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Ahsan A, Wang X, Sk R, Heydari M, Buimaga-Iarinca L, Wäckerlin C, Lucenti E, Decurtins S, Cariati E, Jung TA, Aschauer U, Liu SX. Self-Assembly of N-Rich Triimidazoles on Ag(111): Mixing the Pleasures and Pains of Epitaxy and Strain. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2023; 127:23000-23009. [PMID: 38053624 PMCID: PMC10694807 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c03325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
In the present report, homochiral hydrogen-bonded assemblies of heavily N-doped (C9H6N6) heterocyclic triimidazole (TT) molecules on an Ag(111) substrate were investigated using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED) techniques. The planar and prochiral TT molecules, which exhibit a threefold rotation symmetry and lack mirror symmetry when assembled on the substrate, carry multiple hydrogen-bonding donor and acceptor functionalities, inevitably leading to the formation of hexameric two-dimensionally extended assemblies that can be either homo- (RR/SS) or heterochiral (RS). Experimental STM data showing well-ordered homochiral domains and experimental LEED data are consistent with simulations assuming the R19.1° overlayer on the Ag(111) lattice. Importantly, we report the unexpected coincidence of spontaneous resolution with the condensation of neighboring islands in adjacent "Janus pairs". The islands are connected by a characteristic fault zone, an observation that we discuss in the context of the fairly symmetric molecule and its propensity to compromise and benefit from interisland bonding at the expense of lattice mismatches and strain in the defect zone. We relate this to the close to triangular shape and the substantial but weak bonding scheme beyond van der Waals (vdW) of the TT molecules, which is due to the three N-containing five-membered imidazole rings. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show clear energetic differences between homochiral and heterochiral pairwise interactions, clearly supporting the experimental results.
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- Aisha Ahsan
- Laboratory
for X-ray Nanoscience and Technologies, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI 5232, Switzerland
- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, Basel 4056, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, Basel 4056, Switzerland
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- Laboratory
for X-ray Nanoscience and Technologies, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI 5232, Switzerland
- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, Basel 4056, Switzerland
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- National
Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies
(INCDTIM), Donat Str., Cluj-Napoca 67-103, Romania
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- Laboratory
for X-ray Nanoscience and Technologies, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI 5232, Switzerland
- Institute
of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Station 3, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Chemical Sciences and Technologies “Giulio Natta”
(SCITEC) of CNR, via Golgi 19, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Chemical Sciences and Technologies “Giulio Natta”
(SCITEC) of CNR, via Golgi 19, Milano 20133, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano and INSTM RU Via Golgi 19, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Laboratory
for X-ray Nanoscience and Technologies, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen-PSI 5232, Switzerland
- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, Basel 4056, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
- Department
of Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University
of Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer-Str. 2A, Salzburg 5020, Austria
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- Department
of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, Bern 3012, Switzerland
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Castillo C, Aracena A, Ballesteros L, Neculqueo G, Gence L, Quero F. New Benzotrithiophene-Based Molecules as Organic P-Type Semiconductor for Small-Molecule Organic Solar Cells. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16103759. [PMID: 37241386 DOI: 10.3390/ma16103759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A new benzotrithiophene-based small molecule, namely 2,5,8-Tris[5-(2,2-dicyanovinyl)-2-thienyl]-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b':6,5-b″]-trithiophene (DCVT-BTT), was successfully synthesized and subsequently characterized. This compound was found to present an intense absorption band at a wavelength position of ∼544 nm and displayed potentially relevant optoelectronic properties for photovoltaic devices. Theoretical studies demonstrated an interesting behavior of charge transport as electron donor (hole-transporting) active material for heterojunction cells. A preliminary study of small-molecule organic solar cells based on DCVT-BTT (as the P-type organic semiconductor) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (as the N-type organic semiconductor) exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 2.04% at a donor: acceptor weight ratio of 1:1.
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- Cristian Castillo
- Laboratorio de Nanocelulosa y Biomateriales, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Beauchef 851, Santiago 8370456, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Sede Santiago, Campus La Florida, Avenida Walker Martínez 1360, La Florida, Santiago 8240000, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Grupo de Investigación en Energía y Procesos Sustentables, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. El Llano Subercaseaux 2801, San Miguel, Santiago 8910060, Chile
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- Centro de Materiales para la Transición y Sostenibilidad Energética, Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear, Santiago 7600713, Chile
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- Functional Materials & Devices Lab, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8940000, Chile
- Instituto de Física, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Avenida Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago 8940000, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Nanocelulosa y Biomateriales, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Beauchef 851, Santiago 8370456, Chile
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Patra D, Park S. Solution Processable Benzotrithiophene (BTT)‐Based Organic Semiconductors: Recent Advances and Review. Macromol Rapid Commun 2022; 43:e2200473. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dhananjaya Patra
- Department of Polymer‐Nano Science and Technology Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Korea
- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Korea
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- Department of Polymer‐Nano Science and Technology Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Korea
- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Korea
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Recent advances in electrochemiluminescence luminophores. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:131-146. [PMID: 33893832 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03329-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) has continued to receive considerable attention in various applications, owing to its intrinsic advantages such as near-zero background response, wide dynamic range, high sensitivity, simple instrumentation, and low cost. The ECL luminophore is one of the most significant components during the light generation processes. Despite significant progress that has been made in the synthesis of new luminophores and their roles in resolving various challenges, there are few comprehensive summaries on ECL luminophores. In this review, we discuss some of the recent advances in organic, metal complexes, nanomaterials, metal oxides, and near-infrared ECL luminophores. We also emphasize their roles in tackling various challenges with illustrative examples that have been reported in the last few years. Finally, perspective and some unresolved challenges in ECL that can potentially be addressed by introducing new luminophores have also been discussed. Graphical abstract.
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Chen J, Lu R, Wang X, Qu H, Liu H, Zhang H, Cao X. C
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‐symmetric and
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s
‐symmetric Triformyl Triindolo‐Truxenes: Synthesis and Properties. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun‐Bo Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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- Department of Electronic Science and Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University 361005 Xiamen P. R. China
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Pavilek B, Kožíšek J, Zalibera M, Lušpai K, Cibulková Z, Kožíšková J, Végh D. Ortho-substituent-controlled regioselective cyclisation of 1,4-phenylenediacrylic acid to a linear benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene derivative as a building block for semiconducting materials. Tetrahedron Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2020.151608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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