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Yao Y, Zhao YS, Guan L. Dimension Evolution of Self-Assembled Organic Microcrystal for Laser and Polarization-Rotation Function. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2307661. [PMID: 38317524 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202307661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Multidimensional integrated micro/nanostructures are vitally important for the implementation of versatile photonic functionalities, whereas current material structures still suffer undesired surface defects and contaminations in either multistep micro/nanofabrications or extreme synthetic conditions. Herein, the dimension evolution of organic self-assembled structures 2D microrings and 3D microhelixes for multidimensional photonic devices is realized via a protic/aprotic solvent-directed molecular assembly method based on a multiaxial confined-assisted growth mechanism. The 2D microrings with consummate circle boundaries and molecular-smooth surfaces function as high-quality whispering-gallery-mode microcavities for dual-wavelength energy-influence-dependent switchable lasing. Moreover, the 3D microhelixes with smooth surfaces and natural twistable characteristics act as active photon-transport materials and polarization rotators. These results will broaden the horizon of constructing multidimensional microstructures for integrated photonic circuits.
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- Yinan Yao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese, Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350000, China
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Zhu P, Hou SL, Liu Z, Zhou Y, Alvarez PJJ, Chen W, Zhang T. Multi-Emission Carbon Dots Combining Turn-On Sensing and Fluorescence Quenching Exhibit Ultrahigh Selectivity for Mercury in Real Water Samples. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:9887-9895. [PMID: 38775679 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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Mercury is a ubiquitous heavy-metal pollutant and poses serious ecological and human-health risks. There is an ever-growing demand for rapid, sensitive, and selective detection of mercury in natural waters, particularly for regions lacking infrastructure specialized for mercury analysis. Here, we show that a sensor based on multi-emission carbon dots (M-CDs) exhibits ultrahigh sensing selectivity toward Hg(II) in complex environmental matrices, tested in the presence of a range of environmentally relevant metal/metalloid ions as well as natural and artificial ligands, using various real water samples. By incorporating structural features of calcein and folic acid that enable tunable emissions, the M-CDs couple an emission enhancement at 432 nm and a simultaneous reduction at 521 nm, with the intensity ratio linearly related to the Hg(II) concentration up to 1200 μg/L, independent of matrix compositions. The M-CDs have a detection limit of 5.6 μg/L, a response time of 1 min, and a spike recovery of 94 ± 3.7%. The intensified emission is attributed to proton transfer and aggregation-induced emission enhancement, whereas the quenching is due to proton and electron transfer. These findings also have important implications for mercury identification in other complex matrices for routine, screening-level food safety and health management practices.
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- Panpan Zhu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, China Geological Survey, Tianjin 300304, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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Stoerkler T, Ulrich G, Retailleau P, Laurent AD, Jacquemin D, Massue J. Experimental and theoretical comprehension of ESIPT fluorophores based on a 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3'-dimethylindole (HDMI) scaffold. Chem Sci 2024; 15:7206-7218. [PMID: 38756821 PMCID: PMC11095508 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01937g] [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: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer (ESIPT) emission is associated with intense single or multiple fluorescence in the solid-state, along with enhanced photostability and sensitivity to the close environment. As a result, ESIPT probes are attractive candidates for ratiometric sensing of a variety of substrates. A new family of ESIPT fluorophores is described herein, inspired by the well-known 2-(2'hydroxyphenyl)benzazole (HBX) organic scaffold. The connection of 3,3'-dimethylindole (or 3H-indole) derivatives with phenol rings triggers the formation of novel 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3'-dimethylindole (HDMI) fluorophores, capable of stimuli-responsive ESIPT emission. This brand new family of dyes displays redshifted emission, as compared to HBX, along with an unprecedented acid/base-mediated stabilization of different rotamers, owing to supramolecular interactions with methyl groups. These compounds are therefore highly sensitive to external stimuli, such as the presence of acid or base, where protonated and deprotonated species have specific optical signatures. Moreover, a new pyridine-functionalized HDMI dye displays acid-sensitive AIE properties. The photophysical properties of all compounds have also been studied using ab initio calculations to support experiments in deciphering the nature of the various radiative transitions observed and the related excited rotameric species.
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- Timothée Stoerkler
- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l'Energie, l'Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), Equipe Chimie Organique pour la Biologie, les Matériaux et l'Optique (COMBO), UMR CNRS 7515, Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM) 25 Rue Becquerel 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02 France
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l'Energie, l'Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), Equipe Chimie Organique pour la Biologie, les Matériaux et l'Optique (COMBO), UMR CNRS 7515, Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM) 25 Rue Becquerel 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02 France
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- Service de Cristallographie Structurale, ICSN-CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, Bât. 27 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS CEISAM UMR 6230 F-44000 Nantes France
- Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) F-75005 Paris France
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l'Energie, l'Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), Equipe Chimie Organique pour la Biologie, les Matériaux et l'Optique (COMBO), UMR CNRS 7515, Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM) 25 Rue Becquerel 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02 France
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Wang Z, Yan M, Yu M, Zhang G, Fang W, Yu F. A Fluorescent Probe with Zwitterionic ESIPT Feature for Ratiometric Monitoring of Peroxynitrite In Vitro and In Vivo. Anal Chem 2024; 96:3600-3608. [PMID: 38372498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05718] [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: 02/20/2024]
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Peroxynitrite (ONOO-), as a short-term reactive biological oxidant, could lead to a series of effects in various physiological and pathological processes due to its subtle concentration changes. In vivo monitoring of ONOO- and relevant physiological processes is urgently required. Herein, we describe a novel fluorescent probe termed HBT-Fl-BnB for the ratiometric detection of ONOO- in vitro and in vivo. The probe consists of an HBT core with Fl groups at the ortho and para positions responding to the zwitterionic excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (zwitterionic ESIPT) process and a boronic acid pinacol ester with dual roles that block the zwitterionic ESIPT and recognize ONOO-. Thanks to the specificity as well as low cytotoxicity, success in imaging of endogenous and exogenous ONOO- in living cells by HBT-Fl-BnB was obtained. Additionally, the applicability of HBT-Fl-BnB to tracking the abnormal expression of ONOO- in vivo induced by inactivated Escherichia coli was also explored. This is the first report of a fluorescent probe for ONOO- sensing via a zwitterionic ESIPT mechanism.
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- Zhenkai Wang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037,China
- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Key Laboratory of Haikou Trauma, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
- Engineering Research Center for Hainan Bio-Smart Materials and Bio-Medical Devices, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037,China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037,China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037,China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037,China
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- Key Laboratory of Hainan Trauma and Disaster Rescue, Key Laboratory of Haikou Trauma, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
- Engineering Research Center for Hainan Bio-Smart Materials and Bio-Medical Devices, Key Laboratory of Emergency and Trauma, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Hainan Functional Materials and Molecular Imaging, College of Emergency and Trauma, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, China
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Yan L, Guo M, Wan Y, Wan Y, Li Q, Zhu L, Yin H, Shi Y. Fluorescence emission mechanism for the π-conjugated zwitterion 2,4-Bisimidazolylphenol base on ESIPT: A TDDFT theoretical reconsideration. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 312:124043. [PMID: 38368821 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Molecules with zwitterionic characteristics exhibit significant potential for utilization in nonlinear optics, optoelectronics, and organic lasers owing to their large dipole moments. Recently, the synthesized compound 2,4-bis (4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl) phenol (2,4-bImP) by Sakai et al. has been noticed for its unique photochromic properties in solvents [J. Phys. Chem. A, 125 (2021), 4784-4792]. The observed fluorescence in chloroform was attributed to the keto tautomer. Based on the excited state intramolecular proton transfer, the photochromism of 2,4-bImP in chloroform was interpreted as zwitterion production. However, the zwitterion with a specific electronic structure can be in resonance with the conventional neutral structure. The impact of the resonance contribution from the zwitterion and the conventional neutral structure on fluorescence attribution was not taken into account in the previous studies. In this investigation, the ESIPT mechanism of the 2,4-bImP in chloroform has been explored using both the density functional theory and the time-dependent density functional theory. The optimized geometric configuration parameters illustrate the molecular resonant properties. The calculated fluorescence spectra on the basis of the optimization results further corroborate that the fluorescence peaks after proton transfer originates from the resonance of the zwitterionic and the neutral configuration. The zwitterionic nature of the molecule was demonstrated by electrostatic potential and atomic dipole modified Hesfeld atomic charge (ADCH) analysis. Furthermore, the characterization of potential energy curves and IR spectrum further verified the resonance of both the zwitterionic and neutral structures. The results reveal that the 2,4-bImP molecule generates the neutral o-quinoid structure and the zwitterionic structure resonance phenomenon following ESIPT. The aforementioned resonance structure offers novel insights into the ascription of fluorescence. These discoveries establish the theoretical foundation for the exploration and development of zwitterions.
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- Lu Yan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Wang JK, Wang CH, Wu CC, Chang KH, Wang CH, Liu YH, Chen CT, Chou PT. Hydrogen-Bonded Thiol Undergoes Unconventional Excited-State Intramolecular Proton-Transfer Reactions. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3125-3135. [PMID: 38288596 PMCID: PMC10859960 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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The chapter on the thiol-related hydrogen bond (H-bond) and its excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) reaction was recently opened where compound 4'-diethylamino-3-mercaptoflavone (3NTF) undergoes ESIPT in both cyclohexane solution and solid, giving a 710 nm tautomer emission with an anomalously large Stokes shift of 12,230 cm-1. Considering the thiol H-bond to be unconventional compared to the conventional Pauling-type -OH or -NH H-bond, it is thus essential and timely to probe its fundamental difference between their ESIPT. However, thiol-associated ESIPT tends to be nonemissive due to the dominant nπ* character of the tautomeric lowest excited state. Herein, based on the 3-mercaptoflavone scaffold and π-elongation concept, a new series of 4'-substituted-7-diethylamino-3-mercaptoflavones, NTFs, was designed and synthesized with varied H-bond strength and 690-720 nm tautomeric emission upon ultraviolet (UV) excitation in cyclohexane. The order of their H-bonding strength was experimentally determined to be N-NTF < O-NTF < H-NTF < F-NTF, while the rate of -SH ESIPT measured by fluorescence upconversion was F-NTF (398 fs)-1 < H-NTF (232 fs)-1 < O-NTF (123 fs)-1 < N-NTF (101 fs)-1 in toluene. Unexpectedly, the strongest H-bonded F-NTF gives the slowest ESIPT, which does not conform to the traditional ESIPT model. The results are rationalized by the trend of carbonyl oxygen basicity rather than -SH acidity. Namely, the thiol acidity relevant to the H-bond strength plays a minor role in the driving force of ESIPT. Instead, the proton-accepting strength governs ESIPT. That is to say, the noncanonical thiol H-bonding system undergoes an unconventional type of ESIPT.
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- Jian-Kai Wang
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
- Center
for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of
China
- Center
for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Rusakov K, Demianiuk S, Jalonicka E, Hanczyc P. Cavity Lasing Characteristics of Thioflavin T and Thioflavin X in Different Solvents and Their Interaction with DNA for the Controlled Reduction of a Light Amplification Threshold in Solid-State Biofilms. ACS APPLIED OPTICAL MATERIALS 2023; 1:1922-1929. [PMID: 38149104 PMCID: PMC10749465 DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.3c00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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The lasing characteristics of Thioflavin T (ThT) and Thioflavin X (ThX) dyes were investigated in solvents with increasing viscosity: water, ethanol, butanol, ethylene glycol, and glycerol and three forms of DNA (double-helix natural, fragmented, and aggregated). The results identified that lasing thresholds and photostability depend on three critical factors: the solvation shell surrounding dye molecules, the organization of their dipole moments, which is driven by the DNA structure, and the molecules diffusion coefficient in the excitation focal spot. The research highlights that dye doped to DNA accumulated in binding sites fosters long-range dye orientation, facilitating a marked reduction of lasing thresholds in the liquid phase as well as amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) thresholds in the solid state. Leveraging insights from lasing characteristics obtained in liquid, ASE in the solid state was optimized in a controlled way by changing the parameters influencing the DNA structure, i.e., magnesium salt addition, heating, and sonication. The modifications led to a large decrease in the ASE thresholds in the dye-doped DNA films. It was shown that the examination of lasing in cavities can be useful for preparing optical materials with improved architectures and functionalities for solid-state lasers.
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- K. Rusakov
- Institute
of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty
of Construction and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Yu Z, Moshood Y, Wozniak MK, Patel S, Terpstra K, Llano DA, Dobrucki LW, Mirica LM. Amphiphilic Molecules Exhibiting Zwitterionic Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer and Near-Infrared Emission for the Detection of Amyloid β Aggregates in Alzheimer's Disease. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302408. [PMID: 37616059 PMCID: PMC10840928 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302408] [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: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Chromophores with zwitterionic excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) have been shown to have larger Stock shifts and red-shifted emission wavelengths compared to the conventional π-delocalized ESIPT molecules. However, there is still a dearth of design strategies to expand the current library of zwitterionic ESIPT compounds. Herein, a novel zwitterionic excited-state intramolecular proton transfer system is reported, enabled by addition of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane (TACN) fragments on a dicyanomethylene-4H-pyran (DCM) scaffold. The solvent-dependent steady-state photophysical studies, pKa measurements, and computational analysis strongly support that the ESIPT process is more efficient with two TACN groups attached to the DCM scaffold and not affected by polar protic solvents. Impressively, compound DCM-OH-2-DT exhibits a near-infrared (NIR) emission at 740 nm along with an uncommonly large Stokes shift. Moreover, DCM-OH-2-DT shows high affinity towards soluble amyloid β (Aβ) oligomers in vitro and in 5xFAD mouse brain sections, and we have successfully applied DCM-OH-2-DT for the in vivo imaging of Aβ aggregates and demonstrated its potential use as an early diagnostic agent for AD. Overall, this study can provide a general molecular design strategy for developing new zwitterionic ESIPT compounds with NIR emission in vivo imaging applications.
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- Zhengxin Yu
- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The Neuroscience Program, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The Neuroscience Program, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The Neuroscience Program, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The Neuroscience Program, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 61801, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, The Neuroscience Program, Carle Illinois College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
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Liang Y, Zhao L, Li C, Du J, Shang Q, Wei Z, Zhang Q. Strong Exciton-Exciton Scattering of Exfoliated van der Waals InSe toward Efficient Continuous-Wave Near-Infrared P-Band Emission. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:4058-4065. [PMID: 37083440 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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P-band emission is a superlinear low-coherence emission through exciton-exciton (X-X) scattering into photon-like states. It occurs without the prerequisites of population inversion or macroscopical coherence, rendering lower power consumption than the widely explored superlinear low-coherence emissions including superfluorescence, amplified spontaneous emission, and random lasing, and holds great potential for speckle-free imaging and interferometric sensing. However, competition processes including exciton dissociation and annihilation undermine its operation at room temperature and/or low excitation conditions. Here we report room-temperature P-band emission from InSe microflakes with excitation density of 1010 cm-2, offering 2-orders-of-magnitude lower operation density compared to the state-of-the-art superlinear low-coherence emissions. The efficient P-band emission is attributed to a large X-X scattering strength of 0.25 μeV μm2 due to enhanced spatial confinement along with intrinsic material metrics of 3D/2D exciton complex and asymmetric electron/hole mass. These findings open an avenue toward strong low-coherence near-infrared light sources based on van der Waals semiconductors.
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- Yin Liang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Liu K, Zhang J, Shi Q, Ding L, Liu T, Fang Y. Precise Manipulation of Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer via Incorporating Charge Transfer toward High-Performance Film-Based Fluorescence Sensing. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:7408-7415. [PMID: 36930832 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c13843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
Abstract
Excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) has been widely employed for the design of a variety of functionality-led molecular systems. However, precise manipulation of the excited-state reaction is challenging. Herein, we report a new tactic for tuning ESIPT via incorporating an excited-state intramolecular charge transfer (ESICT) process. Specifically, three o-carborane derivatives, NaCBO, PaCBO, and PyCBO, were designed, where the 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-benzothiazole is a typical ESIPT unit functioning as an electron acceptor, and the electron-donating units are naphthyl-(Na), phenanthrenyl-(Pa), and pyrenyl-(Py), respectively. The architectures of the molecules are featured with a face-to-face alignment of the two units. Spectroscopy and theoretical calculation studies revealed that the electron-donating capacity of the donors and solvent polarity continuously modulate the ESIPT/ESICT energetics and dynamics, resulting in distinct emissions. Moreover, the molecules depicted not only highly porous structures but also very different fluorescent colors in the solid state, enabling highly selective film-based fluorescence sensing of mustard gas simulant, 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, with a detection limit of 50 ppb and a response time of 5 s. This work thus provides a reliable strategy for the creation of high-performance sensing fluorophores via ESIPT manipulation.
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- Ke Liu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, 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, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, 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, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, 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, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, 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, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, 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, Shaanxi, Xi'an 710062, China
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Wu TC, Aguilar-Granda A, Hotta K, Yazdani SA, Pollice R, Vestfrid J, Hao H, Lavigne C, Seifrid M, Angello N, Bencheikh F, Hein JE, Burke M, Adachi C, Aspuru-Guzik A. A Materials Acceleration Platform for Organic Laser Discovery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2207070. [PMID: 36373553 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Conventional materials discovery is a laborious and time-consuming process that can take decades from initial conception of the material to commercialization. Recent developments in materials acceleration platforms promise to accelerate materials discovery using automation of experiments coupled with machine learning. However, most of the automation efforts in chemistry focus on synthesis and compound identification, with integrated target property characterization receiving less attention. In this work, an automated platform is introduced for the discovery of molecules as gain mediums for organic semiconductor lasers, a problem that has been challenging for conventional approaches. This platform encompasses automated lego-like synthesis, product identification, and optical characterization that can be executed in a fully integrated end-to-end fashion. Using this workflow to screen organic laser candidates, discovered eight potential candidates for organic lasers is discovered. The lasing threshold of four molecules in thin-film devices and find two molecules with state-of-the-art performance is tested. These promising results show the potential of automated synthesis and screening for accelerated materials development.
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- Tony C Wu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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