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Wan Q, Seo S, Lee SW, Lee J, Jeon H, Kim TS, Kim BJ, Thompson BC. High-Performance Intrinsically Stretchable Polymer Solar Cell with Record Efficiency and Stretchability Enabled by Thymine-Functionalized Terpolymer. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37220423 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Designing new polymer semiconductors for intrinsically stretchable polymer solar cells (IS-PSCs) with high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and durability is critical for wearable electronics applications. Nearly all high-performance PSCs are constructed using fully conjugated polymer donors (PD) and small-molecule acceptors (SMA). However, a successful molecular design of PDs for high-performance and mechanically durable IS-PSCs without sacrificing conjugation has not been realized. In this study, we design a novel thymine side chain terminated 6,7-difluoro-quinoxaline (Q-Thy) monomer and synthesize a series of fully conjugated PDs (PM7-Thy5, PM7-Thy10, PM7-Thy20) featuring Q-Thy. The Q-Thy units capable of inducing dimerizable hydrogen bonding enable strong intermolecular PD assembly and highly efficient and mechanically robust PSCs. The PM7-Thy10:SMA blend demonstrates a combination of high PCE (>17%) in rigid devices and excellent stretchability (crack-onset value >13.5%). More importantly, PM7-Thy10-based IS-PSCs show an unprecedented combination of PCE (13.7%) and ultrahigh mechanical durability (maintaining 80% of initial PCE after 43% strain), illustrating the promising potential for commercialization in wearable applications.
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- Qingpei Wan
- Department of Chemistry and Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661, United States
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Harroun SG, Zhang Y, Lin YS, Chang HT. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory study of thymine-1-acetic acid interaction with silver nanoparticles. CAN J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2021-0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Thymine-1-acetic acid (TAA) is a modified nucleobase often used to add thymine functionality to materials. This study reports the Raman band assignments for TAA by comparing its experimental and density functional theory (DFT) simulated Raman spectra. Further comparison of experimental surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) of TAA on silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) with simulated spectra of various complexes of xAg+ (x = 1, 2, or 3) and TAA reveals its likely adsorption orientation on the Ag NPs. This is one of the few studies that has achieved reasonably accurate simulation of SERS by employing multiple unconnected Ag+ ions, which could represent a compromise between a single atom or ion on one hand and a computationally expensive cluster on the other.
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- Scott G. Harroun
- Département de chimie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Prieto Dapena F, Su Z, Alvarez Malmagro J, Rueda M, Lipkowski J. Mixed monolayer of a nucleolipid and a phospholipid has improved properties for spectroelectrochemical sensing of complementary nucleobases. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrostatics affects formation of Watson-Crick complex between DNA bases in monolayers of nucleolipids deposited at a gold electrode surface. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Alvarez-Malmagro J, Su Z, Leitch JJ, Prieto F, Rueda M, Lipkowski J. Molecular recognition between guanine and cytosine-functionalized nucleolipid hybrid bilayers supported on gold (111) electrodes. Bioelectrochemistry 2020; 132:107416. [PMID: 31981968 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A hybrid bilayer lipid membrane (hBLM), constructed with a 1-hexadecanethiol self-assembled interior leaflet and a 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-cytidine nucleolipid exterior leaflet, was deposited at the surface of a gold (111) electrode. This system was used to investigate the molecular recognition reaction between the cytosine moieties of the lipid head group with guanine molecules in the bulk electrolyte solution. Electrochemical measurements and photon polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PMIRRAS) were employed to characterize the system and determine the extent of the molecular recognition reaction. The capacitance of the hBLM-covered gold electrode was very low (~1 μF cm-2), therefore the charge density at the gold surface was small. Changing the electrode potential had a minimal effect on the complexation between the cytosine moieties and guanine molecules due to small changes in the static electric field across the membrane. This behavior favored the formation of the guanine-cytosine complex.
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- Julia Alvarez-Malmagro
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González no 2, 41012 Seville, Spain; Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González no 2, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Seville, C/Profesor García González no 2, 41012 Seville, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Alvarez-Malmagro J, Prieto F, Rueda M. In situ surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy study of the adsorption of cytosine on gold electrodes. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Alvarez-Malmagro J, Su Z, Leitch JJ, Prieto F, Rueda M, Lipkowski J. Electric-Field-Driven Molecular Recognition Reactions of Guanine with 1,2-Dipalmitoyl- sn- glycero-3-cytidine Monolayers Deposited on Gold Electrodes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:9297-9307. [PMID: 31274320 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Monolayers of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-cytidine were incubated with guanine in a 0.1 M NaF electrolyte at the surface of a Langmuir trough and transferred to gold (111) electrodes using the Langmuir-Schaefer technique. Chronocoulometry and photon polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy were employed to investigate the influence of the static electric field on the orientation and conformation of the cytidine nucleolipid molecules on the metal surface in the presence of guanine and to monitor the molecular recognition of guanine with the cytosine moiety. When the monolayer is exposed to guanine solutions, the cytosine moiety binds to the guanine residue in either a Watson-Crick complex at positively charged electrode surfaces or a noncomplexed state at negative surface charges. The positive electrostatic field causes the cytosine moiety and the cytosine-guanine complex to adopt a nearly parallel orientation with respect to the plane of the monolayer with a measured tilt angle of ∼10°. The parallel orientation is stabilized by the interactions between the permanent dipole of the cytosine moiety or the Watson-Crick complex and the static electric field. At negative charge densities, the tilt of the cytosine moiety increases by ∼15-20°, destabilizing the complex. Our results demonstrate that the static electric field has an influence on the molecular recognition reactions between nucleoside base pairs at the metal-solution interface and can be controlled by altering the surface charge at the metal.
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- Julia Alvarez-Malmagro
- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Profesor García González no. 2 , 41012 Seville , Spain
- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Profesor García González no. 2 , 41012 Seville , Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Profesor García González no. 2 , 41012 Seville , Spain
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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Alvarez-Malmagro J, Su Z, Jay Leitch J, Prieto F, Rueda M, Lipkowski J. Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of 1,2-Dipalmitoyl- sn-glycero-3-cytidine Diphosphate Nucleolipid Monolayer Supported on Gold (111) Electrode. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:901-910. [PMID: 30605613 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The effect of the electrode potential on the orientation and conformation of the 1,2-dipalmitoyl- sn-glycero-3-cytidine monolayer deposited on a gold (111) electrode surface was described. The potential of zero free charge ( Epzc) for the monolayer-covered electrode was determined to be -0.2 V vs SCE. The differential capacitance and charge density data indicated that the monolayer is stable at the electrode surface when ( E - Epzc) > 0.0 V. At negative rational potentials, a progressive detachment (electrodewetting) of the monolayer occurs. The monolayer is fully detached from the electrode surface at ( E - Epzc) < -0.6 V. The conformation and orientation of the acyl chains and the orientation of the cytosine moiety were determined with the help of photon polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS). The IR measurements demonstrate that the acyl chains are predominantly in the gel phase in the adsorbed state and tilted at an angle of ∼30° with respect to the electrode surface normal. The tilt angle of the acyl chains increases when the film is detached from the gold surface, indicating that the monolayer becomes more disordered. At ( E - Epzc) > 0.0 V, the plane of the cytosine moiety assumes a small angle of ∼20° with respect to the surface. At negative potentials, the tilt angle of the cytosine fragment increases and rotates. With the help of DFT calculations, these changes were explained by the repulsion of the positive pole of the cytosine permanent dipole moment by the positively charged gold surface and its attraction to the metal surface at negative electrode potentials. This work provides unique information for the future development of sensors based on the molecular recognition of nucleoside targets.
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- Julia Alvarez-Malmagro
- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Professor García González no. 2, 41012 Seville , Spain
- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Professor García González no. 2, 41012 Seville , Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry , University of Seville , C/Professor García González no. 2, 41012 Seville , Spain
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Guelph , Guelph , Ontario , Canada N1G 2W1
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Jaworska A, Jablonska A, Wilanowski T, Palys B, Sek S, Kudelski A. Influence of amine and thiol modifications at the 3' ends of single stranded DNA molecules on their adsorption on gold surface and the efficiency of their hybridization. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 203:31-39. [PMID: 29857258 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Adsorption of molecules of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or modified DNA on gold surfaces is often the first step in construction of many various biosensors, including biosensors for detection of DNA with a particular sequence. In this work we study the influence of amine and thiol modifications at the 3' ends of single stranded DNA (ssDNA) molecules on their adsorption on the surface of gold substrates and on the efficiency of hybridization of immobilized DNA with the complementary single stranded DNA. The characterization of formed layers has been carried out using infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. As model single stranded DNA we used DNA containing 20 adenine bases, whereas the complementary DNA contained 20 thymine bases. We found that the bands in polarization modulation-infrared reflection-adsorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) spectra of layers formed from thiol-modified DNA are significantly narrower and sharper, indicating their higher regularity in the orientation of DNA on gold surface when using thiol linker. Also, hybridization of the layer of thiol-modified DNA containing 20 adenine bases with the respective DNA containing thymine bases leads to formation of much more organized structures than in the case of unmodified DNA or DNA with the amine linker. We conclude that the thiol-modified ssDNA is more promising for the preparation of biosensors, in comparison with the amine-modified or unmodified ssDNA. We have also found that the above-mentioned modifications at the 3' end of ssDNA significantly influence the IR spectrum (and hence the structure) of polycrystalline films formed from such compounds, even though adsorbed fragments contain less than 5% of the DNA chain. This effect should be taken into account when comparing IR spectra of various polycrystalline films formed from modified and unmodified DNA.
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- Aleksandra Jaworska
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Cell Biology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteur St., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Alvarez-Malmagro J, Rueda M, Prieto F. In situ surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy study of adenine-thymine co-adsorption on gold electrodes as a function of the pH. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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