezoelectric properties. Notably, (p-TEA)(p-TEAH)·PF6 exhibits a large electrostrictive coefficient (Q33) value of 2.02 m4 C-2, higher than those found for ceramic-based materials and comparable to that of polyvinylidene difluoride. Furthermore, the composite films of (p-TEA)(p-TEAH)·PF6 with polycaprolactone (PCL) polymer and its gyroid-shaped 3D-printed composite scaled-up device, 3DP-Gy, were prepared and evaluated for piezoelectric energy-harvesting functionality. A high output voltage of 22.8 V and a power density of 118.5 μW cm-3 have been recorded for the 3DP-Gy device. Remarkably, no loss in voltage outputs was observed for the (p-TEA)(p-TEAH)·PF6 devices even after exposure to 99% relative humidity, showcasing their utility under extremely humid conditions.
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- Supriya Sahoo
- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Polymer
Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National
Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department
of Physics and Center for Research in Nanotechnology and Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 400076, India
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- PZT Centre, Armament Research
and Development Establishment, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411021, India
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- PZT Centre, Armament Research
and Development Establishment, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411021, India
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- Institute
of Advanced Materials, Wrocław University
of Science and Technology, Wrocław 50-370, Poland
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- Department
of Physics and Center for Research in Nanotechnology and Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Polymer
Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National
Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
- Centre
for Energy Science, Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune411008, India
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Chen X, Zhang S, Jiang Y, He G, Zhang M, Wang J, Deng Z, Wang H, Lam JWY, Hu L, Zhong Tang B. Turning Non-Emissive Schiff Bases Into Aggregate Emitters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402175. [PMID: 38499514 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
Schiff bases are a crucial component in various functional materials but often exhibit non-emissive behavior which significantly limits their potential applications as luminescent materials. However, traditional approaches to convert them into aggregate emitters often require intricate molecular design, tedious synthesis, and significant time and resource consumption. Herein, we present a cocrystallization-induced emission strategy that can transform non-emissive (hetero)aryl-substituted Schiff bases into green-yellow to yellow aggregate emitters via even simple grinding of a mixture of Schiff bases and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCB) mixtures. The combined experimental and theoretical analysis revealed that the cocrystallization inhibits the C=N isomerization and promotes face-to-face π-π interaction, which restricts access to both the dark state and canonical intersection to ultimately induce emission. Furthermore, the induced emission enables the observation of solid-state molecular diffusion through fluorescence signals, advancing white light emission diodes, and notably, solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes based on cocrystal for the first time. This study not only highlights the potential of developing new C=N structural motifs for AIEgens but also could boost advancements in related structure motifs like C=C and N=N.
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- Xinmeng Chen
- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, NY-10031, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Molecule Intelligent Syntheses, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong, 518172, China
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Yang J, Ma YX, Zong Y, Sun M, Wang Y, Zhang RL, Feng J, Wang CZ, Zhuo SP, Zhou J, Shi YL, Chen SH, Wang XD, Lin HT. Precise Synthesis of Organic Cocrystal Alloys with Full-Spectrum Emission Characteristics for the Stepless Color Changing Display. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307129. [PMID: 38126615 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Organic luminescent materials are indispensable in optoelectronic displays and solid-state luminescence applications. Compared with single-component, multi-component crystalline materials can improve optoelectronic characteristics. This work forms a series of full-spectrum tunable luminescent charge-transfer (CT) cocrystals ranging from 400 to 800 nm through intermolecular collaborative self-assembly. What is even more interesting is that o-TCP-Cor(x)-Pe(1-x), p-TCP-Cor(x)-Pe(1-x), and o-TCP-AN(x)-TP(1-x) alloys are prepared based on cocrystals by doping strategies, which correspondingly achieve the stepless color change from blue (CIE [0.22, 0.44]) to green (CIE [0.16, 0.14]), from green (CIE [0.27, 0.56]) to orange (CIE [0.58, 0.42]), from yellow (CIE [0.40, 0.57]) to red (CIE [0.65, 0.35]). The work provides an efficient method for precisely synthesizing new luminescent organic semiconductor materials and lays a solid foundation for developing advanced organic solid-state displays.
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- Jing Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- School of resources and environmental engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, Shandong, 255000, P. R. China
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Wei C, Li L, Zheng Y, Wang L, Ma J, Xu M, Lin J, Xie L, Naumov P, Ding X, Feng Q, Huang W. Flexible molecular crystals for optoelectronic applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:3687-3713. [PMID: 38411997 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00116d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The cornerstones of the advancement of flexible optoelectronics are the design, preparation, and utilization of novel materials with favorable mechanical and advanced optoelectronic properties. Molecular crystalline materials have emerged as a class of underexplored yet promising materials due to the reduced grain boundaries and defects anticipated to provide enhanced photoelectric characteristics. An inherent drawback that has precluded wider implementation of molecular crystals thus far, however, has been their brittleness, which renders them incapable of ensuring mechanical compliance required for even simple elastic or plastic deformation of the device. It is perplexing that despite a plethora of reports that have in the meantime become available underpinning the flexibility of molecular crystals, the "discovery" of elastically or plastically deformable crystals remains limited to cases of serendipitous and laborious trial-and-error approaches, a situation that calls for a systematic and thorough assessment of these properties and their correlation with the structure. This review provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the current understanding of the origins of crystal flexibility, the working mechanisms of deformations such as plastic and elastic bending behaviors, and insights into the examples of flexible molecular crystals, specifically concerning photoelectronic changes that occur in deformed crystals. We hope this summary will provide a reference for future experimental and computational efforts with flexible molecular crystals aimed towards improving their mechanical behavior and optoelectronic properties, ultimately intending to advance the flexible optoelectronic technology.
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- Chuanxin Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Smart Materials Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
- School of Flexible Electronics (SoFE) and Henan Institute of Flexible Electronics (HIFE), Henan University, 379 Mingli Road, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Smart Materials Lab, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- Center for Smart Engineering Materials, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Research Center for Environment and Materials, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bul. Krste Misirkov 2, Skopje MK-1000, Macedonia
- Molecular Design Institute, Department of Chemistry, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China.
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
- School of Flexible Electronics (SoFE) and Henan Institute of Flexible Electronics (HIFE), Henan University, 379 Mingli Road, Zhengzhou 450046, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, China
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Xu W, Huang G, Yang Z, Deng Z, Zhou C, Li JA, Li MD, Hu T, Tang BZ, Phillips DL. Nucleic-acid-base photofunctional cocrystal for information security and antimicrobial applications. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2561. [PMID: 38519517 PMCID: PMC10959985 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46869-6] [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: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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Cocrystal engineering is an efficient and simple strategy to construct functional materials, especially for the exploitation of novel and multifunctional materials. Herein, we report two kinds of nucleic-acid-base cocrystal systems that imitate the strong hydrogen bond interactions constructed in the form of complementary base pairing. The two cocrystals studied exhibit different colors of phosphorescence from their monomeric counterparts and show the feature of rare high-temperature phosphorescence. Mechanistic studies reveal that the strong hydrogen bond network stabilizes the triplet state and suppresses non-radiative transitions, resulting in phosphorescence even at 425 K. Moreover, the isolation effects of the hydrogen bond network regulate the interactions between the phosphor groups, realizing the manipulation from aggregation to single-molecule phosphorescence. Benefiting from the long-lived triplet state with a high quantum yield, the generation of reactive oxygen species by energy transfer is also available to utilize for some applications such as in photodynamic therapy and broad-spectrum microbicidal effects. In vitro experiments show that the cocrystals efficiently kill bacteria on a tooth surface and significantly help prevent dental caries. This work not only provides deep insight into the relationship of the structure-properties of cocrystal systems, but also facilitates the design of multifunctional cocrystal materials and enriches their potential applications.
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- Wenqing Xu
- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou, 515031, Guangdong, China
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- Sustainable Energy and Environment Thrust, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Nansha, Guangzhou, 510000, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou, 515031, Guangdong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
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Li B, Liu L, Wang Y, Liu K, Zheng Z, Sun S, Hu Y, Li L, Li C. Structurally diverse macrocycle co-crystals for solid-state luminescence modulation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2535. [PMID: 38514611 PMCID: PMC10957888 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46788-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Organic co-crystals offer an opportunity to fabricate organic functional materials. Traditional co-crystals are generally packed following the segregated or mixed stacking mode, leading to the lack of structural and functional diversity. Herein, we report three sets of macrocycle co-crystals with identical co-constitutions. The macrocycle co-crystals differ in the stoichiometric ratios (2:1, 1:1, and 2:3) of the constituents and molecular packing modes. The co-crystals are constructed using triangular pyrene-macrocycle and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene exploiting exo-wall charge-transfer interactions. Interestingly, the three co-crystals exhibit distinct, tunable emission properties. The corresponding emission peaks appear at 575, 602, and 635 nm, covering yellow via orange to red. The X-ray diffraction analyses and the density functional theory calculations reveal the superstructure-property relationships that is attributed to the formation of different ratios of charge-transfer transition states between the donor and acceptor motifs, resulting in red-shifted luminescence.
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- Bin Li
- Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies on Intelligent Molecules, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China.
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Wu Q, Jiang QQ, Li YJ, Wang YA, Wang X, Liang RP, Qiu JD. σ-Hole Effect-Induced Electroluminescence of Halogen Cocrystals for Determination of Iodide in Seawater. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4623-4631. [PMID: 38456770 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Developing new electrochemiluminescence (ECL) luminators with high stability, wide applicability, and strong designability is of great strategic significance to promote the ECL field to the frontier. Here, driven by the I···N bond, 1,3,5-trifluoro-2,4,6-triiodobenzene (TFTI) and 2,4,6-trimethyl-1,3,5-triazine (TMT) self-assembled into a novel halogen cocrystal (TFTI-TMT) through slow solution volatilization. Significant difference of charge density existed between the N atoms on TMT and the σ-hole of the I atoms on TFTI. Upon the induction of σ-hole effect, high-speed and spontaneous charge transferring from TMT to the σ-hole of TFTI occurred, stimulating exciting ECL signals. Besides, the σ-hole of the I atoms could capture iodine ions specifically, which blocked the original charge transfer from the N atoms to the σ-hole, causing the ECL signal of TFTI-TMT to undergo a quenching rate as high as 92.9%. Excitingly, the ECL sensing of TFTI-TMT toward I- possessed a wide linear range (10-5000 nM) and ultralow detection limit (3 nM) in a real water sample. The halogen cocrystal strategy makes σ-hole a remarkable new viewpoint of ECL luminator design and enables ECL analysis technology to contribute to addressing the environmental and health threats posed by iodide pollution.
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- Qiong Wu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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Zhang MM, Chen SL, Bao AR, Chen Y, Liang H, Ji S, Chen J, Ye B, Yang Q, Liu Y, Li J, Chen W, Huang X, Ni S, Dang L, Li MD. Anion-Counterion Strategy toward Organic Cocrystal Engineering for Near-Infrared Photothermal Conversion and Solar-Driven Water Evaporation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318628. [PMID: 38225206 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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An anion-counterion strategy is proposed to construct organic mono-radical charge-transfer cocrystals for near-infrared photothermal conversion and solar-driven water evaporation. Ionic compounds with halogen anions as the counterions serve as electron donors, providing the necessary electrons for efficient charge transfer with unchanged skeleton atoms and structures as well as the broad red-shifted absorption (200-2000 nm) and unprecedented photothermal conversion efficiency (~90.5 %@808 nm) for the cocrystals. Based on these cocrystals, an excellent solar-driven interfacial water evaporation rate up to 6.1±1.1 kg ⋅ m-2 ⋅ h-1 under 1 sun is recorded due to the comprehensive evaporation effect from the cocrystal loading in polyurethane foams and chimney addition, such performance is superior to the reported results on charge-transfer cocrystals or other materials for solar-driven interfacial evaporation. This prototype exhibits the great potential of cocrystals prepared by the one-step mechanochemistry method in practical large-scale seawater desalination applications.
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- Meng-Meng Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515031, China
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Wen Y, Zhao S, Yang Z, Feng Z, Yang Z, Zhang ST, Liu H, Yang B. Transforming Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence to Room-Temperature Phosphorescence through Modulation of the Donor in Charge-Transfer Cocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:2690-2696. [PMID: 38427379 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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A cocrystallization strategy is used through incorporation of 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) as an acceptor with halogen-substituent thioxanthone (TX) derivatives as donors. The resulting cocrystals TT-R (R = H, F, Cl, Br, or I) transform the thermally activated delayed fluorescence emission in the TT-H, TT-F, and TT-Cl cocrystals to room-temperature phosphorescence in the TT-Br and TT-I cocrystals. Definite crystal packing structures demonstrate a 1:1 alternative donor-acceptor stacking in the TT-H cocrystal, a 2:1 alternative donor-acceptor stacking in the TT-F and TT-Cl cocrystals, and a separate stacking of donor and acceptor in the TT-Br and TT-I cocrystals. A transformation law can be revealed that with an increase in atomic number from H, F, Cl, Br, to I, the cocrystals show the structural transformation of the number of aggregated TX-R molecules from monomers to dimers and finally to multimers. This work will facilitate an understanding of the effect of halogen substituents on the crystal packing structure and luminescence properties in the cocrystals.
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- Yating Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
- Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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Gao L, Baryshnikov GV, Ali A, Kuklin A, Qian C, Zhang X, Chen F, Yi T, Wu H. Hydrophilic Cocrystals with Water Switched Luminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318497. [PMID: 38179852 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Utilizing water molecules to regulate the luminescence properties of solid materials is highly challenging. Herein, we develop a strategy to produce water-triggered luminescence-switching cocrystals by coassembling hydrophilic donors with electron-deficient acceptors, where 1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) was used as the electron acceptor and pyridyl benzimidazole derivatives were used as the electron donors enabling multiple hydrogen-bonds. Two cocrystals, namely 2PYTC and 4PYTC were obtained and showed heat-activated emission, and such emission could be quenched or weakened by adding water molecules. The cocrystal structure exhibited the donor molecule that can form multiple hydro bonds with water and acceptor molecules due to the many nitrogen atoms of them. The analyses of the photophysical data, powder X-ray diffraction, and other data confirmed the reversible fluorescence "on-off" effects were caused by eliminating and adding water molecules in the crystal lattice. The density functional theory calculations indicate that the vibration of the O-H bond of water molecules in the cocrystal can absorb the excitation energy and suppress fluorescence. Furthermore, the obtained cocrystals also showed temperature, humidity, and H+ /NH4 + responsive emission behavior, which allows their applications as thermal and humidity sensors, and multiple information encryptions. This research paves the way for preparing intelligent hydrophilic organic cocrystal luminescent materials.
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- Lei Gao
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou, 543000, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174, Norrköping, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry and Nanomaterials Science, Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University, 18031, Cherkasy, Ukraine
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, 60174, Norrköping, Sweden
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- Division of X-ray Photon Science, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou, 543000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Science and Technology of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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Xue N, Zhou HY, Han Y, Li M, Lu HY, Chen CF. A general supramolecular strategy for fabricating full-color-tunable thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1425. [PMID: 38365888 PMCID: PMC10873404 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45717-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Developing a facile and feasible strategy to fabricate thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials exhibiting full-color tunability remains an appealing yet challenging task. In this work, a general supramolecular strategy for fabricating thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials is proposed. Consequently, a series of host-guest cocrystals are prepared by electron-donating calix[3]acridan and various electron-withdrawing guests. Owing to the through-space charge transfer mediated by multiple noncovalent interactions, these cocrystals all display efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence. Especially, by delicately modulating the electron-withdrawing ability of the guest molecules, the emission colors of these cocrystals can be continuously tuned from blue (440 nm) to red (610 nm). Meanwhile, high photoluminescence quantum yields of up to 87% is achieved. This research not only provides an alternative and general strategy for the fabrication of thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials, but also establishes a reliable supramolecular protocol toward the design of advanced luminescent materials.
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- Nan Xue
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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Chen J, Zhang W, Yang W, Xi F, He H, Liang M, Dong Q, Hou J, Wang M, Yu G, Zhou J. Separation of benzene and toluene associated with vapochromic behaviors by hybrid[4]arene-based co-crystals. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1260. [PMID: 38341431 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45592-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The combination of macrocyclic chemistry with co-crystal engineering has promoted the development of materials with vapochromic behaviors in supramolecular science. Herein, we develop a macrocycle co-crystal based on hybrid[4]arene and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene that is able to construct vapochromic materials. After the capture of benzene and toluene vapors, activated hybrid[4]arene-based co-crystal forms new structures, accompanied by color changes from brown to yellow. However, when hybrid[4]arene-based co-crystal captures cyclohexane and pyridine, neither structures nor colors change. Interestingly, hybrid[4]arene-based co-crystal can separate benzene from a benzene/cyclohexane equal-volume mixture and allow toluene to be removed from a toluene/ pyridine equal-volume mixture with purities reaching 100%. In addition, the process of adsorptive separation can be visually monitored. The selectivity of benzene from a benzene/cyclohexane equal-volume mixture and toluene from a toluene/ pyridine equal-volume mixture is attributed to the different changes in the charge-transfer interaction between hybrid[4]arene and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene when hybrid[4]arene-based co-crystal captures different vapors. Moreover, hybrid[4]arene-based co-crystal can be reused without losing selectivity and performance. This work constructs a vapochromic material for hydrocarbon separation.
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- Jingyu Chen
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 311215, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China.
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Zhuo MP, Wei X, Li YY, Shi YL, He GP, Su H, Zhang KQ, Guan JP, Wang XD, Wu Y, Liao LS. Visualizing the interfacial-layer-based epitaxial growth process toward organic core-shell architectures. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1130. [PMID: 38326331 PMCID: PMC10850097 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45262-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Organic heterostructures (OHTs) with the desired geometry organization on micro/nanoscale have undergone rapid progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology. However, it is a significant challenge to elucidate the epitaxial-growth process for various OHTs composed of organic units with a lattice mismatching ratio of > 3%, which is unimaginable for inorganic heterostructures. Herein, we have demonstrated a vivid visualization of the morphology evolution of epitaxial-growth based on a doped interfacial-layer, which facilitates the comprehensive understanding of the hierarchical self-assembly of core-shell OHT with precise spatial configuration. Significantly, the barcoded OHT with periodic shells obviously illustrate the shell epitaxial-growth from tips to center parts along the seeded rods for forming the core-shell OHT. Furthermore, the diameter, length, and number of periodic shells were modulated by finely tuning the stoichiometric ratio, crystalline time, and temperature, respectively. This epitaxial-growth process could be generalized to organic systems with facile chemical/structural compatibility for forming the desired OHTs.
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- Ming-Peng Zhuo
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- China National Textile and Apparel Council Key Laboratory for Silk Functional Materials and Technology, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
- China National Textile and Apparel Council Key Laboratory for Silk Functional Materials and Technology, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- China National Textile and Apparel Council Key Laboratory for Silk Functional Materials and Technology, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- China National Textile and Apparel Council Key Laboratory for Silk Functional Materials and Technology, National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, 999078, Macau SAR, China.
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Zamalloa-Serrano JM, Gómez-Fernández JM, Sánchez-Sánchez C, López MF, Martínez JI, Martín-Gago JÁ, Palacio I. Transition mechanism of the coverage-dependent polymorphism of self-assembled melamine nanostructures on Au(111). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:3941-3949. [PMID: 38241018 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05960j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Molecular self-assembled films have recently attracted increasing attention within the field of nanotechnology as they offer a route to obtain new materials. However, careful selection of the molecular precursors and substrates, as well as exhaustive control of the system evolution is required to obtain the best possible outcome. The three-fold rotational symmetry of melamine molecules and their capability to form hydrogen bonds make them suitable candidates to synthesize this type of self-assembled network. In this work, we have studied the polymorphism of melamine nanostructures on Au(111) at room temperature. We find two coverage-dependent phases: a honeycomb structure (α-phase) for submonolayer coverage and a close-packed structure (β-phase) for full monolayer coverage. A combined scanning tunnel microscopy and density functional theory based-calculations study of the transition regime where both phases coexist allows describing the mechanism underlying this coverage driven phase transition in terms of the changes in the molecular lateral tension.
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- Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), C/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Feng W, Chen D, Zhao Y, Mu B, Yan H, Barboiu M. Modulation of Deep-Red to Near-Infrared Room-Temperature Charge-Transfer Phosphorescence of Crystalline "Pyrene Box" Cages by Coupled Ion/Guest Structural Self-Assembly. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2484-2493. [PMID: 38229260 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Organic cocrystals obtained from multicomponent self-assembly have garnered considerable attention due to their distinct phosphorescence properties and broad applications. Yet, there have been limited reports on cocrystal systems that showcase efficient deep-red to near-infrared (NIR) charge-transfer (CT) phosphorescence. Furthermore, effective strategies to modulate the emission pathways of both fluorescence and phosphorescence remain underexplored. In this work, we dedicated our work to four distinct self-assembled cocrystals called "pyrene box" cages using 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonate anions (PTS4-), 4-iodoaniline (1), guanidinium (G+), diaminoguanidinium (A2G+), and hydrated K+ countercations. The binding of such cations to PTS4- platforms adaptively modulates their supramolecular stacking self-assembly with guest molecules 1, allowing to steer the fluorescence and phosphorescence pathways. Notably, the confinement of guest molecule 1 within "pyrene box" PTSK{1} and PTSG{1} cages leads to an efficient deep-red to NIR CT phosphorescence emission. The addition of fuming gases like triethylamine and HCl allows reversible pH modulations of guest binding, which in turn induce a reversible transition of the "pyrene box" cage between fluorescence and phosphorescence states. This capability was further illustrated through a proof-of-concept demonstration in shrimp freshness detection. Our findings not only lay a foundation for future supramolecular designs leveraging weak intermolecular host-guest interactions to engineer excited states in interacting chromophores but also broaden the prospective applications of room-temperature phosphorescence materials in food safety detection.
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- Weixu Feng
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, School of Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi,China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, School of Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi,China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, School of Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi,China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, School of Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi,China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Hybrid Luminescent Materials and Photonic Device, School of Chemistry and Chemical engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi,China
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes, Adaptive Supramolecular Nano-systems Group, University of Montpellier, ENSCM-CNRS, Place E. Bataillon CC047, Montpellier F-34095, France
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Ma S, Liu Z, Gao C, Lin H, Xiang W, Chen J, Wang S, Li R, Mi W, Li Z, Yu Y, Zhang J, Hu B, Xie Y. Polar Organic Charge-Transfer Complex of the Asymmetrical Component for Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Wearable Sensors. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:2583-2592. [PMID: 38173080 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Organic piezomaterials have attracted much attention because of their easy processing, lightweight, and mechanic flexibility properties. Developing new smart organic piezomaterials is highly required for new-generation electronic applications. Here, we found a novel organic piezomaterial of organic charge-transfer complex (CTC) consisting of dibenzcarbazole analogue (DBCz) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in the molecular-level heterojunction stacking mode. The DBCz-TCNQ complex exhibited ferroelectric properties (the saturated polarization of ∼1.23 μC/cm2) at room temperature with a low coercive field. The noncentrosymmetric alignment (Pc space group) led to a spontaneous polarization of this architecture and thus was the origin of the piezoelectric behavior. Lateral piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) based on the thermal evaporated CTC thin-film exhibited significant energy conversion behavior under mechanical agitation with a calculated piezoelectric coefficient (d31) of ∼33 pC/N. Furthermore, such a binary CTC thin-film constructed single-electrode PENG could show steady-state sensing performance to external stimuli as this flexible wearable device precisely detected physiological signals (e.g., finger bending, blink movement, carotid artery, etc.) with a self-powered supply. This work provides that the polar CTCs can act as efficient piezomaterials for flexible energy harvesting, conversion, and wearable sensing devices with a self-powered supply, enabling great potential in healthcare, motion detection, human-machine interfaces, etc.
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- Shuang Ma
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Level 2, Building 32, Beiyangyuan Campus Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300354, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Level 2, Building 32, Beiyangyuan Campus Tianjin University, No. 135, Yaguan Road, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300354, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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Thakur AC, Remsing RC. Nuclear quantum effects in the acetylene:ammonia plastic co-crystal. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:024502. [PMID: 38189604 DOI: 10.1063/5.0179161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Organic molecular solids can exhibit rich phase diagrams. In addition to structurally unique phases, translational and rotational degrees of freedom can melt at different state points, giving rise to partially disordered solid phases. The structural and dynamic disorder in these materials can have a significant impact on the physical properties of the organic solid, necessitating a thorough understanding of disorder at the atomic scale. When these disordered phases form at low temperatures, especially in crystals with light nuclei, the prediction of material properties can be complicated by the importance of nuclear quantum effects. As an example, we investigate nuclear quantum effects on the structure and dynamics of the orientationally disordered, translationally ordered plastic phase of the acetylene:ammonia (1:1) co-crystal that is expected to exist on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Titan's low surface temperature (∼90 K) suggests that the quantum mechanical behavior of nuclei may be important in this and other molecular solids in these environments. By using neural network potentials combined with ring polymer molecular dynamics simulations, we show that nuclear quantum effects increase orientational disorder and rotational dynamics within the acetylene:ammonia (1:1) co-crystal by weakening hydrogen bonds. Our results suggest that nuclear quantum effects are important to accurately model molecular solids and their physical properties in low-temperature environments.
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- Atul C Thakur
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Zhang MM, Chen SL, Huang S, Zheng D, Liang H, Ye B, Chen J, Song X, Liu L, Li J, Chen W, Ji S, Dang L, Li MD. Primary Structural Units "D +A -" Ion Pairs Dominating Near-Infrared Photothermal Conversion of Organic Ionic Cocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:68-75. [PMID: 38131660 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The specific stacking mode of D/A blocks is often considered to largely determine the physicochemical properties of cocrystals. However, this rule may fail when encountering a large degree of (integer or near-integer) charge transfer situations. Herein, we explore the extensive correlations between the possible smallest structural units, stacking modes, and near-infrared photothermal conversion (NIR-PTC) properties of F4TCNQ-based cocrystals with typical features of integer-charge-transfer. Surprisingly, these cocrystals with distinct stacking modes display analogous D-A interactions, broad red-shift absorption, ultrafast (1-3 ps) relaxation dynamics of excited states, and excellent NIR-PTC properties. This supports that the resulting "D+A-" ion pairs from integer-charge-transfer may serve as the primary structural units beneath the secondary stacking modes to dominate the property of cocrystals. The stacking modes play an important but only secondary role. This work provides new insights into the structure-dynamics-property correlations and modular design of organic cocrystals for PTC and other applications.
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- Meng-Meng Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710019, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou 515031, China
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D’Abbrunzo I, Procida G, Perissutti B. Praziquantel Fifty Years on: A Comprehensive Overview of Its Solid State. Pharmaceutics 2023; 16:27. [PMID: 38258039 PMCID: PMC10821272 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics16010027] [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: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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This review discusses the entire progress made on the anthelmintic drug praziquantel, focusing on the solid state and, therefore, on anhydrous crystalline polymorphs, amorphous forms, and multicomponent systems (i.e., hydrates, solvates, and cocrystals). Despite having been extensively studied over the last 50 years, new polymorphs and the greater part of their cocrystals have only been identified in the past decade. Progress in crystal engineering science (e.g., the use of mechanochemistry as a solid form screening tool and more strategic structure-based methods), along with the development of analytical techniques, including Synchrotron X-ray analyses, spectroscopy, and microscopy, have furthered the identification of unknown crystal structures of the drug. Also, computational modeling has significantly contributed to the prediction and design of new cocrystals by considering structural conformations and interactions energy. Whilst the insights on praziquantel polymorphs discussed in the present review will give a significant contribution to controlling their formation during manufacturing and drug formulation, the detailed multicomponent forms will help in designing and implementing future praziquantel-based functional materials. The latter will hopefully overcome praziquantel's numerous drawbacks and exploit its potential in the field of neglected tropical diseases.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy (G.P.)
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Hao L, Liu F, Wang X, Kang L, Wang Y, Wang L, Lin Z, Zhu W. Crystallography, Charge Transfer, and Two-Photon Absorption Relations in Molecular Cocrystals for Two-Photon Excited Fluorescence Imaging. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2308470. [PMID: 38105598 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Two-photon excited fluorescence imaging requires high-performance two-photon absorption (TPA) active materials, which are commonly intramolecular charge transfer systems prepared by traditional chemical synthesis. However, this typically needs harsh conditions and new methods are becoming crucial. In this work, based on a collaborative intermolecular charge transfer (inter-CT) strategy, three centimeter-sized organic TPA cocrystals are successfully obtained. All three cocrystals exhibit a mixed stacking arrangement, which can effectively generate inter-CT between the donor and acceptor. The ground and excited state characterizations compare their inter-CT ability: 1,2-BTC > 2D-BTC > 1D-BTC. Transient absorption spectroscopy detects TCNB•- , indicating that the TPA mechanism arises from molecular polarization caused by inter-CT. Meanwhile, 1,2-BTC exhibits the highest excited-state absorption and the longest excited-state lifetime, suggesting a stronger TPA response. First-principles calculations also confirm the presence of inter-CT interactions, and the significant parameter Δµ which can assess the TPA capability indicates that inter-CT enhances the TPA response. Besides, cocrystals also demonstrate excellent water solubility and two-photon excited fluorescence imaging capabilities. This research not only provides an effective method for synthesizing TPA crystal materials and elucidates the connection between inter-CT ability and TPA property but also successfully applies them in the fields of multi-photon fluorescence bioimaging.
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- Liangmeng Hao
- Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Functional Crystal Lab, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Functional Crystal Lab, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Functional Crystal Lab, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Integrated Circuits, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Lai W, Bu Y, Xiao W, Liu H, Guo J, Zhao L, Yang K, Xie S, Zeng Z. Magnetic Bistability in an Organic Radical-Based Charge Transfer Cocrystal. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:24328-24337. [PMID: 37878504 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
Abstract
We report herein an organic charge transfer cocrystal complex, consisting of a stable radical TPVr and an electron acceptor TCNQF4, as a rare sort of all-organic-based magnetic bistable materials with a thermally activated magnetic hysteresis loop over the temperature range from 170 to 260 K. Detailed X-ray crystallographic studies and theoretical calculations revealed that while a π-associated radical anion dimer was formed upon an integer charge transfer process from TPVr to the TCNQF4 molecules within the cocrystal lattice, the resulting TCNQF4·- π-dimers were found to exhibit varied intradimer π-stacking distances and singly occupied molecular orbital overlaps at different temperatures, thus yielding two different singlet states with distinct singlet-triplet gaps above and below the loop, which eventually contributed to the thermally excited molecular magnetic bistability.
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- Weiming Lai
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Hunan University, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Mitchell TB, Zhang X, Jerozal RT, Chen YS, Wang S, Benedict JB. Development of a scalar-based geometric parameterization approach for the crystal structure landscape of dithienylethene-based crystalline solids. IUCRJ 2023; 10:694-699. [PMID: 37750828 PMCID: PMC10619447 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523008060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Dithienylethenes (DTEs) are a promising class of organic photoswitches that can be used to create crystalline solids with properties controlled by light. However, the ability of DTEs to adopt multiple conformations, only one of which is photoactive, complicates the rational design of these materials. Herein, the synthesis and structural characterization of 19 crystalline solids containing a single DTE molecule are described. A novel D-D analysis of the molecular geometries obtained from rotational potential energy surface calculations and the ensemble of experimental structures were used to construct a crystal landscape for DTE. Of the 19 crystal structures, 17 contained photoinactive DTE rotamers and only 2 were photoactive. These results highlight the challenges associated with the design of these materials. Overall, the D-D analysis described herein provides rapid, effective and intuitive means of linking the molecular structure to photoactivity that could be applied more broadly to afford a general strategy for producing photoactive diarylethene-based crystalline solids.
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- Travis B. Mitchell
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA
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- NSF’s ChemMatCARS, University of Chicago, Chicago, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- NSF’s ChemMatCARS, University of Chicago, Chicago, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA
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Abou Taka A, Reynolds JE, Cole-Filipiak NC, Shivanna M, Yu CJ, Feng P, Allendorf MD, Ramasesha K, Stavila V, McCaslin LM. Comparing the structures and photophysical properties of two charge transfer co-crystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:27065-27074. [PMID: 37792449 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03720g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Organic co-crystals have emerged as a promising class of semiconductors for next-generation optoelectronic devices due to their unique photophysical properties. This paper presents a joint experimental-theoretical study comparing the crystal structure, spectroscopy, and electronic structure of two charge transfer co-crystals. Reported herein is a novel co-crystal Npe:TCNQ, formed from 4-(1-naphthylvinyl)pyridine (Npe) and 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) via molecular self-assembly. This work also presents a revised study of the co-crystal composed of Npe and 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) molecules, Npe:TCNB, herein reported with a higher-symmetry (monoclinic) crystal structure than previously published. Npe:TCNB and Npe:TCNQ dimer clusters are used as theoretical model systems for the co-crystals; the geometries of the dimers are compared to geometries of the extended solids, which are computed with periodic boundary conditions density functional theory. UV-Vis absorption spectra of the dimers are computed with time-dependent density functional theory and compared to experimental UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. Both Npe:TCNB and Npe:TCNQ are found to exhibit neutral character in the S0 state and ionic character in the S1 state. The high degree of charge transfer in the S1 state of both Npe:TCNB and Npe:TCNQ is rationalized by analyzing the changes in orbital localization associated with the S1 transitions.
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- Ali Abou Taka
- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
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Tang J, Shao L, Liu J, Zheng Q, Song X, Yi L, Wang M. Hydrogen-bonded organic framework-stabilized charge transfer cocrystals for NIR-II photothermal cancer therapy. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:8649-8656. [PMID: 37623744 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb01475d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Charge-transfer (CT) cocrystals consisting of an electron donor and acceptor have gained attention for designing photothermal (PT) conversion materials with potential for biomedical and therapeutic use. However, the applicability of CT cocrystals is limited by their low stability and aqueous dispersity in biological settings. In this study, we present the self-assembly of CT cocrystals within hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), which not only allows for the dispersion and stabilization of cocrystals in aqueous solution but also promotes the CT interaction within the confined space of HOFs for photothermal conversion. We demonstrate that the CT interaction-driven self-assembly of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) with PFC-1 HOFs results in the formation of cocrystal-encapsulated TQC@PFC-1 while retaining the crystalline structure of the cocrystal and PFC-1. TQC@PFC-1, in particular, exhibits significant absorption in the second near-infrared region (NIR-II) and excellent photothermal conversion efficiency, as high as 32%. Cellular delivery studies show that TQC@PFC-1 can be internalized in different types of cancer cells, leading to an effective NIR-II photothermal therapy effect both in cultured cells and in vivo. We anticipate that the strategy of self-assembly and stabilization of CT cocrystals in nanoscale HOFs opens the path for tuning their photophysical properties and interfacing cocrystals with biological settings for photothermal therapeutic applications.
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- Jiakang Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Tian S, Lugger SJD, Lee CS, Debije MG, Schenning APHJ. Fully (Re)configurable Interactive Material through a Switchable Photothermal Charge Transfer Complex Gated by a Supramolecular Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuator. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19347-19353. [PMID: 37609696 PMCID: PMC10485926 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
Abstract
Charge transfer complexes (CTCs) based on self-assembled donor and acceptor molecules allow light absorption of significantly redshifted wavelengths to either the donor or acceptor. In this work, we demonstrate a CTC embedded in a hydrogen-bonded liquid crystal elastomer (LCE), which in itself is fully reformable and reprocessable. The LCE host acts as a gate, directing the self-assembly of the CTC. When hydrogen bonding is present, the CTC behaves as a near-infrared (NIR) dye allowing photothermal actuation of the LCE. The CTC can be disassembled in specific regions of the LCE film by disrupting the hydrogen bond interactions, allowing selective NIR heating and localized actuation of the films. The metastable non-CTC state may persist for weeks or can be recovered on demand by heat treatment. Besides the CTC variability, the capability of completely reforming the shape, color, and actuation mode of the LCE provides an interactive material with unprecedented application versatility.
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- Shuang Tian
- Center
of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P.
R. China
- Stimuli-Responsive
Functional Materials and Devices (SFD), Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-Responsive
Functional Materials and Devices (SFD), Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology (TU/e), Groene Loper 3, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Center
of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P.
R. China
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- Stimuli-Responsive
Functional Materials and Devices (SFD), Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology (TU/e), Groene Loper 3, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Interactive
Polymer Materials (IPM), Eindhoven University
of Technology (TU/e), Groene Loper 3, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Stimuli-Responsive
Functional Materials and Devices (SFD), Department of Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Institute
for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven
University of Technology (TU/e), Groene Loper 3, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Interactive
Polymer Materials (IPM), Eindhoven University
of Technology (TU/e), Groene Loper 3, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Mahdaoui D, Hirata C, Nagaoka K, Miyazawa K, Fujii K, Ando T, Abderrabba M, Ito O, Yagyu S, Liu Y, Nakajima Y, Tsukagoshi K, Wakahara T. Ambipolar to Unipolar Conversion in C 70/Ferrocene Nanosheet Field-Effect Transistors. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2469. [PMID: 37686977 PMCID: PMC10490395 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Organic cocrystals, which are assembled by noncovalent intermolecular interactions, have garnered intense interest due to their remarkable chemicophysical properties and practical applications. One notable feature, namely, the charge transfer (CT) interactions within the cocrystals, not only facilitates the formation of an ordered supramolecular network but also endows them with desirable semiconductor characteristics. Here, we present the intriguing ambipolar CT properties exhibited by nanosheets composed of single cocrystals of C70/ferrocene (C70/Fc). When heated to 150 °C, the initially ambipolar monoclinic C70/Fc nanosheet-based field-effect transistors (FETs) were transformed into n-type face-centered cubic (fcc) C70 nanosheet-based FETs owing to the elimination of Fc. This thermally induced alteration in the crystal structure was accompanied by an irreversible switching of the semiconducting behavior of the device; thus, the device transitions from ambipolar to unipolar. Importantly, the C70/Fc nanosheet-based FETs were also found to be much more thermally stable than the previously reported C60/Fc nanosheet-based FETs. Furthermore, we conducted visible/near-infrared diffuse reflectance and photoemission yield spectroscopies to investigate the crucial role played by Fc in modulating the CT characteristics. This study provides valuable insights into the overall functionality of these nanosheet structures.
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- Dorra Mahdaoui
- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
- Laboratory of Materials, Molecules and Applications, Preparatory Institute for Scientific and Technical Studies, University of Carthage, B.P. 51, La Marsa 2075, Tunisia;
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan;
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
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- Laboratory of Materials, Molecules and Applications, Preparatory Institute for Scientific and Technical Studies, University of Carthage, B.P. 51, La Marsa 2075, Tunisia;
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
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- Nano Electronics Device Materials Group, Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan;
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- RIKEN KEIKI Co., Ltd., 2-7-6, Azusawa, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8744, Japan; (Y.L.); (Y.N.)
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- RIKEN KEIKI Co., Ltd., 2-7-6, Azusawa, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8744, Japan; (Y.L.); (Y.N.)
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan;
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- Electronic Functional Macromolecules Group, Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Ibaraki, Japan; (C.H.); (K.N.); (K.F.); (T.A.); (O.I.)
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Chen SL, Zhang MM, Chen J, Wen X, Chen W, Li J, Chen YT, Xiao Y, Liu H, Tan Q, Zhu T, Ye B, Yan J, Huang Y, Li J, Ni S, Dang L, Li MD. Mechanochemistry toward Organic "Salt" via Integer-Charge-Transfer Cocrystal Strategy for Rapid, Efficient, and Scalable Near-Infrared Photothermal Conversion. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202300644. [PMID: 37277977 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Inspired by the concept of ionic charge-transfer complexes for the Mott insulator, integer-charge-transfer (integer-CT) cocrystals are designed for NIR photo-thermal conversion (PTC). With amino-styryl-pyridinium dyes and F4TCNQ (7,7',8,8'-Tetracyano-2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroquinodimethane) serving as donor/acceptor (D/A) units, integer-CT cocrystals, including amorphous stacking "salt" and segregated stacking "ionic crystal", are synthesized by mechanochemistry and solution method, respectively. Surprisingly, the integer-CT cocrystals are self-assembled only through multiple D-A hydrogen bonds (C-H⋅⋅⋅X (X=N, F)). Strong charge-transfer interactions in cocrystals contribute to the strong light-harvesting ability at 200-1500 nm. Under 808 nm laser illumination, both the "salt" and "ionic crystal" display excellent PTC efficiency beneficial from ultrafast (∼2 ps) nonradiative decay of excited states. Thus integer-CT cocrystals are potential candidates for rapid, efficient, and scalable PTC platforms. Especially amorphous "salt" with good photo/thermal stability is highly desirable in practical large-scale solar-harvesting/conversion applications in water environment. This work verifies the validity of the integer-CT cocrystal strategy, and charts a promising path to synthesize amorphous PTC materials by mechanochemical method in one-step.
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- Shun-Li Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515031, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, P. R. China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515031, P. R. China
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Abad J, Martínez JI, Gómez P, Más-Montoya M, Rodríguez L, Cossaro A, Verdini A, Floreano L, Martín-Gago JA, Curiel D, Méndez J. Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly Driven by Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Benzodi-7-azaindole Molecules on Au(111). THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:11591-11599. [PMID: 37377501 PMCID: PMC10291637 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c01640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
Abstract
The control of molecular structures at the nanoscale plays a critical role in the development of materials and applications. The adsorption of a polyheteroaromatic molecule with hydrogen bond donor and acceptor sites integrated in the conjugated structure itself, namely, benzodi-7-azaindole (BDAI), has been studied on Au(111). Intermolecular hydrogen bonding determines the formation of highly organized linear structures where surface chirality, resulting from the 2D confinement of the centrosymmetric molecules, is observed. Moreover, the structural features of the BDAI molecule lead to the formation of two differentiated arrangements with extended brick-wall and herringbone packing. A comprehensive experimental study that combines scanning tunneling microscopy, high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, and density functional theory theoretical calculations has been performed to fully characterize the 2D hydrogen-bonded domains and the on-surface thermal stability of the physisorbed material.
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- José Abad
- Applied
Physics Department, Technical University
of Cartagena, c/ Dr. Fleming s/n, 30202 Cartagena, Spain
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- Department
of Low Dimensional Systems, Institute of
Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), c/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department
of Low Dimensional Systems, Institute of
Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), c/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- CNR-IOM,
Laboratorio TASC, 34149 Trieste, Italy
- Department
of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste I-34149, Italy
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- Department
of Low Dimensional Systems, Institute of
Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), c/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department
of Low Dimensional Systems, Institute of
Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), c/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Zhang Y, Ma B, Jia X, Hou C. Prediction of Ethanol-Mediated Growth Morphology of Ammonium Dinitramide/Pyrazine-1,4-Dioxide Cocrystal at Different Temperatures. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114534. [PMID: 37299009 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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The crystal morphology of high energetic materials plays a crucial role in aspects of their safety performance such as impact sensitivity. In order to reveal the crystal morphology of ammonium dinitramide/pyrazine-1,4-dioxide (ADN/PDO) cocrystal at different temperatures, the modified attachment energy model (MAE) was used at 298, 303, 308, and 313 K to predict the morphology of the ADN/PDO cocrystal under vacuum and ethanol. The results showed that under vacuum conditions, five growth planes of the ADN/PDO cocrystal were given, which were (1 0 0), (0 1 1), (1 1 0), (1 1 -1), and (2 0 -2). Among them, the ratios of the (1 0 0) and (0 1 1) planes were 40.744% and 26.208%, respectively. In the (0 1 1) crystal plane, the value of S was 1.513. The (0 1 1) crystal plane was more conducive to the adsorption of ethanol molecules. The order of binding energy between the ADN/PDO cocrystal and ethanol solvent was (0 1 1) > (1 1 -1) > (2 0 -2) > (1 1 0) > (1 0 0). The radial distribution function analysis revealed that there were hydrogen bonds between the ethanol and the ADN cations, van der Waals interactions with the ADN anions. As the temperature increased, the aspect ratio of the ADN/PDO cocrystal was reduced, making the crystal more spherical, which helped to further reduce the sensitivity of this explosive.
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- Yuanping Zhang
- School of Coal Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037003, China
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- School of Coal Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037003, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Safety, Binzhou University, Binzhou 256603, China
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- School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
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Xu J, Guo J, Li S, Yang Y, Lai W, Keoingthong P, Wang S, Zhang L, Dong Q, Zeng Z, Chen Z. Dual Charge Transfer Generated from Stable Mixed-Valence Radical Crystals for Boosting Solar-to-Thermal Conversion. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2300980. [PMID: 37144542 PMCID: PMC10375089 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Realizing dual charge transfer (CT) based on stable organic radicals in one system is a long-sought goal, however, remains challenging. In this work, a stable mixed-valence radical crystal is designed via a surfactant-assisted method, namely TTF-(TTF+• )2 -RC (where TTF = tetrathiafulvalene), containing dual CT interactions. The solubilization of surfactants enables successful co-crystallization of mixed-valence TTF molecules with different polarity in aqueous solutions. Short intermolecular distances between adjacent TTF moieties within TTF-(TTF+• )2 -RC facilitate both inter-valence CT (IVCT) between neutral TTF and TTF+• , and inter-radical CT (IRCT) between two TTF+• in radical π-dimer, which are confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, solid-state absorption, electron spin resonance measurements, and DFT calculations. Moreover, TTF-(TTF+• )2 -RC reveals an open-shell singlet diradical ground state with the antiferromagnetic coupling of 2J = -657 cm-1 and an unprecedented temperature-dependent magnetic property, manifesting the main monoradical characters of IVCT at 113-203 K while the spin-spin interactions in radical dimers of IRCT are predominant at 263-353 K. Notably, dual CT characters endow TTF-(TTF+• )2 -RC with strong light absorption over the full solar spectrum and outstanding stability. As a result, TTF-(TTF+• )2 -RC exhibits significantly enhanced photothermal property, an increase of 46.6 °C within 180 s upon one-sun illumination.
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- Jieqiong Xu
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Chen Y, Zhuo M, Wen X, Chen W, Zhang K, Li M. Organic Photothermal Cocrystals: Rational Design, Controlled Synthesis, and Advanced Application. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206830. [PMID: 36707495 PMCID: PMC10104673 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Organic photothermal cocrystals, integrating the advantages of intrinsic organic cocrystals and the fascinating photothermal conversion ability, hold attracted considerable interest in both basic science and practical applications, involving photoacoustic imaging, seawater desalination, and photothermal therapy, and so on. However, these organic photothermal cocrystals currently suffer individual cases discovered step by step, as well as the deep and systemic investigation in the corresponding photothermal conversion mechanisms is rarely carried out, suggesting a huge challenge for their further developments. Therefore, it is urgently necessary to investigate and explore the rational design and synthesis of high-performance organic photothermal cocrystals for future applications. This review first and systematically summarizes the organic photothermal cocrystal in terms of molecular classification, the photothermal conversion mechanism, and their corresponding applications. The timely interpretation of the cocrystal photothermal effect will provide broad prospects for the purposeful fabrication of excellent organic photothermal cocrystals toward great efficiency, low cost, and multifunctionality.
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- Ye‐Tao Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong ProvinceShantou University515063ShantouChina
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern SilkCollege of Textile and Clothing EngineeringSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong ProvinceShantou University515063ShantouChina
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong ProvinceShantou University515063ShantouChina
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern SilkCollege of Textile and Clothing EngineeringSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong ProvinceShantou University515063ShantouChina
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong LaboratoryShantou UniversityShantou515031China
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Xu J, Li S, Yang Y, Chen Z. Stable Organic Radicals Participation in Charge Transfer: A New Strategy toward Molecular Functional Materials. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203598. [PMID: 36527171 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203598] [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: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Charge-transfer (CT) engineering with inter-/intramolecular CT interactions by simple compositions has emerged as a universal and efficient way to construct organic functional materials. Stable organic radicals with unique physicochemical properties that cannot be realized in closed-shell molecules, have been widely demonstrated to be ideal building blocks to construct versatile organic CT materials. This concept article provides a brief overview of the advances in the design, structure and property of stable organic radicals-based CT molecular functional materials, and the strategy for the generation of these materials is also highlighted. First, radicals are introduced as open-shell donors or acceptors, with a focus on their importance and uniqueness in improving electrical, magnetic and optical properties of CT functional materials. Additionally, CT interactions in stable radical dimers and trimers are further discussed systematically. Finally, the challenges are summarized and perspectives for future development of stable organic radicals-based CT functional materials are provided.
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- Jieqiong Xu
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering College of Biology Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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Surov AO, Ramazanova AG, Voronin AP, Drozd KV, Churakov AV, Perlovich GL. Virtual Screening, Structural Analysis, and Formation Thermodynamics of Carbamazepine Cocrystals. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030836. [PMID: 36986697 PMCID: PMC10052035 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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In this study, the existing set of carbamazepine (CBZ) cocrystals was extended through the successful combination of the drug with the positional isomers of acetamidobenzoic acid. The structural and energetic features of the CBZ cocrystals with 3- and 4-acetamidobenzoic acids were elucidated via single-crystal X-ray diffraction followed by QTAIMC analysis. The ability of three fundamentally different virtual screening methods to predict the correct cocrystallization outcome for CBZ was assessed based on the new experimental results obtained in this study and data available in the literature. It was found that the hydrogen bond propensity model performed the worst in distinguishing positive and negative results of CBZ cocrystallization experiments with 87 coformers, attaining an accuracy value lower than random guessing. The method that utilizes molecular electrostatic potential maps and the machine learning approach named CCGNet exhibited comparable results in terms of prediction metrics, albeit the latter resulted in superior specificity and overall accuracy while requiring no time-consuming DFT computations. In addition, formation thermodynamic parameters for the newly obtained CBZ cocrystals with 3- and 4-acetamidobenzoic acids were evaluated using temperature dependences of the cocrystallization Gibbs energy. The cocrystallization reactions between CBZ and the selected coformers were found to be enthalpy-driven, with entropy terms being statistically different from zero. The observed difference in dissolution behavior of the cocrystals in aqueous media was thought to be caused by variations in their thermodynamic stability.
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- Artem O Surov
- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry RAS, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry RAS, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry RAS, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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- Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Leninsky Prosp. 31, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry RAS, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia
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Chen J, Zhang W, Wang L, Yu G. Recent Research Progress of Organic Small-Molecule Semiconductors with High Electron Mobilities. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210772. [PMID: 36519670 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Organic electronics has made great progress in the past decades, which is inseparable from the innovative development of organic electronic devices and the diversity of organic semiconductor materials. It is worth mentioning that both of these great advances are inextricably linked to the development of organic high-performance semiconductor materials, especially the representative n-type organic small-molecule semiconductor materials with high electron mobilities. The n-type organic small molecules have the advantages of simple synthesis process, strong intermolecular stacking, tunable molecular structure, and easy to functionalize structures. Furthermore, the n-type semiconductor is a remarkable and important component for constructing complementary logic circuits and p-n heterojunction structures. Therefore, n-type organic semiconductors play an extremely important role in the field of organic electronic materials and are the basis for the industrialization of organic electronic functional devices. This review focuses on the modification strategies of organic small molecules with high electron mobility at molecular level, and discusses in detail the applications of n-type small-molecule semiconductor materials with high mobility in organic field-effect transistors, organic light-emitting transistors, organic photodetectors, and gas sensors.
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- Jiadi Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Gusev A, Braga E, Karmazina A, Karmazin A, Konnik O, Kiskin M, Baryshnikov G, Linert W. Structure-induced Luminescence and bioactivities of Zinc(II) complexes with 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)-N'-[pyridin-2-ylmethylene]acetohydrazide. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2023.121481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Guo J, Sun M, Zhao X, Shi C, Su H, Guo Y, Pu X. General Graph Neural Network-Based Model To Accurately Predict Cocrystal Density and Insight from Data Quality and Feature Representation. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:1143-1156. [PMID: 36734616 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c01538] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Cocrystal engineering as an effective way to modify solid-state properties has inspired great interest from diverse material fields while cocrystal density is an important property closely correlated with the material function. In order to accurately predict the cocrystal density, we develop a graph neural network (GNN)-based deep learning framework by considering three key factors of machine learning (data quality, feature presentation, and model architecture). The result shows that different stoichiometric ratios of molecules in cocrystals can significantly influence the prediction performances, highlighting the importance of data quality. In addition, the feature complementary is not suitable for augmenting the molecular graph representation in the cocrystal density prediction, suggesting that the complementary strategy needs to consider whether extra features can sufficiently supplement the lacked information in the original representation. Based on these results, 4144 cocrystals with 1:1 stoichiometry ratio are selected as the dataset, supplemented by the data augmentation of exchanging a pair of coformers. The molecular graph is determined to learn feature representation to train the GNN-based model. Global attention is introduced to further optimize the feature space and identify important atoms to realize the interpretability of the model. Benefited from the advantages, our model significantly outperforms three competitive models and exhibits high prediction accuracy for unseen cocrystals, showcasing its robustness and generality. Overall, our work not only provides a general cocrystal density prediction tool for experimental investigations but also provides useful guidelines for the machine learning application. All source codes are freely available at https://github.com/Xiao-Gua00/CCPGraph.
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- Jiali Guo
- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang621900, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu610064, People's Republic of China
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Li R, Yang F, Zhang L, Li M, Wang G, Wang W, Xu Y, Wei W. Manipulating Host-Guest Charge Transfer of a Water-Soluble Double-Cavity Cyclophane for NIR-II Photothermal Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301267. [PMID: 36802335 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Water-soluble small organic photothermal agents (PTAs) over NIR-II biowindow (1000-1350 nm) are highly desirable, but the rarity greatly limits their applications. Based on a water-soluble double-cavity cyclophane GBox-44+ , we report a class of host-guest charge transfer (CT) complexes as structurally uniform PTAs for NIR-II photothermal therapy. As a result of its high electron-deficiency, GBox-44+ can bind different electron-rich planar guests with a 1 : 2 host/guest stoichiometry to readily tune the CT absorption band that extends to the NIR-II region. When using a diaminofluorene guest substituted with an oligoethylene glycol chain, the host-guest system realized both good biocompatibility and enhanced photothermal conversion at 1064 nm, and was then exploited as a high-efficiency NIR-II PTA for cancer cell and bacterial ablation. This work broadens the potential applications of host-guest cyclophane systems and provides a new access to bio-friendly NIR-II photoabsorbers with well-defined structures.
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- Ran Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecule Science and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100048, P. R. China
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Vasanthi T, Chitravel T, Balasubramanian V, Balamuralikrishnan S, Vijayakumar VN. Impact of core polarity on smectic B-induced hydrogen bond liquid crystals. THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. E, SOFT MATTER 2023; 46:5. [PMID: 36780059 DOI: 10.1140/epje/s10189-023-00263-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The novel series of hydrogen bond liquid crystals were synthesized from the 2-methylglutaric acid (MGA) and 4-alkyloxybenzoic acid (nOBA) compounds. The induced smectic B phase with different texture (spine texture, needle texture, mosaic texture, natural mosaic texture and marble texture) were identified by polarizing optical microscope. Due to breaking of in-plane rotational symmetry within molecular layers, smectic B phase is tempted by suppressing other usual mesophases. The mesomorphic transition temperature, enthalpy and entropy values were calculated by differential scanning calorimeter which strongly proves the existence of mesomorphism. H-bond interaction and functional groups were confirmed by the observed peak between 2910 and 2954 cm-1 in the FTIR spectra. Thermal stability and extended mesophase width (for MGA + 12OBA = 31.1) of Sm B mesophase were reported and it clearly reveals the existence of mono-phase variance in the MGA + nOBA HBLC complex. Due to the steric effect, and the increased molecular core polarity, the highly stabilized Sm B phase with different textures were observed while varying alkyloxy carbon number n = 7 to 12. Further, the origination of Sm B phase and its detailed characteristics were reported.
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- T Vasanthi
- Department of Physics, Condensed Matter Research Laboratory (CMRL), Research Park, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, 638 401, India
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- Department of Physics, Anna University Engineering College, Ramanathapuram, 623 513, India
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- Department of Physics, Sona College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, 636 005, India
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- Department of Physics (DDE), Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, 608002, India
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- Department of Physics, Condensed Matter Research Laboratory (CMRL), Research Park, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Tamilnadu, 638 401, India.
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Wang Y, Wu H, Jones LO, Mosquera MA, Stern CL, Schatz GC, Stoddart JF. Color-Tunable Upconversion-Emission Switch Based on Cocrystal-to-Cocrystal Transformation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:1855-1865. [PMID: 36642916 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cocrystal engineering, involving the assembly of two or more components into a highly ordered solid-state superstructure, has emerged as a popular strategy for tuning the photophysical properties of crystalline materials. The reversible co-assembly and disassembly of multicomponent cocrystals and their reciprocal transformation in the solid state remain challenging objectives. Herein, we report a color-tunable upconversion-emission switch based on the interconversion between two cocrystals. One red- and one yellow-emissive cocrystal, composed of an electron-deficient naphthalenediimide-based triangular macrocycle and different electron donors, have been obtained. The red- and yellow-emissive cocrystals undergo reversible transformations on exchanging the electron donors. Benefiting from intermolecular charge transfer interactions, the two cocrystals display superior two-photon excited upconversion emission. Accompanying the interconversion of the two cocrystals, their luminescent color changes between red and yellow, forming a dual-color upconversion-emission switch. This research provides a rare yet critical example involving precise control of cocrystal-to-cocrystal transformation and affords a reference for fabricating color-tunable nonlinear optical materials in the solid state.
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- Yu Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, 103 Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.,Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.,ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, China
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Zhang B, Lu D, Duan H. Recent advances in responsive antibacterial materials: design and application scenarios. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:356-379. [PMID: 36408610 DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01573k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bacterial infection is one of the leading causes of death globally, although modern medicine has made considerable strides in the past century. As traditional antibiotics are suffering from the emergence of drug resistance, new antibacterial strategies are of great interest. Responsive materials are appealing alternatives that have shown great potential in combating resistant bacteria and avoiding the side effects of traditional antibiotics. In this review, the responsive antibacterial materials are introduced in terms of stimulus signals including intrinsic (pH, enzyme, ROS, etc.) and extrinsic (light, temperature, magnetic fields, etc.) stimuli. Their biomedical applications in therapeutics and medical devices are then discussed. Finally, the author's perspective of the challenge and the future of such a system is provided.
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- Bo Zhang
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore.
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore.
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Li M, Liu Y, Shao L, Hua B, Wang M, Liang H, Khashab NM, Sessler JL, Huang F. Pillararene-Based Variable Stoichiometry Co-Crystallization: A Versatile Approach to Diversified Solid-State Superstructures. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:667-675. [PMID: 36574672 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Variable stoichiometry co-crystals are important in solid-state supramolecular chemistry as they allow studies of structure-property relationships while permitting the synthesis of new scaffolds using identical synthons. In this work, we extend the concept of variable stoichiometry co-crystals into the realm of pillararene chemistry and show that this permits the rational construction of a diverse set of supramolecular structures in the solid state. Specifically, we report a series of variable stoichiometry co-crystals based on pillar[n]arenes and tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) and show that the combination of in-cavity complexation by pillar[n]arenes (n = 5,6) and outside binding with TCNB allows several types of co-crystals with different self-assembled superstructures to be isolated. The variable stoichiometry co-crystals of this study display different solid-state physicochemical properties, including colors and luminescence features. Among these pillar[n]arene-based co-crystals, we discovered unique crystallographic architectures wherein two sets of individual host-guest complexes co-exist in the solid state. These mixed co-crystal systems allow for vapochromic-based detection of n-bromoalkanes. This work highlights a new strategy for the construction of self-assembled superstructures in the solid state and for tuning their intrinsic characteristics, including their luminescent and substrate-responsive features.
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- Ming Li
- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China.,Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Smart Hybrid Materials Laboratory (SHMs), Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China.,Zhejiang-Israel Joint Laboratory of Self-Assembling Functional Materials, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Hangzhou 311215, P. R. China.,Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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Co-crystals of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and 9H-carbazole with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone acceptor: varieties in crystal packing, Hirshfeld surface analysis and quantum-chemical studies. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.134900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Wang L, Liu YL, Wang MS. The organic co-crystals formed using naphthalenediimide-based triangular macrocycles and coronene: intermolecular charge transfers and nonlinear optical properties. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:29747-29756. [PMID: 36458524 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp03236h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Formation of organic co-crystals is an effective strategy to synthesize near infrared emission and nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, which often show "1 + 1 > 2" performance. Moreover, the crystallization process can be effectively regulated through supramolecular interactions; thus the properties of co-crystal materials can also be flexibly regulated. Here, in order to further understand the nature and formation mechanism of co-crystals from the perspective of theoretical research, we studied the structures, intermolecular interactions, absorption spectra, charge transfer (CT) characteristics and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the newly synthesized organic co-crystals formed between naphthalenediimide based triangles (NDI, acceptor) and coronene (COR, donor). According to the analysis of decomposition of intermolecular interaction energy, dispersion energy played a major role, so the co-crystal properties can be regulated by regulating the intermolecular dispersion energy. More importantly, the formation of co-crystals NDI-COR and NDI-2COR reduced the Egap values with respect to those of their components. And there was significant intermolecular CT from COR to NDI and the degree of CT in NDI-COR was larger than that in NDI-2COR, so that the αtot and γtot values of NDI-COR and NDI-2COR were significantly greater than those of their components. Thus, the NLO properties of organic co-crystals can be further improved by enhancing the electron-donating ability of the donor and the electron-withdrawing ability of the acceptor to enhance the degree of intermolecular interaction energy and CT.
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- Li Wang
- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China.
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, 264025, Shandong, China. .,School of Integrated Circuits, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China.
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Sun MJ, Anhalt O, Sárosi MB, Stolte M, Würthner F. Activating Organic Phosphorescence via Heavy Metal-π Interaction Induced Intersystem Crossing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2207331. [PMID: 36210750 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heavy-atom-containing clusters, nanocrystals, and other semiconductors can sensitize the triplet states of their surface-bonded chromophores, but the energy loss, such as nonradiative deactivation, often prevents the synergistic light emission in their solid-state coassemblies. Cocrystallization allows new combinations of molecules with complementary properties for achieving functionalities not available in single components. Here, the cocrystal formation that employs platinum(II) acetylacetonate (Pt(acac)2 ) as a triplet sensitizer and electron-deficient 1,4,5,8-naphthalene diimides (NDIs) as organic phosphors is reported. The hybrid cocrystals exhibit room-temperature phosphorescence confined in the low-lying, long-lived triplet state of NDIs with photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (ΦPL ) exceeding 25% and a phosphorescence lifetime (τPh ) of 156 µs. This remarkable PL property benefits from the noncovalent electronic and spin-orbital coupling between the constituents.
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- Meng-Jia Sun
- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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