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Wang T, Zhang BY, Zhang HL. Singlet Fission Materials for Photovoltaics: from Small Molecules to Macromolecules. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200326. [PMID: 35703581 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Singlet fission (SF) is a spin-allowed process in which a singlet state splits into two triplet states. Materials that enable SF have attracted great attention in the last decade, mainly stemming from the potential of overcoming the Shockley-Queisser (SQ) limit in photoenergy conversion. In the past decade, a large number of new molecules exhibiting SF have been explored and many devices based on SF materials have been studied, though the mechanistic understanding is still obscure. This review focuses on the recent developments of SF materials, including small molecules, oligomers and polymers. The molecular design strategies and related mechanisms of SF are discussed. Then the dynamics of charge transfer and energy transfer between SF materials and other materials are introduced. Further, we discuss the progresses of implementing SF in photovoltaics. It is hoped that a comprehensive understanding to the SF materials, devices and mechanism may pave a new way for the design of next generation photovoltaics. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Ting Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China.,Prof. H. L. Zhang, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Liu M, Zheng Z, Jiang X, Guo F, Mola GT, Gao S, Zhao L, Zhang Y. Fluorinated phenanthrenequinoxaline-based D-A type copolymers for non-fullerene polymer solar cells. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Attar S, Yang R, Chen Z, Ji X, Comí M, Banerjee S, Fang L, Liu Y, Al-Hashimi M. Thiazole fused S, N-heteroacene step-ladder polymeric semiconductors for organic transistors. Chem Sci 2022; 13:12034-12044. [DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04661j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ladder-type thiazole-fused S,N-heteroacenes with an extended π-conjugation consisting of six (SN6-Tz) and nine (SN9-Tz) fused aromatic rings have been synthesized and fully characterized.
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- Salahuddin Attar
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. Box 23874, Doha, Qatar
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3255, Texas, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford 94305, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. Box 23874, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3255, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-3255, Texas, USA
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. Box 23874, Doha, Qatar
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Barłóg M, Yavuz C, Ali AK, Kandemir Z, Comí M, Bazzi HS, Al-Hashimi M, Erten-Ela S. An electron rich indaceno [2,1- b:6,5- b′] dithiophene derivative as a high intramolecular charge transfer material in dye sensitized solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj06067d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The synthesis, characterisation and photovoltaic performance of an indacenodithiophene (IDT)-based organic dye in DSSCs has been presented.
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- Maciej Barłóg
- Department of Chemistry
- Texas A&M University at Qatar
- P.O. Box 23874
- Doha
- Qatar
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- Institute of Solar Energy
- Ege University
- Izmir
- Turkey
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Eskisehir Technical University
- Eskisehir
- Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry
- Texas A&M University at Qatar
- P.O. Box 23874
- Doha
- Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry
- Texas A&M University at Qatar
- P.O. Box 23874
- Doha
- Qatar
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Side-chains Engineering of Conjugated Polymers toward Additive-free Non-fullerene Organic Solar Cells. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-020-2490-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Liu J, Wang Y, Jiang P, Tu G. Functionalized Amphiphilic Diblock Fullerene Derivatives as a Cathode Buffer Layer for Efficient Inverted Organic Solar Cells. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:1336-1345. [PMID: 32010803 PMCID: PMC6990446 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The amphipathic interface layer sandwiched between cathode and active layers had always played a role to balance interface compatibility and interfacial energy barriers in inverted organic solar cell (OSC) devices. Two functionalized amphiphilic diblock fullerene derivatives named C60-2DPE and C60-4HTPB were synthesized and applied as an interface layer in modifying zinc oxide (ZnO). Based on their amphipathic characteristics, the solvent treatment was introduced to cause an obvious self-assembly of the two materials on ZnO. The introduced cathode buffer layer could improve the interface compatibility between ZnO and the organic active layer effectively with its amphipathic blocks. Based on the PTB7-Th:PC71BM system, the OSC devices with a functionalized fullerene derivative layer could reach a power conversion efficiency of 9.21 and 8.86% for C60-2DPE and C60-4HTPB , respectively.
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- Jikang Liu
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China
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Liu J, Jiang P, Wang Y, Tu G. Synthesis of two A-B-C type conjugated amphiphilic triblock fullerene derivatives and their application in organic solar cells. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Yang Y, Shan T, Cao J, Wang HC, Wang JK, Zhong HL, Xu YX. Unsymmetric Side Chains of Indacenodithiophene Copolymers Lead to Improved Packing and Device Performance. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-020-2342-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhu R, Wang Z, Gao Y, Zheng Z, Guo F, Gao S, Lu K, Zhao L, Zhang Y. Chain Engineering of Benzodifuran‐Based Wide‐Bandgap Polymers for Efficient Non‐Fullerene Polymer Solar Cells. Macromol Rapid Commun 2019; 40:e1900227. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Ruoxi Zhu
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in NanoscienceNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in NanoscienceNational Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringZhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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Ozkilinc O, Kayi H. Effect of chalcogen atoms on the electronic band gaps of donor-acceptor-donor type semiconducting polymers: a systematic DFT investigation. J Mol Model 2019; 25:167. [PMID: 31115723 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4043-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We systematically investigated and compared the electronic band gaps of 16 different donor-acceptor-donor type semiconducting polymer systems that included different chalcogen atoms in their donor and acceptor units. The five-membered heterocyclic rings furan, thiophene, selenophene, and tellurophene were considered as electron donor units, whereas benzochalcogenadiazole groups, i.e., benzoxadiazole, benzothiadiazole, benzoselenadiazole, and benzotelluradiazole, were used as electron acceptor units. Our findings from B3LYP/6-31G(d) and B3LYP/LANL2DZ calculations performed with and without the polarizable continuum model indicated that the size of the chalcogen atom used as a heteroatom in the donor units plays a more important role than the size of the chalcogen atom in the benzochalcogenadiazole acceptor unit does. On the other hand, our results also suggest that the best way to modify and narrow the electronic band gap is to use heavy chalcogen atoms in both donor and acceptor units.
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- Ozge Ozkilinc
- Computational Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Ankara University, Tandoğan, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Computational Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Ankara University, Tandoğan, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
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Tatsi E, Spanos M, Katsouras A, Squeo BM, Ibraikulov OA, Zimmermann N, Heiser T, Lévêque P, Gregoriou VG, Avgeropoulos A, Leclerc N, Chochos CL. Effect of Aryl Substituents and Fluorine Addition on the Optoelectronic Properties and Organic Solar Cell Performance of a High Efficiency Indacenodithienothiophene-alt
-Quinoxaline π-Conjugated Polymer. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201800418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Elisavet Tatsi
- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
- National Hellenic Research Foundation; 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue Athens 11635 Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- Advent Technologies SA; Patras Science Park, Stadiou Street, Platani-Rio Patra 26504 Greece
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- Laboratoire ICube; CNRS, Université de Strasbourg; UMR7357, 23 rue du Loess 67037 Strasbourg France
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- Laboratoire ICube; CNRS, Université de Strasbourg; UMR7357, 23 rue du Loess 67037 Strasbourg France
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- Laboratoire ICube; CNRS, Université de Strasbourg; UMR7357, 23 rue du Loess 67037 Strasbourg France
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- Laboratoire ICube; CNRS, Université de Strasbourg; UMR7357, 23 rue du Loess 67037 Strasbourg France
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- National Hellenic Research Foundation; 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue Athens 11635 Greece
- Advent Technologies SA; Patras Science Park, Stadiou Street, Platani-Rio Patra 26504 Greece
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie; l’Environnement et la Santé; Université de Strasbourg; Ecole Européenne de Chimie; Polymères et Matériaux; 25 rue Becquerel 67087 Strasbourg France
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering; University of Ioannina; Ioannina 45110 Greece
- Advent Technologies SA; Patras Science Park, Stadiou Street, Platani-Rio Patra 26504 Greece
- National Hellenic Research Foundation; Institute of Biology; Medicinal Chemistry & Biotechnology; 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue Athens 11635 Greece
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Chen J, Yang K, Zhou X, Guo X. Ladder-Type Heteroarene-Based Organic Semiconductors. Chem Asian J 2018; 13:2587-2600. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201800860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jianhua Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech); No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- The Co-Innovation Center of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Tianjin; Institute of Polymer Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech); No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- The Co-Innovation Center of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Tianjin; Institute of Polymer Chemistry; College of Chemistry; Nankai University; Tianjin 300071 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech); No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and The Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Printed Organic Electronics; Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech); No. 1088, Xueyuan Road Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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Yin Y, Zhang S, Chen D, Guo F, Yu G, Zhao L, Zhang Y. Synthesis of an indacenodithiophene-based fully conjugated ladder polymer and its optical and electronic properties. Polym Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8py00351c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A fully conjugated ladder polymer (PFIDT) based on the indacenodithiophene unit was synthesized via a simple strategy.
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- Yuli Yin
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Key Laboratory of Organic Solids
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Institute of Technology
- Harbin 150001
- China
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