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Bo Y, Zhang H, Li Y, Reva Y, Xie L, Guldi DM. Tuning the Absorption, Fluorescence, Intramolecular Charge Transfer, and Intersystem Crossing in Spiro[fluorene]acridinone. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202313936. [PMID: 38314965 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
Abstract
In this work, we prepared a series of electron donor-acceptor systems based on spiro[fluorene-9,7'-dibenzo[c,h]acridine]-5'-one (SFDBAO). Our SFDBAOs consist of orthogonally positioned fluorenes and aromatic ketones. By fine-tuning the substitution of electron-donating pyrenes, the complex interplay among different excited-state decay channels and the overall impact of solvents on these decay channels were uncovered. Placing pyrene, for example, at the aromatic ketones resulted in a profound solvatochromism in the form of a bright charge-transfer (CT) emission spanning from yellow to red-NIR. In contrast, a dark non-emissive CT was noted upon pyrene substitution at the fluorenes. In apolar solvents, efficient triplet-excited state generation was observed for all SFDBAOs. Either charge transfer was concluded to mediate the intersystem crossing (ISC) in the case of pyrene substitution or the El-Sayed rule was applicable when lacking pyrene substitution as in the case of SFABAO. In polar solvents, charge separation is the sole decay upon pyrene substitution. Moreover, competition between ISC and CT lowered the triplet-excited state generation in SFDBAO.
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- Yifan Bo
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy &, Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Wenyuan Road 9, Nanjing, 210023, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Jiulong Road 111, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Wenyuan Road 9, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy &, Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Wenyuan Road 9, Nanjing, 210023, China
- School of Flexible Electronics (SoFE), Henan Institute of Flexible Electronics (HIFE), Henan University, Mingli Road 379, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy &, Interdisciplinary Center of Molecular Materials, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
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Jin LZ, Tang YW, Wang YC, Yu X, Ye QT, Wan ZQ, Lin DQ, Kan YH, Zhu Q, Wang SS, Xie LH, Huang W. Regulating and Predicting the Polyhedral Crystal Morphology in Spirofluorene Molecular Systems. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300480. [PMID: 37370258 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
Abstract
Crystallization of organic steric molecules often leads to multiple polyhedral crystal morphologies. However, the relationships among the molecular structure, supramolecular interaction, aggregation mode and crystal morphology are still unclear. In this work, we elaborate two model crystals formed by spiro[fluorene-9,9'-xanthene] (SFX) and spiro[cyclopenta[1,2-b : 5,4-b']dipyridine-5,9'-xanthene] (SDAFX) to demonstrate the feasibility of morphology prediction by periodic bond chain (PBC) theory based on interaction energy (IE) values in terms of single point energy. With non-directional van der Waals forces, only one PBC direction is found in SFX crystal, leading to the irregular 1D rod-like structure. Compared with SFX, the extra N heteroatoms in SDAFX can bring additional hydrogen bonds and some other interactions into the bulky molecular skeletons, inducing 3-dimensionally oriented PBCs to form the explicit F-face network in SDAFX which leads to the final octahedral structure. A simple and accurate method has been provided to quantify PBC vector on the supramolecular level in the organic molecular system, and the PBC theory has also been further demonstrated and developed in the morphology prediction of organic spiro-molecules.
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- Ling-Zhi Jin
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Chemistry of Low-Dimensional Materials, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian, 223300, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Adv. Mater (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Adv. Mater (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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Oki O, Yamagishi H, Morisaki Y, Inoue R, Ogawa K, Miki N, Norikane Y, Sato H, Yamamoto Y. Synchronous assembly of chiral skeletal single-crystalline microvessels. Science 2022; 377:673-678. [PMID: 35926016 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm9596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Skeletal or concave polyhedral crystals appear in a variety of synthetic processes and natural environments. However, their morphology, size, and orientation are difficult to control because of their highly kinetic growth character. We report a methodology to achieve synchronous, uniaxial, and stepwise growth of micrometer-scale skeletal single crystals from planar-chiral double-decker molecules. Upon drop-casting of a heated ethanol solution onto a quartz substrate, the molecules spontaneously assemble into standing vessel-shaped single crystals uniaxially and synchronously over the wide area of the substrate, with small size polydispersity. The crystal edge is active even after consumption of the molecules and resumes stereoselective growth with successive feeding. The resultant morphology can be packed into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-like microarchitectures and behaves as a microscopic container.
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- Osamu Oki
- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo 669-1337, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.,Research Institute for Advanced Electronics and Photonics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Rigaku Corporation, 12-9-3 Matsubara, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8666, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, and Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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Zhang H, Jin D, Lin D, Huang L, Wang J, Wang S, Xie L. Self‐assembly into Polymorphic
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Nanosheets with
Crystallization‐Induced
Emission Enhancement. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- He Zhang
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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Li YX, Dong XM, Yu MN, Liu W, Nie YJ, Zhang J, Xie LH, Xu CX, Liu JQ, Huang W. A Bio-Inspired Molecular Design Strategy toward 2D Organic Semiconductor Crystals with Superior Integrated Optoelectronic Properties. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2102060. [PMID: 34288427 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202102060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Inspired by the 2D bilayer lipid membranes in nature, a unique supramolecular "push-pull" synergetic strategy toward self-assembled 2D organic crystals (2DOCs) is proposed in this work, which can effectively suppress the interlayer 3D stacking while maintaining the assembly of the intralayer for 2D growth. For this purpose, a model molecule PF-Py consisting of a planar supramolecular "attractor" and a nonplanar steric "repellor" is designed for the solution self-assembly process. Well-defined 2DOCs including crystal nanosheets and millimeter-sized crystal films with layered amphiphile-like packing are obtained, which is analogical to the cell membranes of living organisms. Thanks to the special packing mode, the 2DOCs have fascinating integrated photoelectric property, with high mobility of 7.8 × 10-2 cm2 V-1 s-1 , high crystalline state photoluminescence quantum yield of 55%, and superior deep-blue laser characteristics with a low threshold of 5.51 µJ cm-2 . This supramolecular synergetic strategy advances the design of 2D organic semiconductor crystals for high performance optoelectronics.
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- Yin-Xiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials(IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials(IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials(IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Sciences and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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Han W, Du Y, Song M, Sun K, Xu B, Yan F, Tian W. Fluorescent nanorods based on 9,10-distyrylanthracene (DSA) derivatives for efficient and long-term bioimaging. J Mater Chem B 2021; 8:9544-9554. [PMID: 33000780 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02883h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Fluorescent nanoparticles based on 9,10-distyrylanthracene (DSA) derivatives (4,4'-((1E,1'E)-anthracene-9,10-diylbis(ethene-2,1-diyl))bis(N,N-dimethylaniline) (NDSA) and 4,4'-((1E,1'E)-anthracene-9,10-diylbis(ethene-2,1-diyl))dibenzonitrile (CNDSA)) were prepared using an ultrasound aided nanoprecipitation method. The morphologies of the fluorescent nanoparticles could be controlled by adjusting the external ultrasonication time. NDSA or CNDSA could form spherical nanodots (NDSA NDs, CNDSA NDs) in a THF-H2O mixture with an 80% or 70% water fraction when the ultrasonication time was 30 s. When the ultrasonication time was prolonged to 10 min, NDSA and CNDSA could assemble into nanorods (NDSA NRs, CNDSA NRs). Meanwhile, the sizes of NDSA NRs and CNDSA NRs could be controlled by adjusting the water content in the mixture. As the water fraction was increased from 60% to 80%, the sizes of NDSA and CNDSA nanorods or nanodots reduced from 238.4 nm to 140.3 nm, and 482 nm to 198.4 nm, respectively. When the water fraction was up to 90%, irregular morphologies of NDSA and CNDSA could be observed. The nanoparticles exhibited intense fluorescence emission, good anti-photobleaching properties, as well as excellent stability and biocompatibility. In vitro cell imaging experiments indicated that the nanorods prepared by this simple method had the potential to be used for efficient and noninvasive long-term bioimaging.
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- Wenkun Han
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Moris M, Van Den Eede MP, Koeckelberghs G, Deschaume O, Bartic C, Clays K, Van Cleuvenbergen S, Verbiest T. Solvent Role in the Self-Assembly of Poly(3-alkylthiophene): A Harmonic Light Scattering Study. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Michèle Moris
- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Soft-Matter Physics and Biophysics Section, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Soft-Matter Physics and Biophysics Section, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, KU Leuven−KULAK, Etienne Sabbelaan 53, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Imaging and Photonics, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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Yuan H, Wei Y, Xie L, Huang W. One‐Pot
Synthesis of Spiro[fluorene‐9,9'‐xanthene] Derivatives. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hao‐Xuan Yuan
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT) 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT) 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT) 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD) & Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT) 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) 127 West Youyi Road Xi'an Shaanxi 710072 China
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Luo Q, Ding Z, Sun H, Cheng Z, Shi N, Song C, Han M, Gu D, Yi M, Sun Y, Xie L, Huang W. A small molecule with a big scissoring effect: sodium dodecyl sulfate working on two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce01751e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
In this paper, a SDS-directed solution method was developed to synthesize a series of well-dispersed two-dimensional non-layered metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) (ZIF-8 & ZIF-67) and layered MOFs (ZnTCPP & CuBDC).
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Tong F, Li W, Li Z, Islam I, Al-Kaysi RO, Bardeen CJ. Molecular Crystal Microcapsules: Formation of Sealed Hollow Chambers via Surfactant-Mediated Growth. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:23035-23039. [PMID: 32846044 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Hollow organic molecular cocrystals comprised of 9-methylanthracene-1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (9MA-TCNB) and naphthalene-1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (NAPH-TCNB) were fabricated using a surfactant-mediated co-reprecipitation method. The crystals exhibit a narrow size distribution that can be easily tuned by varying the concentration of surfactant and incubation temperature. The rectangular crystals possess symmetrical twinned cavities with an estimated storage volume on the order of 10-10 L. An aqueous dye solution can be incorporated into the cavities during crystal growth and stored inside for up to several hours, confirming the sealed nature of the hollow chambers. Our results demonstrate that it is possible to harness non-classical crystal growth to fabricate organic molecular crystals with novel topologies.
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- Fei Tong
- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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Tong F, Li W, Li Z, Islam I, Al‐Kaysi RO, Bardeen CJ. Molecular Crystal Microcapsules: Formation of Sealed Hollow Chambers via Surfactant‐Mediated Growth. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Fei Tong
- Chemistry Department University of California, Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA
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- Chemistry Department University of California, Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA
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- Chemistry Department University of California, Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh 11426 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh 11426 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Li YX, Dong XM, Yu MN, Liu W, Nie YJ, Eginligil M, Liu JQ, Jiang WJ, Wang XJ, Xu CX, Xie LH, Huang W. Enhanced emission in organic nanocrystals via asymmetrical design of spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:9964-9968. [PMID: 32373816 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01436b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives were prepared to clarify the molecular geometry effects on the regulation of the crystalline morphologies and photophysical behaviors of organic nanocrystals. Due to the different structural symmetry of a spiro-center, distinguishing nanocrystal morphologies with unique crystallization-enhanced/quenched emission was achieved.
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- Yin-Xiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Wang SS, Rong R, Liu YR, Hu X, Zhang H, Yu Y, Wei Y, Xie LH, Huang W. The Dimensionality Transition between Three-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Organic Microcrystals: Specific Symmetry and Selective Adhesion. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:3749-3754. [PMID: 32118191 PMCID: PMC7045793 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A three-dimensional-two-dimensional dimensionality transition of organic microcrystals was performed via elongated octahedrons, oblique octahedrons, diamond-like particles, and parallelograms using nonplanar 2,7-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)spiro[fluorene-9,9'-xanthene] molecules. The specific crystal symmetry and selective adhesion of P123 on the {11-1}s facet are supposed to induce the morphological transition.
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- Sha-Sha Wang
- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre
for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory
for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key
Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM),
Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials
(SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts &
Telecommunications (NJUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Shaanxi
Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi’an 710072, China
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Zhang C, Wang Z, Li H, Lu J, Zhang Q. Recent progress in the usage of tetrabromo-substituted naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride as a building block to construct organic semiconductors and their applications. Org Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo00637h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The recent synthetic strategies and significant applications of TBNDA and their derivatives as promising building blocks to construct π-expanded semiconductors have been carefully summarized in this review.
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- Cheng Zhang
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798
- Singapore
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology
- Soochow University
- Suzhou 215123
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798
- Singapore
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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Yang B, Zhao J, Wang Z, Yang Z, Lin Z, Zhang Y, Li J, Xie L, An Z, Zhang H, Weng J, Huang W. Green-synthesized, low-cost tetracyanodiazafluorene (TCAF) as electron injection material for organic light-emitting diodes. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gong J, Eom T, Lee W, Roy A, Kwon S, Kim H, Lee H. Self‐Assembly of a β‐Peptide Foldamer: The Role of the Surfactant in Three‐Dimensional Shape Selection. Chempluschem 2019; 84:481-487. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jintaek Gong
- Department of ChemistryKAIST 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of EEWSKAIST 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKAIST 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKAIST 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
- Current address: Chemical Sciences and Technology DivisionCSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology Pulibor, Jorhat Assam 785006 India
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- Department of ChemistryChung-Ang University 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu Seoul 06974 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKAIST 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryKAIST 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu Daejeon 34141 Republic of Korea
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Tong F, Al-Haidar M, Zhu L, Al-Kaysi RO, Bardeen CJ. Photoinduced peeling of molecular crystals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:3709-3712. [PMID: 30775729 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc10051a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Block-like microcrystals composed of cis-dimethyl-2(3-(anthracen-9-yl)allylidene)malonate are grown from aqueous surfactant solutions. A pulse of 405 nm light converts a fraction of molecules to the trans isomer, creating an amorphous mixed layer that peels off the parent crystal. This photoinduced delamination can be repeated multiple times on the same block.
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- Fei Tong
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Li YX, Zhang H, Yu MN, Wang SS, Liu YR, Lin DQ, Xie LH, Lin ZQ, Huang W. Supramolecular steric hindrance effect on morphologies and photophysical behaviors of spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon nanocrystals. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:5158-5162. [PMID: 30865748 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01064e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Three pyrene-based spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (Py-SAHs) were prepared to clarify the roles of molecular segments in regulating the morphologies and photophysical properties of organic microcrystals. Due to the different supramolecular steric hindrance (SSH) effect between bulky groups and pyrene rings, distinct nanocrystal morphologies with unique photoluminescence properties were realized.
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- Yin-Xiang Li
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China.
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Das D, Maity A, Shyamal M, Maity S, Mudi N, Misra A. Aggregation induced emission of 9-Anthraldehyde microstructures and its selective sensing behavior towards picric acid. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.03.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Tong F, Xu W, Al‐Haidar M, Kitagawa D, Al‐Kaysi RO, Bardeen CJ. Photomechanically Induced Magnetic Field Response by Controlling Molecular Orientation in 9‐Methylanthracene Microcrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Fei Tong
- Chemistry Department University of California, Riverside 501 Big Spring Road Riverside CA 92521 USA
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- Chemistry Department University of California, Riverside 501 Big Spring Road Riverside CA 92521 USA
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh 11426 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Engineering Osaka City University Osaka 558-8585 Japan
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh 11426 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department University of California, Riverside 501 Big Spring Road Riverside CA 92521 USA
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Tong F, Xu W, Al-Haidar M, Kitagawa D, Al-Kaysi RO, Bardeen CJ. Photomechanically Induced Magnetic Field Response by Controlling Molecular Orientation in 9-Methylanthracene Microcrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:7080-7084. [PMID: 29660217 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A surfactant-assisted seeded-growth method is used to form single-crystal platelets composed of 9-methylanthracene with two different internal molecular orientations. The more stable form exhibits a photoinduced twisting, as observed previously for 9-methylanthracene microribbons grown by the floating drop method. However, the newly discovered elongated hexagonal platelets undergo a photoinduced rolling-up and unrolling. The ability of the rolled-up cylindrical shape to trap superparamagnetic nanoparticles enables it to be carried along in a magnetic field gradient. The new photoinduced shape change, made possible by a novel surfactant-assisted crystal growth method, opens up the possibility of using light to modulate the crystal translational motion.
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- Fei Tong
- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, 501 Big Spring Road, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, 501 Big Spring Road, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, University of California, Riverside, 501 Big Spring Road, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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Catalyst-free photocyclization for the synthesis of spiro-fused aromatic organic semiconductor based on SFX. Tetrahedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Al-Kaysi RO, Tong F, Al-Haidar M, Zhu L, Bardeen CJ. Highly branched photomechanical crystals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:2622-2625. [PMID: 28195281 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc08999b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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When a suspension of the tert-butyl ester of 4-fluoroanthracene-9-carboxylic acid (4F9AC) was slowly hydrolyzed, highly branched photomechanical microcrystals of 4F9AC were grown. Exposure to UV light caused the branches to undergo a reversible sweeping motion that could be used to move and concentrate silica microspheres on a surface.
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- Rabih O Al-Kaysi
- College of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- College of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, 501 Big Springs Road, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Li YX, Wang SS, Yu Y, Zhang H, Wang WY, Yang RQ, Xie LH, Liu F, Lin ZQ, Shi NE, Sun LT, Huang W. SMART Design of a Bulk-Capped Supramolecular Segment for the Assembly into Organic Interdigital Lipid Bilayer-Like (ILB) Nanosheets. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:1703151. [PMID: 29235730 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201703151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Rational molecular design for the organic nanocrystal morphology still remains a challenge due to the structural diversity and complicated weak intermolecular interactions. In this work, a typical attractor-repulsor molecule N,N-diphenyl-4-(9-phenyl-fluoren-9-yl) phenylamine (TPA-PF) is designed to explore a general assembly strategy for 2D nanocrystals. Via an interdigital lipid bilayer-like (ILB) molecular packing mode, large-sized lamellar 2D nanosheets are obtained with a length:width:thickness ratio as ≈2500:1000:1. The d-spacing of the largest (001) plane is 1.32 nm, which equals to the thickness of a single interdigital stacking layer. The synergetic effect of the attractive supramolecular segment (TPA) and the repulsive bulky group (PF) is supposed to be the critical factor for the ILB packing that leads to the 2D structures. The attractor-repulsor molecule design is expected to be an effective strategy for the growth of 2D nanocrystals based on small organic molecules.
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- Yin-Xiang Li
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center and Key Lab of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center and Key Lab of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou, Nanjing, 210096, P. R. China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, P. R. China
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Maity S, Shyamal M, Das D, Maity A, Dey S, Misra A. Proton triggered emission and selective sensing of 2,4,6-trinitrophenol using a fluorescent hydrosol of 2-phenylquinoline. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj03861e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Compound 2-phenylquinoline (PhQ) displayed novel aggregation induced emission enhancement (AIEE) characteristics in its aggregate/solid state. It allows reversible fluorescence switching in acidic and basic media and ‘turn off’ fluorescence sensor for TNP.
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- Samir Maity
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
- Vidyasagar University
- Midnapore 721 102
- India
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Photooxygenations and Self-Sensitizations of Naphthylamines: Efficient Access to Iminoquinones. J CHEM-NY 2018. [DOI: 10.1155/2018/9180671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A series of spiro [fluorene-9,7′-dibenzo[c,h]acridine]-5′-one (SFDBAO) derivatives have been concisely and cleanly obtained by exposure to sunlight without external photosensitizers in the higher yields than that when using a UV lamp. An interesting autocatalyst and self-sensitive procedure have been proposed to explain the effective photooxygenation. SFDBAO derivatives exhibit the continuous π-stacks in single-crystal and electron-withdraw properties with red light-emitting and photovoltaic properties.
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Tian T, Cai B, Ye T, Cheng Q, Zhan P, Xu G, Zhang L, Sugihara O. One-minute self-assembly of millimetre-long DAST crystalline microbelts via substrate-supported rapid evaporation crystallization. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04912a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We propose a substrate-supported rapid evaporation crystallization method to rapidly self-assemble microbelts of DAST, a benchmark organic NLO crystal. DAST microbelt formation depends on substrate properties and surfactant.
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- Tian Tian
- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System and Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System
- Ministry of Education
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200093
- China
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- Graduate School of Engineering
- Utsunomiya University
- Utsunomiya 321-8585
- Japan
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Yu MN, Ou CJ, Liu B, Lin DQ, Liu YY, Xue W, Lin ZQ, Lin JY, Qian Y, Wang SS, Cao HT, Bian LY, Xie LH, Huang W. Progress in fluorene-based wide-bandgap steric semiconductors. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-017-1897-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Frühbeißer S, Mariani G, Gröhn F. Porphyrin Diacid-Polyelectrolyte Assemblies: Effective Photocatalysts in Solution. Polymers (Basel) 2016; 8:E180. [PMID: 30979275 PMCID: PMC6431837 DOI: 10.3390/polym8050180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Developing effective and versatile photocatalytic systems is of great potential in solar energy conversion. Here we investigate the formation of supramolecular catalysts by electrostatic self-assembly in aqueous solution: Combining positively charged porphyrins with negatively charged polyelectrolytes leads to nanoscale assemblies where, next to electrostatic interactions, π⁻π interactions also play an important role. Porphyrin diacid-polyelectrolyte assemblies exhibit a substantially enhanced catalytic activity for the light-driven oxidation of iodide. Aggregates with the hexavalent cationic porphyrin diacids show up to 22 times higher catalytic activity than the corresponding aggregates under neutral conditions. The catalytic activity can be increased by increasing the valency of the porphyrin and by choice of the loading ratio. The structural investigation of the supramolecular catalysts took place via atomic force microscopy and small angle neutron scattering. Hence, a new facile concept for the design of efficient and tunable self-assembled photocatalysts is presented.
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- Sabine Frühbeißer
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Egerlandstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Egerlandstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
- Institut Laue-Langevin DS/LSS, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble F-38000, France.
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Materials (ICMM), Egerlandstraße 3, Erlangen 91058, Germany.
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Maity S, Mazumdar P, Shyamal M, Sahoo GP, Misra A. Crystal induced phosphorescence from Benz(a)anthracene microcrystals at room temperature. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2016; 157:61-68. [PMID: 26720419 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Pure organic compounds that are also phosphorescent at room temperature are very rare in literature. Here, we report efficient phosphorescence emission from aggregated hydrosol of Benz(a)anthracene (BaA) at room temperature. Aggregated hydrosol of BaA has been synthesized by re-precipitation method and SDS is used as morphology directing agent. Morphology of the particles is characterized using optical and scanning electronic microcopy (SEM). Photophysical properties of the aggregated hydrosol are carried out using UV-vis, steady state and time resolved fluorescence study. The large stoke shifted structured emission from aggregated hydrosol of BaA has been explained due to phosphorescence emission of BaA at room temperature. In the crystalline state, the restricted intermolecular motions (RIM) such as rotations and vibrations are activated by crystal lattice. This rigidification effect makes the chromophore phosphorescent at room temperature. The possible stacking arrangement of the neighboring BaA within the aggregates has been substantiated by computing second order Fukui parameter as local reactivity descriptors. Computational study also reveals that the neighboring BaA molecules are present in parallel slipped conformation in its aggregated crystalline form.
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- Samir Maity
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721 102, W.B., India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721 102, W.B., India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721 102, W.B., India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721 102, W.B., India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, 721 102, W.B., India.
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Das D, Mazumdar P, Maity A, Tripathy S, Roy S, Chattopadhyay D, Misra A. Aggregation induced emission from α-napthoflavone microstructures and its cyto-toxicity. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2016; 156:1-10. [PMID: 26773494 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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α-Napthoflavone (ANF) microstructures of various morphologies were synthesized using reprecipitation method. Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) was used as morphology directing agent. The morphologies of the particles were characterized using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Single crystal data of ANF suggests that the aromatic units of ANF are in parallel slipped conformation in its aggregated form. Photophysical properties of aggregated ANF hydrosol were studied using UV-Vis absorption, steady state and time resolved spectroscopy. Red shift and broadening of UV-Vis spectra of ANF hydrosol are explained due to strong π-π and H-π interactions among the neighboring ANF molecules within the aggregated microstructures. Though ANF is non-luminescent in good solvent, a strong emission is observed in its aggregated state. This aggregation induced emission (AIE) has been explained due to restriction of intramoleculer rotation and large amplitude vibrational modes of ANF in its aggregated state. Our Photophysical study also reveals that AIE effect decreases after an optimum concentration of ANF and this has been explained due to softening of crystal lattice. Cytotoxicity of ANF hydrosol was examined to get an idea of the toxic level of this hydrosol toward cultured normal human cells. It is observed that ANF hydrosol may draw beneficial effect in biological application as it has no higher toxic activity but has antioxidant property.
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- Debasish Das
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, W.B, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, W.B, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, W.B, India
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- Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, W.B, India
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- Immunology and Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Human Physiology with Community Health, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, W.B, India
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- Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University College of Science and Technology, 92 APC Road, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, W.B, India.
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Shi N, Xu D, Zhou X, Song L, Li L, Xie L, Wang L, Yi M, Huang W. Shape uniformity control of metal–organic framework nanodisks via surfactant and substrate synergetic scissoring effects and their fluorescence sensing properties. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce00818f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zhang W, Zhao YS. Organic nanophotonic materials: the relationship between excited-state processes and photonic performances. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:8906-17. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc00018e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Organic active nanophotonics: excited-state coupled photonic behaviours strongly determine the optical performances of organic nanomaterials. The photonic actions and related material properties can be well controlled by tailoring the intra/inter-molecular excited-state processes.
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- Wei Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS)
- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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Bai L, Gao Q, Xia Y, Ang CY, Bose P, Tan SY, Zhao Y. The photoirradiation induced p-n junction in naphthylamine-based organic photovoltaic cells. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:14612-14617. [PMID: 26263850 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04471e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The bulk heterojunction (BHJ) plays an indispensable role in organic photovoltaics, and thus has been investigated extensively in recent years. While a p-n heterojunction is usually fabricated using two different donor and acceptor materials such as poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), it is really rare that such a BHJ is constructed by a single entity. Here, we presented a photoirradiation-induced p-n heterojunction in naphthylamine-based organic photovoltaic cells, where naphthylamine as a typical p-type semiconductor could be oxidized under photoirradiation and transformed into a new semiconductor with the n-type character. The p-n heterojunction was realized using both the remaining naphthylamine and its oxidative product, giving rise to the performance improvement in organic photovoltaic devices. The experimental results show that the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the devices could be achieved up to 1.79% and 0.43% in solution and thin film processes, respectively. Importantly, this technology using naphthylamine does not require classic P3HT and PCBM to realize the p-n heterojunction, thereby simplifying the device fabrication process. The present approach opens up a promising route for the development of novel materials applicable to the p-n heterojunction.
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- Linyi Bai
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371.
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Toward Eco-friendly Green Organic Semiconductors: Recent Advances in Spiro[fluorene-9,9′-xanthene] (SFX)-Based Optoelectronic Materials and Devices. CHINESE J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201500261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Yoo SH, Eom T, Kwon S, Gong J, Kim J, Cho SJ, Driver RW, Lee Y, Kim H, Lee HS. Foldecture as a Core Material with Anisotropic Surface Characteristics. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:2159-62. [DOI: 10.1021/ja510840v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Sung Hyun Yoo
- Molecular-Level
Interface Research Center, Department of Chemistry, ‡Graduate School of EEWS, and §Department of
Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Molecular-Level
Interface Research Center, Department of Chemistry, ‡Graduate School of EEWS, and §Department of
Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Molecular-Level
Interface Research Center, Department of Chemistry, ‡Graduate School of EEWS, and §Department of
Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Department
of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea
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- Molecular-Level
Interface Research Center, Department of Chemistry, ‡Graduate School of EEWS, and §Department of
Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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- Molecular-Level
Interface Research Center, Department of Chemistry, ‡Graduate School of EEWS, and §Department of
Chemistry, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
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Guo Y, Xu L, Liu H, Li Y, Che CM, Li Y. Self-assembly of functional molecules into 1D crystalline nanostructures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2015; 27:985-1013. [PMID: 25523368 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201403846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Self-assembled functional nanoarchitectures are employed as important nanoscale building blocks for advanced materials and smart miniature devices to fulfill the increasing needs of high materials usage efficiency, low energy consumption, and high-performance devices. One-dimensional (1D) crystalline nanostructures, especially molecule-composed crystalline nanostructures, attract significant attention due to their fascinating infusion structure and functionality which enables the easy tailoring of organic molecules with excellent carrier mobility and crystal stability. In this review, we discuss the recent progress of 1D crystalline self-assembled nanostructures of functional molecules, which include both a small molecule-derived and a polymer-based crystalline nanostructure. The basic principles of the molecular structure design and the process engineering of 1D crystalline nanostructures are also discussed. The molecular building blocks, self-assembly structures, and their applications in optical, electrical, and photoelectrical devices are overviewed and we give a brief outlook on crucial issues that need to be addressed in future research endeavors.
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- Yanbing Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, People's Republic of China
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Al-Kaysi RO, Zhu L, Al-Haidar M, Al-Muhannah MK, El-Boubbou K, Hamdan TM, Bardeen CJ. Chemical reaction method for growing photomechanical organic microcrystals. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ce02387k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yang SH, Lin ZQ, Shi NE, Jin LZ, Yu MN, Xie LH, Yi MD, Huang W. A polyhedral supramolecular system of endocyclic crystalline organic nanostructures: the case of triptycenes. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ce02379j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lu HS, Bai L, Xiong WW, Li P, Ding J, Zhang G, Wu T, Zhao Y, Lee JM, Yang Y, Geng B, Zhang Q. Surfactant Media To Grow New Crystalline Cobalt 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylate Metal–Organic Frameworks. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:8529-37. [DOI: 10.1021/ic5011133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Hai-Sheng Lu
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science,
The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education,
Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Centre for Nano Science
and Technology, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science,
The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education,
Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Centre for Nano Science
and Technology, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, P. R. China
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Li M, An C, Pisula W, Müllen K. Alignment of organic semiconductor microstripes by two-phase dip-coating. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:1926-1931. [PMID: 24616400 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201303182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2013] [Revised: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Mengmeng Li
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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Li J, Li P, Wu J, Gao J, Xiong WW, Zhang G, Zhao Y, Zhang Q. [4 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction To Approach Diazatwistpentacenes: Synthesis, Structures, Physical Properties, and Self-assembly. J Org Chem 2014; 79:4438-45. [DOI: 10.1021/jo500400d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Junbo Li
- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- School
of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- College
of Materials and Textile, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Division
of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Lin JY, Zhu WS, Liu F, Xie LH, Zhang L, Xia R, Xing GC, Huang W. A Rational Molecular Design of β-Phase Polydiarylfluorenes: Synthesis, Morphology, and Organic Lasers. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma402585n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jin-Yi Lin
- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu-Singapore Joint Research Center for Organic/Bio- Electronics & Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing-Tech. University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P. R. China
- Jiangsu-Singapore Joint Research Center for Organic/Bio- Electronics & Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing-Tech. University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu-Singapore Joint Research Center for Organic/Bio- Electronics & Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing-Tech. University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P. R. China
- Jiangsu-Singapore Joint Research Center for Organic/Bio- Electronics & Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing-Tech. University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Wang L, Chen Y, Jiang J. Controlling the growth of porphyrin based nanostructures for tuning third-order NLO properties. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:1871-1878. [PMID: 24362709 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr05140d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A series of porphyrin nanospindles with controlled long axis length distributions of 330, 550, 800 nm, and 4 μm have been successfully fabricated via hierarchical self-assembly of cationic porphyrin (H₆TPyP)(4+) with the help of anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfonate (SDS) due to the effective electrostatic interaction. These newly fabricated nanostructures are characterized by TEM and SEM techniques, powder X-ray diffraction analysis, electronic absorption spectroscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). The Z-scan technique with a laser duration of 5 ns at the wavelength of 532 nm reveals unreported size-dependent third-order NLO switching properties: the nonlinear absorption changes from saturation absorption to reversed saturation absorption and the nonlinear refraction from self-defocus to self-focus due to the change of the dominant scattering effect, from Rayleigh scattering for nanostructures with a smaller size than the wavelength of laser light, to Mie scattering for nanostructures with a larger size than the laser wavelength. This result is useful for the development of organic nanostructures with desired NLO properties, in particular the optical limiting properties.
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- Liang Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Science and Application of Functional Molecular and Crystalline Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
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Wang L, Hu Y, Xu W, Pang Y, Liu F, Yang Y. Investigation of hydrogen bonding patterns in a series of multi-component molecular solids formed by tetrabromoterephthalic acid with selected N-heterocycles. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08452g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hydrogen bonding patterns in a series of multi-component molecules constructed by tetrabromoterephthalic acid with N-heterocycles are discussed in this study.
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- Lei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering
- Ministry of Education
- Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Applied Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science and Technology
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Zhao J, Wong JI, Gao J, Li G, Xing G, Zhang H, Sum TC, Yang HY, Zhao Y, Ake Kjelleberg SL, Huang W, Joachim Loo SC, Zhang Q. Larger π-extended anti-/syn-aroylenediimidazole polyaromatic compounds: synthesis, physical properties, self-assembly, and quasi-linear conjugation effect. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra01049c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Four polyaromatic compounds with 11- or 13-fused rings have been synthesized and their physical properties have been studied.
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- Jianfeng Zhao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Technology
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development
- Singapore University of Technology and Design
- Singapore 138682, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore, Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development
- Singapore University of Technology and Design
- Singapore 138682, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore
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- Institute of Advanced Materials
- Nanjing University of Technology
- Nanjing, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
- Nanyang Technological University
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
- Nanyang Technological University
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Mazumdar P, Das D, Sahoo GP, Salgado-Morán G, Misra A. Aggregation induced emission enhancement from Bathophenanthroline microstructures and its potential use as sensor of mercury ions in water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:6283-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp54563f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Xie LH, Yang SH, Lin JY, Yi MD, Huang W. Fluorene-based macromolecular nanostructures and nanomaterials for organic (opto)electronics. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2013; 371:20120337. [PMID: 24000368 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2012.0337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Nanotechnology not only opens up the realm of nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, but also upgrades organic thin-film electronics and optoelectronics. In this review, we introduce polymer semiconductors and plastic electronics briefly, followed by various top-down and bottom-up nano approaches to organic electronics. Subsequently, we highlight the progress in polyfluorene-based nanoparticles and nanowires (nanofibres), their tunable optoelectronic properties as well as their applications in polymer light-emitting devices, solar cells, field-effect transistors, photodetectors, lasers, optical waveguides and others. Finally, an outlook is given with regard to four-element complex devices via organic nanotechnology and molecular manufacturing that will spread to areas such as organic mechatronics in the framework of robotic-directed science and technology.
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- Ling-Hai Xie
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, People's Republic of China
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Lin ZQ, Liang J, Sun PJ, Liu F, Tay YY, Yi MD, Peng K, Xia XH, Xie LH, Zhou XH, Zhao JF, Huang W. Spirocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-based organic nanosheets for eco-friendly aqueous processed thin-film non-volatile memory devices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:3664-3669. [PMID: 23696475 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Supramolecular steric hindrance designs make pyrene-functionalized spiro[fluorene-9,7'-dibenzo[c,h]acridine]-5'-one (Py-SFDBAO) assemble into 2D nanostructures that facilitate aqueous phase large-area synthesis of high-quality and uniform crystalline thin films. Thin-film diodes using aqueous nanosheets as active layers exhibit a non-volatile bistable electrical switching feature with ON/OFF ratios of 6.0 × 10(4) and photoswitching with conductive gains of 10(2) -10(3). Organic nanosheets are potentially key components for eco-friendly aqueous dispersed organic nano-inks in the application of printed and flexible electronics.
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- Zong-Qiong Lin
- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices, Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210046, P. R. China
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Huang X, Jeong YI, Moon BK, Zhang L, Kang DH, Kim I. Self-assembly of morphology-tunable architectures from tetraarylmethane derivatives for targeted drug delivery. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:3223-3233. [PMID: 23425332 DOI: 10.1021/la305069e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tetraarylmethane compounds consisting of two pyrogallol and two aniline units, namely, Ar2CAr'2 {Ar = 3,4,5-C6H2(OH)3 and Ar' = 3,5-R2-4-C6H2NH2 [R = Me (1), iPr (2)]} exhibit excellent self-assembly behavior. Compound 1 yields size-tunable hollow nanospheres (HNSs) with a narrow size distribution, and 2 yields various morphologies ranging from microtubules to microrods via self-assembly induced by hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking interactions. On the basis of the experimental results, a plausible mechanism for morphology tunability was proposed. As a means of utilizing the self-assembled HNSs for targeting controlled drug delivery, folic acid (FA) and rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) were grafted onto compound 1 to yield the FA-Rh6G-1 complex. The HNSs fabricated with FA-Rh6G-1 showed low cytotoxicity against human embryonic kidney 293T cells and CT26 colon carcinoma cells and good doxorubicin (DOX) loading capacity (9.6 wt %). The FA receptor-mediated endocytosis of FA-Rh6G-1 HNSs examined by using a confocal laser scanning microscope and a flow cytometer revealed that the uptake of FA-Rh6G-1 HNSs into CT26 cells was induced by FA receptor-mediated endocytosis. In vitro drug delivery tests showed that the DOX molecules were released from the resulting HNSs in a sustainable and pH-dependent manner, demonstrating a potential application for HNSs in targeted drug delivery for cancer therapy.
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- Xinhua Huang
- The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
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