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Omura T, Morisako S, Isoda K. Amino acid-appended pyromellitic diimide liquid materials, their photoluminescence, and the thermal response that turns the photoluminescence off. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:9352-9355. [PMID: 39101276 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02229g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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We report a liquid material based on an L-valine-appended pyromellitic diimide framework. This liquid adopts a room-temperature liquid with Tg at -50 °C and can dissolve naphthalene derivatives to show various photoluminescent colors. Furthermore, the on/off photoluminescence of these solutions can be controlled by heating.
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- Takumi Omura
- Organic Materials Chemistry Group, Sagami Chemical Research Institute, 2743-1 Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa 252-1193, Japan.
- Division of Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Organic Materials Chemistry Group, Sagami Chemical Research Institute, 2743-1 Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa 252-1193, Japan.
- Division of Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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- Organic Materials Chemistry Group, Sagami Chemical Research Institute, 2743-1 Hayakawa, Ayase, Kanagawa 252-1193, Japan.
- Division of Molecular Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kitasato University, 1-15-1 Kitasato Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan
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Tateyama A, Nagura K, Yamanaka M, Nakanishi T. Alkyl-π Functional Molecular Gels: Control of Elastic Modulus and Improvement of Electret Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402874. [PMID: 38512717 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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The development of optoelectronically-active soft materials is drawing attention to the application of soft electronics. A room-temperature solvent-free liquid obtained by modifying a π-conjugated moiety with flexible yet bulky alkyl chains is a promising functional soft material. Tuning the elastic modulus (G') is essential for employing optoelectronically-active alkyl-π liquids in deformable devices. However, the range of G' achieved through the molecular design of alkyl-π liquids is limited. We report herein a method for controlling G' of alkyl-π liquids by gelation. Adding 1 wt % low-molecular-weight gelator formed the alkyl-π functional molecular gel (FMG) and increased G' of alkyl-π liquids by up to seven orders of magnitude while retaining the optical properties. Because alkyl-π FMGs have functional π-moieties in the gel medium, this new class of gels has a much higher content of π-moieties of up to 59 wt % compared to conventional π-gels of only a few wt %. More importantly, the gel state has a 23 % higher charge-retention capacity than the liquid, providing better performance in deformable mechanoelectric generator-electret devices. The strategy used in this study is a novel approach for developing next-generation optoelectronically-active FMG materials.
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- Akito Tateyama
- Division of Soft Matter, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Meiji Pharmaceutical University (MPU), 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose, 204-8588, Japan
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- Division of Soft Matter, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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Kato K, Uchida Y, Kaneda T, Tachibana T, Ohtani S, Ogoshi T. Alkoxylated Fluoranthene-Fused [3.3.3]Propellanes: Facile Film Formation against High π-Core Content. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202400080. [PMID: 38380847 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400080] [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: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Solid-state assembling modes are as crucial as the chemical structures of single molecules for real applications. In this work, solid-state structures and phase-transition temperatures are investigated for a series of fluoranthene-fused [3.3.3]propellanes consisting of a rigid three-dimensional (3D) π-core and varying lengths of alkoxy groups. Compounds in this series with n-butoxy or longer alkoxy groups take an amorphous state at room temperature. In these molecules, rotatable biaryl-type bonds are not incorporated and high D3h molecular symmetry is retained. Therefore, π-fused [3.3.3]propellanes present a unique platform for amorphous molecular materials with low ratios of flexible alkoxy atoms to rigid π-core ones.
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- Kenichi Kato
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8510, Japan
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan
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Ogoshi T, Azuma S, Wada K, Tamura Y, Kato K, Ohtani S, Kakuta T, Yamagishi TA. Exciplex Formation by Complexation of an Electron-Accepting Guest in an Electron-Donating Pillar[5]arene Host Liquid. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9828-9835. [PMID: 38563366 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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We present a novel system, a liquid-state pillar[5]arene decorated with tri(ethylene oxide) chains, that brings electron-donor and electron-acceptor molecules into proximity for efficient exciplex formation. The electron-accepting guests exhibit a blue-purple emission from a localized excited state upon excitation in common solvents. However, directly dissolving the guests in the electron-donating pillar[5]arene liquid (a bulk system) results in visible green emission from the formed exciplexes. In the bulk system, the guest molecules are always surrounded by excess pillar[5]arene molecules, resulting in the formation of mainly inclusion-type exciplexes. In the bulk system, energy migration occurs between the pillar[5]arene molecules. Excitation of the pillar[5]arenes results in a more intense green exciplex emission than that observed upon direct excitation of the guests. In summary, the pillar[5]arene liquid is a novel system for achieving efficient exciplex formation and energy migration that is different from typical solvent and solid systems.
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- Tomoki Ogoshi
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-Machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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Wakchaure VC, Channareddy G, Babu SS. Solvent-Free Organic Liquids: An Efficient Fluid Matrix for Unexplored Functional Hybrid Materials. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:670-684. [PMID: 38350079 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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ConspectusThe invention of solvent-free organic liquids (SOLs) was serendipitous. However, the curiosity-driven research in the later stage delivered new soft materials with exciting optical, and optoelectronic properties along with appealing physical characteristics suitable for the futuristic applications. A slight change in the molecular design resulted in a drastic change in the physical state of molecules demonstrating monomer-like features in the bulk. The basic idea of core isolation has been successful in delivering new SOLs with attractive functional properties. The unique fluid matrix associated with SOLs offers a tremendous opportunity for making hybrid materials by simple mixing. The chance to study the fundamentally important electron transfer, energy transfer, charge transfer interactions, triplet-state emissions, and even detailed NMR experiments in the solvent-free neat state is the major attraction of SOLs. Usually, solvents and their polarity control such molecular properties, and in the case of SOLs, it avoids the use of solvents to study such fundamentally important properties. Besides, SOLs protect the triplet emitters and excited state processes involving triplet states from quenchers and make the analysis possible under ambient conditions.Our effort in this direction was focused on tuning the ground and excited state properties by transforming conventional organic molecules to SOLs and further value addition by preparing the hybrid SOLs. We developed a series of hybrid SOLs, exploring room-temperature phosphorescence, thermally activated delayed fluorescence, charge or energy transfer between donor and acceptor SOLs, selective explosive sensing, etc. A slight variation in the chemical structure or optoelectronic properties of the individual components imparted exciting optical features for the hybrid SOLs. It includes nonemissive charge transfer, tunable emission exciplex, room temperature phosphorescence, and thermally activated delayed fluorescence SOLs. The liquid matrix of donor SOLs accommodated varying amounts of acceptor SOLs to tune the ground and excited state features. In all examples of donor-acceptor-based hybrid SOLs, even a low amount of acceptor, such as a donor-acceptor ratio of 1000:1, can cause pronounced optical properties. Hence, the evaluation of the optical properties of SOLs, especially, in the absence of solvents is so special that it avoids the interference of solvent molecules. Still, the major drawback of SOLs remains unsolved until we report polymerizable SOLs. Although a large variety of SOLs have been reported in the literature, the long-lasting problem of surface stickiness of SOLs was resolved by polymerizable SOLs. It enabled the development of flexible, foldable, and stretchable large-area luminescent films suitable for lighting and display devices. In this Account, we summarize our work on SOLs, hybrid SOLs, polymerizable SOLs, and the application of SOLs in selective sensing of explosives. Finally, an outlook on the feasibility of luminescent polymerizable SOLs in futuristic applications is provided.
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- Vivek Chandrakant Wakchaure
- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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Ikeshita M, Ichinose M, Tsuno T. Luminescent solvent-free liquids based on Schiff-base boron difluoride complexes with polyethylene glycol chains. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:2178-2184. [PMID: 38351893 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01590d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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A series of Schiff-base boron difluoride complexes with polyethylene glycol chains were synthesized and their photophysical properties were examined. These complexes maintained the solvent-free liquid state even at room temperature and their glass transition temperatures (Tg) were determined to be around -40 °C. The complexes showed blue to yellow luminescence under UV irradiation in the solvent-free liquid state with good emission quantum yields (Φ) of up to 0.26. The luminescence colour could also be tuned by dissolving organic dyes in the blue luminescent liquid sample. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent (TD) DFT calculations were performed to further understand the photophysical properties.
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- Masahiro Ikeshita
- Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino, Chiba 275-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino, Chiba 275-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino, Chiba 275-8575, Japan.
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Huang Y, Ning L, Zhang X, Zhou Q, Gong Q, Zhang Q. Stimuli-fluorochromic smart organic materials. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1090-1166. [PMID: 38193263 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00976e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Smart materials based on stimuli-fluorochromic π-conjugated solids (SFCSs) have aroused significant interest due to their versatile and exciting properties, leading to advanced applications. In this review, we highlight the recent developments in SFCS-based smart materials, expanding beyond organometallic compounds and light-responsive organic luminescent materials, with a discussion on the design strategies, exciting properties and stimuli-fluorochromic mechanisms along with their potential applications in the exciting fields of encryption, sensors, data storage, display, green printing, etc. The review comprehensively covers single-component and multi-component SFCSs as well as their stimuli-fluorochromic behaviors under external stimuli. We also provide insights into current achievements, limitations, and major challenges as well as future opportunities, aiming to inspire further investigation in this field in the near future. We expect this review to inspire more innovative research on SFCSs and their advanced applications so as to promote further development of smart materials and devices.
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- Yinjuan Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry & Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China.
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Huang NY, Zheng YT, Chen D, Chen ZY, Huang CZ, Xu Q. Reticular framework materials for photocatalytic organic reactions. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:7949-8004. [PMID: 37878263 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00289b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Photocatalytic organic reactions, harvesting solar energy to produce high value-added organic chemicals, have attracted increasing attention as a sustainable approach to address the global energy crisis and environmental issues. Reticular framework materials, including metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), are widely considered as promising candidates for photocatalysis owing to their high crystallinity, tailorable pore environment and extensive structural diversity. Although the design and synthesis of MOFs and COFs have been intensively developed in the last 20 years, their applications in photocatalytic organic transformations are still in the preliminary stage, making their systematic summary necessary. Thus, this review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding and useful guidelines for the exploration of suitable MOF and COF photocatalysts towards appropriate photocatalytic organic reactions. The commonly used reactions are categorized to facilitate the identification of suitable reaction types. From a practical viewpoint, the fundamentals of experimental design, including active species, performance evaluation and external reaction conditions, are discussed in detail for easy experimentation. Furthermore, the latest advances in photocatalytic organic reactions of MOFs and COFs, including their composites, are comprehensively summarized according to the actual active sites, together with the discussion of their structure-property relationship. We believe that this study will be helpful for researchers to design novel reticular framework photocatalysts for various organic synthetic applications.
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- Ning-Yu Huang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), Key University Laboratory of Highly Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), Key University Laboratory of Highly Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), Key University Laboratory of Highly Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), Key University Laboratory of Highly Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), Key University Laboratory of Highly Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), Key University Laboratory of Highly Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development of Guangdong, Department of Chemistry and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Wen X, Du S, Zhang L, Liu M. Chiral Deep Eutectic Solvents Enable Full-Color and White Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Achiral Luminophores. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202311816. [PMID: 37743623 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Herein, chiral deep eutectic solvents (DES) are prepared by lauric acid as hydrogen bond donors (HBD) and chiral menthol as hydrogen bond acceptors (HBA). When achiral fluorescent molecules are dopedin the menthol-based chiral DES, they emit circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with handedness controlled by the molecular chirality (l or d) of menthol. Remarkably, the strategy is universal and a series of achiral fluorescent molecules can be endowed with CPL activity, showing a full-color and white CPL upon appropriate mixing, which paves the way to prepare white CPL materials. Interestingly, CPL appears only in a certain temperature range in the DES. Variable-temperature spectra and other characterization methods reveal that the H-bond network in the chiral DES plays an important role in inducing CPL. This work unveils how the interior structure as well as the hydrogen-bond network of a chiral DES can transfer its chirality to achiral luminophores for the first time and realizes a full-color and white CPL in a DES.
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- Xin Wen
- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), ZhongGuanCun North First Street 2, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Gupta RK, Yoshida M, Saeki A, Guo Z, Nakanishi T. Alkyl-C 60 liquid electrets as deformable mechanoelectric generators. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3458-3466. [PMID: 37350547 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00485f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Special attention is being paid to the potential applicability of various soft electronics in deformable/wearable devices. These devices must be constantly connected to energy sources to ensure their uninterrupted operation. Electrets, which are capable of retaining quasi-permanent electric charges inside or on the surface of materials, are expected to be a battery-less power source. Here, we present a strategy for harvesting the charges in alkyl-C60 liquids. Suitable substitution of bulky yet flexible branched long-alkyl chains generated C60-mono-adducts and regioisomeric bis-adducts as room-temperature solvent-free liquids. These alkyl-C60 liquids were negatively poled by the corona-discharging and soaked in nylon fabric. The liquid of the C60 bis-adduct exhibited better charge retention in comparison to the liquid of the C60 mono-adduct. This suggests that the bulky long-alkyl chains provided proper insulation for the C60 core and charge trapping in the liquid. This charge-trapping behaviour and the inherent fluidity of the alkyl-C60 liquids enabled their fabrication into deformable mechanoelectric generator (MEG) devices. The MEG exhibited applicability as a deformable micropower source or vibration sensor by generating output voltage pulses even under folded/twisted/rolled conditions. The alkylated-liquid-based MEGs worked at frequencies similar to human body motion, showing promising potential for body motion sensors and healthcare applications.
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- Ravindra Kumar Gupta
- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
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- Flexible Electronic Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
- Division of Soft Matter, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
- Division of Soft Matter, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
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Wakchaure VC, Veer SD, Nidhankar AD, Kumar V, Narayanan A, Babu SS. Polymerizable Solvent-free Organic Liquids: A New Approach for Large Area Flexible and Foldable Luminescent Films. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307381. [PMID: 37384373 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The high demand for light-emitting and display devices made luminescent organic materials as attractive candidates. Solvent-free organic liquids are one of the promising emitters among them due to the salient features. However, the inherent limitations of forming sticky and noncurable surfaces must be addressed to become an alternate emitter for large-area device applications. Herein, we functionalized solvent-free organic liquids having monomeric emission in bulk with polymerizable groups to improve the processability. The polymerizable group on carbazole, naphthalene monoimide, and diketopyrrolopyrrole-based solvent-free liquid emitters enabled on-surface polymerization. These emitters alone and in combinations can be directly coated on a glass substrate without the help of solvents. Subsequent photo or thermal polymerization leads to stable, non-sticky, flexible, foldable, and free-standing large-area films with reasonably high quantum yield. Our demonstration of the tunable and white light-emitting films using polymerizable solvent-free liquids might be a potential candidate in flexible/foldable/stretchable electronics. The new concept of polymerizable liquid can be extended to other functional features suitable for futuristic applications.
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- Vivek Chandrakant Wakchaure
- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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Yamamoto Y, Lu F, Nakanishi T, Hayashi S. Liquid Structures and Diffusion Dynamics of Alkyl-Pyrene Liquids Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2023. [PMID: 37093669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Functional molecular liquids (FMLs) based on alkylated π-conjugated molecules have attracted attention as solvent-free and nonvolatile liquid materials with prominent optoelectronic features. Recently, novel FML compounds containing pyrene as the functional core were synthesized, and their rheological and photochemical properties were investigated. Although the molecules differ only in the number of alkyl chain substituents and their substitution positions, their viscosity coefficients are largely different beyond the Stokes-Einstein relation on the assumption of identical microscopic friction, indicating that local microscopic molecular interactions are crucial for the macroscopic rheological properties. Here, we report a theoretical study on the rheological properties of the alkyl-pyrene liquids by means of atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We performed long-time MD simulations for tens of microseconds to obtain ample statistical samples of the alkyl-pyrene liquids and analyzed their liquid structures and diffusion dynamics based on spatiotemporal correlation functions. We found the formation of characteristic local liquid structures of π-π stacking of the pyrene moieties and locally anisotropic and anomalous diffusion dynamics, which remarkably vary depending on the alkyl substituent patterns. The present results provide an atomistic insight into the macroscopic rheological properties of alkyl-π FMLs and molecular design strategy for them.
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- Yuki Yamamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Oiwake-Cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8052, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Oiwake-Cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8052, Japan
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Shaya J, Ribierre JC, Correia G, Dappe YJ, Mathevet F, Mager L, Heinrich B, Méry S. Control of the Organization of 4,4'-bis(carbazole)-1,1'-biphenyl (CBP) Molecular Materials through Siloxane Functionalization. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052038. [PMID: 36903284 PMCID: PMC10003964 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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We show that through the introduction of short dimethylsiloxane chains, it was possible to suppress the crystalline state of CBP in favor of various types of organization, transitioning from a soft crystal to a fluid liquid crystal mesophase, then to a liquid state. Characterized by X-ray scattering, all organizations reveal a similar layered configuration in which layers of edge-on lying CBP cores alternate with siloxane. The difference between all CBP organizations essentially lay on the regularity of the molecular packing that modulates the interactions of neighboring conjugated cores. As a result, the materials show quite different thin film absorption and emission properties, which could be correlated to the features of the chemical architectures and the molecular organizations.
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- Janah Shaya
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS, Strasbourg University, UMR 7504, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Service de Physique de l’État Condensé, CEA CNRS UMR 3680, Université Paris Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS, Strasbourg University, UMR 7504, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Physique de l’État Condensé, CEA CNRS UMR 3680, Université Paris Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), CNRS, Sorbonne University, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu Universty, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS, Strasbourg University, UMR 7504, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS, Strasbourg University, UMR 7504, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
- Correspondence: (B.H.); (S.M.)
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS, Strasbourg University, UMR 7504, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
- Correspondence: (B.H.); (S.M.)
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Order from disorder: Directed assembly of alkyl-π functional molecular liquids. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stretchable π-conjugated polymer electrets for mechanoelectric generators. Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-022-00725-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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AbstractElectrets are materials that retain quasi-permanent electric charges and are attracting attention as key components of batteryless micropower supplies. A chemical structure that facilitates ionization and that can stabilize these charges, such as a π-conjugated system, is expected to increase the charge density compared with that of conventional insulating polymers. Here, we report a mechanoelectric generator (MEG) (vibrational energy harvester) that uses alkylated π-conjugated polymers (Alk-CPs), which can be monopolarized either into positive or negative mode electrets. With the attachment of insulating, bulky, yet flexible alkyl side chains to the π-conjugated backbone, the poled Alk-CPs showed long charge lifetime suitable for MEGs. The elastic modulus of the electret was adjusted to approximately match that of the stretchable polyurethane substrate by blending two miscible Alk-CPs with different elastic moduli, producing a laminated film that could be stretched up to 300%. The MEG presented showed conformability when applied to a deformable object.
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Fureraj I, Budkina DS, Vauthey E. Torsional disorder and planarization dynamics: 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene as a case study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:25979-25989. [PMID: 36263805 PMCID: PMC9627944 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp03909e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Conjugated molecules with phenylethynyl building blocks are usually characterised by torsional disorder at room temperature. They are much more rigid in the electronic excited state due to conjugation. As a consequence, the electronic absorption and emission spectra do not present a mirror-image relationship. Here, we investigate how torsional disorder affects the excited state dynamics of 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene in solvents of different viscosities and in polymers, using both stationary and ultrafast electronic spectroscopies. Temperature-dependent measurements reveal inhomogeneous broadening of the absorption spectrum at room temperature. This is confirmed by ultrafast spectroscopic measurements at different excitation wavelengths. Red-edge irradiation excites planar molecules that return to the ground state without significant structural dynamics. In this case, however, re-equilibration of the torsional disorder in the ground state can be observed. Higher-energy irradiation excites torsionally disordered molecules, which then planarise, leading to important spectral dynamics. The latter is found to occur partially via viscosity-independent inertial motion, whereas it is purely diffusive in the ground state. This dissimilarity is explained in terms of the steepness of the potential along the torsional coordinate.
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- Ina Fureraj
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Zhang G, Yu L, Chen J, Dong R, Godbert N, Li H, Hao J. Artificial Light-Harvesting System with White-Light Emission in a Bicontinuous Ionic Medium. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:8999-9006. [PMID: 36149259 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Artificial light-harvesting systems (ALHSs), which are closely related to Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), are among the most attractive scientific topics during the past few decades. Specifically, binary ALHSs that are composed of a fluid donor and acceptor have a simplified composition and high number density of the donor units. However, largely due to the difficulty in obtaining a fluid donor, investigation of these systems is still quite limited, especially for the ionic systems. Herein, we report a new type of binary ALHS using an ionic naphthalimide (NPI) derivative as a donor, which shows greatly improved photoluminescence for its bicontinuous liquid structure. When blending with an acceptor such as rhodamine 6G or trans-4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-methylpyridinium iodide, efficient FRET was confirmed by both experimental results and molecular dynamics simulations, with an energy transfer efficiency up to ∼90%. Tunable color, including white-light emission, was achieved by tuning the acceptor/donor ratio, opening the door for a variety of applications such as light-emitting diodes and photoluminescent inks.
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- Geping Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- MAT_INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), Centro di Eccelenza CEMIF.CAL, LASCAMM CR-INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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Fu R, Yu L, Zhang J, Yu H, Feng S, Xu XD. Facile construction of aggregation-induced emission molecular liquids via Piers-Rubinsztajn reaction for green fluorescent ink. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Wakchaure VC, Veer SD, Nidhankar AD, Goudappagouda, Nayak R, Asokan K, Ravindranathan S, Babu SS. Donor-acceptor based solvent-free organic liquid hybrids with exciplex emission and room temperature phosphorescence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1998-2001. [PMID: 35048089 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07082g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Solvent-free organic liquids are well-known for their excellent luminescence features. Hence, the recent developments in this area have marked them as potential emitters with high quantum yield and enhanced processability. The support of an available liquid matrix enables doping to deliver hybrid liquids with intriguing luminescence features. In this direction, we report solvent-free liquid donor-acceptor pairs with exciplex emission and room temperature phosphorescence at very low acceptor loading. The underlying weak intermolecular interactions have been revealed by 2D NMR techniques and theoretical calculations. The formation of large-area thin films by exciplex and phosphorescent liquid hybrids will encourage the development of scalable lighting and display materials.
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- Vivek Chandrakant Wakchaure
- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India.
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India.
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India.,Central NMR Facility, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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Ikenaga A, Akiyama Y, Ishiyama T, Gon M, Tanaka K, Chujo Y, Isoda K. Stimuli-Responsive Self-Assembly of π-Conjugated Liquids Triggers Circularly Polarized Luminescence. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:47127-47133. [PMID: 34581177 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c13119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We developed novel room-temperature stimuli-responsive N-heteroacene-based liquid materials bearing a chiral alkyl chain. When these liquid materials were exposed to HCl vapor as an external stimulus, a disordered-ordered state change occurred immediately to yield self-assembled solid states from fluidic liquids. The self-assembly mechanism during this state change was evaluated by experimental in situ observations and molecular dynamics simulations over various spatiotemporal scales. These self-assembled structures led to supramolecular chirality through the influence of the chiral alkyl chain. As a result, circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) was triggered in the solid state, which was absent in the precursor liquid, thereby rendering this the first report on a stimuli-responsive CPL on/off liquid material. In addition, the initial state was recovered by exposure to air or upon heating. Moreover, the synergy between the experimental and the theoretical studies opens a new avenue to develop a novel class of stimuli-responsive materials and to discover novel phenomena in such materials.
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- Ayumi Ikenaga
- Division of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Division of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Program in Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
- Health and Medical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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Fu K, Zeng X, Zhao X, Wu Y, Li M, Li XS, Pan C, Chen Z, Yu ZQ. Quantitative Förster Resonance Energy Transfer: Efficient Light Harvesting for Sequential Photo-Thermo-Electric Conversion. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103172. [PMID: 34310041 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Light is essential to all life on the earth. Thus, highly efficient light-harvesting systems with the sequential energy transfer process are significant for using solar energy in photosynthesis. For developing an efficient light-harvesting system, a liquid aggregation-induced emission (AIE) dye TPE-EA is obtained, as a donor and solvent, which can light up the aggregation caused quenching (ACQ) Nile Red (NiR, acceptor) to construct a quantitative Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) system in NiR⊂TPE-EA. Impressively, this FRET pair shows an impressive photothermal effect, producing a peak temperature of 119 °C while excited by UV light, with 37.8% of conversion efficiency. NiR⊂TPE-EA is quite different from most other photothermal materials, which require excitation with long wavelength light (>520 nm). Therefore, NiR⊂TPE-EA firstly converts the solar into thermal energy and then into electric energy to achieve sequential photo-thermo-electric conversion. Such sequential conversion, suitable for being excited by sunlight, is anticipated to unlock new and smart approaches for capturing solar energy.
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- Kuo Fu
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials and Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials and Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518037, China
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Li J, Wang JH, Cao XJ, Li XD, Ren XK, Yu ZQ. Peripherally Modified Tetraphenylethene: Emerging as a Room-Temperature Luminescent Disc-Like Nematic Liquid Crystal. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:35207-35213. [PMID: 34279082 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A blue-light-emitting liquid crystalline (LC) material was designed and prepared. By employing a twisted luminescent core (i.e., tetraphenylethene), four peripheral LC units with long alkyl chains and the small polar benzyl-ether-typed linking groups, the resulting material displayed a hexagonal columnar phase near room temperature and a disc-like nematic phase between 32 and 70 °C. The columnar LC showed a high quantum yield of 0.49 at 20 °C, and the efficient luminescence property was retained even in the isotropic phase at high temperature. Additionally, the fluidity of the nematic phase rendered the LC a non-volatile solvent, and the proper addition of a red dye led to the achievement of polarized white-light emission, which revealed a promising application prospect in LC display fabrication.
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- Jiahua Li
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518071, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518071, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518071, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Low-Dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518071, P. R. China
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Wakchaure VC, Das T, Ravindranathan S, Santhosh Babu S. An excimer to exciplex transition through realization of donor-acceptor interactions in luminescent solvent-free liquids. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10780-10784. [PMID: 34124717 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02190g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Luminescent solvent-free organic liquids are known for their enhanced quantum yield, color tunability, and availability of a matrix for other dopants to generate hybrid luminescent materials with improved features for newer applications. Herein, we report a donor-acceptor based luminescent "exciplex liquid" by utilizing the slightly different electron affinity of the acceptor molecules. A red-shifted broad exciplex emission exhibited by the donor-acceptor pair even at a lower concentration of the acceptor (0.001 equiv.) indicates high efficiency in the solvent-free state. A detailed NMR study revealed weak intermolecular interactions between the donor and acceptor in the solvent-free matrix that stabilizes the exciplex liquid. The failure of structurally similar solid counterparts to form an exciplex confirms the advantage of the available supportive liquid matrix. Besides, the luminescent exciplex liquid is found efficient in sensing application, which is unachievable by either the individual liquids or their solid counterparts. Here, a transition of a donor-acceptor pair from a solid to solvent-free liquid results in a new hybrid liquid that can be an alternative for solid sensor materials.
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- Vivek Chandrakant Wakchaure
- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India. and Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India and Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India and Central NMR Facility, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India. and Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India
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Neal EA, Nakanishi T. Alkyl-Fullerene Materials of Tunable Morphology and Function. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20210129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Edward A. Neal
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Division of Soft Matter, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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Yan ZC, Li Y, Guo Z, Shinohara A, Nakanishi T, Chen G, Pan C, Stadler FJ. Rheology of Conjugated Polymers with Bulky and Flexible Side Chains. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Zhi-Chao Yan
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Takaishi K, Matsumoto T, Kawataka M, Ema T. Circularly Polarized Luminescence Liquids Based on Siloxybinaphthyls: Best Binaphthyl Dihedral Angle in the Excited State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:9968-9972. [PMID: 33617100 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A series of axially chiral 1,1'-binaphthyls with trialkylsiloxy (OSiR3 ) groups were synthesized. Among them, 1 a-c possessing OSiR3 groups at the 7,7'-positions and methyl groups at the 2,2'-positions were liquids at room temperature, and the neat liquids showed circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) (R=Bu; Φfl,liquid =0.21, |glum,liquid |=1.6×10-3 ). The |glum,liquid | value is the highest of pure liquids. These compounds remained liquid over a broad range of temperatures, down to -50 °C. Time-dependent DFT calculations indicated that in the excited state, the binaphthyls adopt a transoid conformation with a small angle between the electric and magnetic transition dipole moments (θμ,m =77°), which is a key factor in their CPL activity. The best binaphthyl dihedral angle in the excited state is approximately 110°.
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- Kazuto Takaishi
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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Iguchi H, Furutani H, Kimizuka N. Ionic Charge-Transfer Liquid Crystals Formed by Alternating Supramolecular Copolymerization of Liquid π-Donors and TCNQ. Front Chem 2021; 9:657246. [PMID: 33855013 PMCID: PMC8039295 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.657246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A new family of liquid π-donors, lipophilic dihydrophenazine (DHP) derivatives, show remarkably high π-electron-donor property which exhibit supramolecular alternating copolymerization with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), giving ionic charge-transfer (ICT) complexes. The ICT complexes form distinct columnar liquid crystalline (LC) mesophases with well-defined alternating molecular alignment as demonstrated by UV-Vis-NIR spectra, IR spectra, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. These liquid crystalline ICT complexes display unique phase transitions in response to mechanical stress: the columnar ICT phase is converted to macroscopically oriented smectic-like mesophases upon applying shear force. Although there exist reports on the formation of ICT in the crystalline state, this study provides the first rational identification of ICT mesophases based on the spectroscopic and structural data. The liquid crystalline ICT phases are generated by strong electronic interactions between the liquid π-donors and solid acceptors. It clearly shows the significance of simultaneous fulfillment of strong π-donating ability and ordered self-assembly of the stable ICT pairs. The flexible, stimuli-responsive structural transformation of the ICT complexes offer a new perspective for designing processable CT systems with controlled hierarchical self-assembly and electronic structures.
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- Hiroaki Iguchi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.,Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Sato Y, Mutoh Y, Morishita S, Tsurumachi N, Isoda K. Stimulus-Responsive Supercooled π-Conjugated Liquid and Its Application in Rewritable Media. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3014-3018. [PMID: 33733791 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Herein, we report a stimulus-responsive supercooled π-conjugated liquid and the possibility of its application in rewritable media. Supercooled liquid 1 showed a dramatic change in its photoluminescent color upon the transformation from liquid 1l (yellow emission) to solid 1s (green emission). These phenomena were revealed by fluorescence spectra as well as lifetime decay profiles.
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- Yuika Sato
- Division in Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Division in Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Program in Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
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- Program in Advanced Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
- Division in Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kagawa University, 2217-20 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0396, Japan
- Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2217-14 Hayashi-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan
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Takaishi K, Matsumoto T, Kawataka M, Ema T. Circularly Polarized Luminescence Liquids Based on Siloxybinaphthyls: Best Binaphthyl Dihedral Angle in the Excited State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kazuto Takaishi
- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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Mizuta T, Sueyoshi K, Endo T, Hisamoto H. Lipophilic Fluorescent Dye Liquids: Förster Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Fluorescence Amplification for Ion Selective Optical Sensors Based on a Solvent Polymeric Membrane. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4143-4148. [PMID: 33586961 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Optical sensors based on solvent polymeric membranes have the potential to measure analytes present in an aqueous solution through the development of a tailored method for a specific target. However, limits in the concentrations of the component dyes have prevented improvements in sensitivity. We propose a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based fluorescence amplification system for ion-selective optical sensors using a highly fluorescent liquid material composed of a lipophilic phosphonium cation and a pyrene modifying sulfonate anion ([P66614][HP-SO3]), as both the plasticizer and donor, in addition to a combination of the lipophilic phosphonium cation and the fluorescein dodecyl ester anion ([P66614][12-FL]) as the fluorescent sensing dye acceptor. For ion extraction-based sensing, the donor and acceptor were retained in the plasticized PVC membrane with negligible leaching upon exposure to acidic and basic aqueous solutions. Systematic investigation of the donor and acceptor ratios clarified the effect of the amplification factor and the sensitivity of the sensor. At an acceptor doping level of 0.5 mol % (vs donor), an approximately 22-fold higher sensitivity was obtained compared to that of a conventional PVC membrane optical sensor. During ion measurement based on the coextraction of protons and anions, selectivity following the Hofmeister order was observed, which was controlled by the addition of ionophores. The proposed FRET system based on a lipophilic fluorescent liquid material has the potential to significantly improve the sensitivities of optical sensors using solvent polymeric membranes with high selectivities for various target analytes.
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- Tatsumi Mizuta
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan
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Bai X, Sun Y, Jiang Y, Zhao G, Jiang J, Yuan C, Liu M. Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Solvent-Free Chiral Organic π-Liquids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:3745-3751. [PMID: 33170551 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The solvent-free organic π-liquids have been attracting increasing attentions owing to the inherent optoelectronic properties accompanied by the advantages of non-volatility and high processability. Herein, we reported a series of naphthalene derivatives substituted with chiral branched alkyl chains, which are present as liquids (Nap1-3) or solid (Nap4) at room temperature, depending on the substitution positions. Circular dichroism (CD) and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) were only observed for enantiomeric Nap2 (2,3-substituted) liquid. It is suggested that the chiral aggregation in the π-liquid leads to the CD signal and the chiral excimer resulting in the CPL performance. When achiral anthracene or pyrene was dissolved in Nap2, the π-liquid could serve as chirality and energy transfer media in which both CD and CPL emerged from the achiral anthracene. A CPL dissymmetry factor (|glum |) of anthracene reached to 5.2×10-2 when dissolved in chiral Nap2 liquid, which is nearly two orders of magnitude higher than that of the pure Nap2 π-liquid.
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- Xue Bai
- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS), CAS Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Akiyama Y, Mutoh Y, Isoda K. Asymmetric N-heteroacene liquid showing site-selective acid sensing. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.113036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bai X, Sun Y, Jiang Y, Zhao G, Jiang J, Yuan C, Liu M. Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Solvent‐Free Chiral Organic π‐Liquids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202013550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Xue Bai
- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300354 China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science Tianjin University Tianjin 300354 China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS) CAS Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 China
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- Key laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Beijing 100190 China
- National Laboratory for Molecular Science (BNLMS) CAS Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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Morisue M, Saito G, Sasada D, Umeyama T, Imahori H, Mitamura K, Masunaga H, Hoshino T, Sakurai S, Sasaki S. Glassy Porphyrin/C 60 Composites: Morphological Engineering of C 60 Fullerene with Liquefied Porphyrins. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:13583-13590. [PMID: 33147035 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Morphological control of C60 fullerene using liquefied porphyrins (1 and 2) as the host matrices was explored. Slow evaporation of the solvent of the equimolar mixture of porphyrin and C60 in toluene afforded the porphyrin/C60 composite with a 3:1 molar ratio. The stoichiometric binding behaviors suggest that specific porphyrin-C60 interactions operate the formation of the porphyrin/C60 composites, as corroborated by spectroscopic and thermal properties, and glazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray diffraction. Under the bulk conditions, the conventional thermodynamic advantage of multiple binding cooperativity for molecular recognition is unlikely to explain the stoichiometric binding behaviors. Instead, we propose a size-matching effect on the porphyrin-C60 interaction in the bulk porphyrin matrices, i.e., "supramolecular solvation". The glassy nature of the porphyrin matrices was transmitted to C60 through the specific interaction, and the porphyrin/C60 composites adopted glassy states at room temperature.
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- Mitsuhiko Morisue
- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Molecular Chemistry and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Electronic Materials Research Division, Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 1-6-50, Morinomiya, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-8553, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI/SPring-8), Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Faculty of Fiber Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Fiber Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Iimori T, Sugawa H, Uchida N. Bright Solvent-Free Luminescent Liquid with Magnetism Composed of a Thiocyanate Complex of Ce(III). J Phys Chem B 2020; 124:8317-8322. [PMID: 32865418 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c04958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ionic liquids composed of a thiocyanate complex of Ce(III) exhibit bright cyan photoluminescence with a quantum yield close to 40% in addition to paramagnetism. The morphology of a droplet of ionic liquid changes in response to solvent vapor as a stimulus. The emission lifetime and thermal property are characterized. The Weiss temperature is evaluated from the magnetic property measurements, which indicates that antiferromagnetic exchange interaction exists between Ce(III) ions. Insight into the characteristics of the electronic transitions in the Ce(III) complex is obtained using quantum chemical calculations. Thiocyanate complexes of Ce(III) are demonstrated as promising building blocks to produce solvent-free luminescent functional materials.
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- Toshifumi Iimori
- Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumotocho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumotocho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumotocho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan
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Miomandre F, Audebert P. 1,2,4,5-Tetrazines: An intriguing heterocycles family with outstanding characteristics in the field of luminescence and electrochemistry. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C-PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2020.100372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Evaluation-oriented exploration of photo energy conversion systems: from fundamental optoelectronics and material screening to the combination with data science. Polym J 2020; 52:1307-1321. [PMID: 32873989 PMCID: PMC7453374 DOI: 10.1038/s41428-020-00399-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Light is a form of energy that can be converted to electric and chemical energies. Thus, organic photovoltaics (OPVs), perovskite solar cells (PSCs), photocatalysts, and photodetectors have evolved as scientific and commercial enterprises. However, the complex photochemical reactions and multicomponent materials involved in these systems have hampered rapid progress in their fundamental understanding and material design. This review showcases the evaluation-oriented exploration of photo energy conversion materials by using electrodeless time-resolved microwave conductivity (TRMC) and materials informatics (MI). TRMC with its unique options (excitation sources, environmental control, frequency modulation, etc.) provides not only accelerated experimental screening of OPV and PSC materials but also a versatile route toward shedding light on their charge carrier dynamics. Furthermore, MI powered by machine learning is shown to allow extremely high-throughput exploration in the large molecular space, which is compatible with experimental screening and combinatorial synthesis.
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Ma C, Malessa A, Boersma AJ, Liu K, Herrmann A. Supercharged Proteins and Polypeptides. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1905309. [PMID: 31943419 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Electrostatic interactions play a vital role in nature. Biomacromolecules such as proteins are orchestrated by electrostatics, among other intermolecular forces, to assemble and organize biochemistry. Natural proteins with a high net charge exist in a folded state or are unstructured and can be an inspiration for scientists to artificially supercharge other protein entities. Recent findings show that supercharging proteins allows for control of their properties such as temperature resistance and catalytic activity. One elegant method to transfer the favorable properties of supercharged proteins to other proteins is the fabrication of fusions. Genetically engineered, supercharged unstructured polypeptides (SUPs) are just one promising fusion tool. SUPs can also be complexed with artificial entities to yield thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals and liquids. These architectures represent novel bulk materials that are sensitive to external stimuli. Interestingly, SUPs undergo fluid-fluid phase separation to form coacervates. These coacervates can even be directly generated in living cells or can be combined with dissipative fiber assemblies that induce life-like features. Supercharged proteins and SUPs are developed into exciting classes of materials. Their synthesis, structures, and properties are summarized. Moreover, potential applications are highlighted and challenges are discussed.
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- Chao Ma
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Garci A, Beldjoudi Y, Kodaimati MS, Hornick JE, Nguyen MT, Cetin MM, Stern CL, Roy I, Weiss EA, Stoddart JF. Mechanical-Bond-Induced Exciplex Fluorescence in an Anthracene-Based Homo[2]catenane. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:7956-7967. [PMID: 32233402 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Collisional intermolecular interactions between excited states form short-lived dimers and complexes that lead to the emergence of excimer/exciplex emission of lower energy, a phenomenon which must be differentiated from the photoluminescence (PL) arising from the monomeric molecules. Although the utilization of noncovalent bonding interactions, leading to the generation of excimer/exciplex PL, has been investigated extensively, precise control of the aggregates and their persistence at very low concentrations remains a rare phenomenon. In the search for a fresh approach, we sought to obtain exciplex PL from permanent structures by incorporating anthracene moieties into pyridinium-containing mechanically interlocked molecules. Beyond the optical properties of the anthracene moieties, their π-extended nature enforces [π···π] stacking that can overcome the Coulombic repulsion between the pyridinium units, affording an efficient synthesis of an octacationic homo[2]catenane. Notably, upon increasing the ionic strength by adding tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate, the catenane yield increases significantly as a result of the decrease in Coulombic repulsions between the pyridinium units. Although the ground-state photophysical properties of the free cyclophane and the catenane are similar and show a charge-transfer band at ∼455 nm, their PL characters are distinct, denoting different excited states. The cyclophane emits at ∼562 nm (quantum yield ϕF = 3.6%, emission lifetime τs = 3 ns in MeCN), which is characteristic of a disubstituted anthracene-pyridinium linker. By contrast, the catenane displays an exciplex PL at low concentration (10-8 M) with an emission band centered on 650 nm (ϕF = 0.5%, τs = 14 ns) in MeCN and at 675 nm in aqueous solution. Live-cell imaging performed in MIAPaCa-2 prostate cancer cells confirmed that the catenane exciplex emission can be detected at micromolar concentrations.
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- Amine Garci
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Institute for Molecular Design and Synthesis, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Supratim Banerjee
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, India
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Chino Y, Nakanishi T, Kimura M. A near-infrared fluorescent phthalocyanine liquid developed through controlling intermolecular interactions. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj05195c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A near-infrared fluorescent phthalocyanine (Pc) liquid was developed through introducing bulky yet flexible units onto the Pc skeleton.
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- Yoshiaki Chino
- Department of Chemistry and Materials
- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
- Shinshu University
- Ueda 386-8567
- Japan
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- Frontier Molecules Group
- International Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Ibaraki 305-0044
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials
- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
- Shinshu University
- Ueda 386-8567
- Japan
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Knelles J, Beardsworth S, Bader K, Bruckner JR, Bühlmeyer A, Forschner R, Schweizer K, Frey W, Giesselmann F, Molard Y, Laschat S. Self‐Assembly and Fluorescence of Tetracationic Liquid Crystalline Tetraphenylethene. Chemphyschem 2019; 20:2210-2216. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201900569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Jakob Knelles
- Institut für Organische ChemieUniversität Stuttgart Germany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieUniversität Stuttgart Germany
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- Institut für Organische ChemieUniversität Stuttgart Germany
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- University of Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, UMR 6226, ScanMAT – UMS 2001 Rennes France
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- Institut für Organische ChemieUniversität Stuttgart Germany
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Lu F, Neal EA, Nakanishi T. Self-Assembled and Nonassembled Alkylated-Fullerene Materials. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:1834-1843. [PMID: 31282645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Fullerene (C60), a π-conjugated cage molecule consisting of 60 sp2-hybridized carbon atoms that are arranged into perfect icosahedral symmetry, is one of the most extensively studied nanocarbon materials by virtue of its characteristic spherical structure, fascinating optoelectronic properties, and widespread applications in material science. To implement practical applications, C60 is generally used as a building motif to assemble into various ordered superstructures. Unlike the controllable face-to-face π-π interactions of planar π-conjugated molecules, the π-π interactions between the three-dimensional spherical C60 units are random and directionless, which generally lead to complicated aggregated structures and unpredictable properties. The primary target of our research is to produce a robust design strategy for functional C60 materials, by which the single C60 molecules can be engineered into desirable self-organized architectures with optimized functions. To this end, we focused on alkylated fullerene (alk-C60) derivatives, a simple molecular system whose two components, alkyl chains and C60, exhibit both hydrophobicity yet different affinities to organic solvents. As a result, the alk-C60 derivatives present an unusual "hydrophobic amphiphile" system. Through systematic tuning of the substitution pattern of a series of alkyl side chains (number, length, branching, and substitution position) and external experimental conditions, the factors influencing alk-C60 self-assembly behaviors were determined. In addition, the feasibility of forming hybrid coassemblies with alk-C60 and other nanocarbon materials was demonstrated. By taking full advantage of the hydrophobic nature and active optoelectronic properties of these self- or hybrid-assemblies, various superhydrophobic materials and/or optoelectronic devices were developed. However, supported only by weak noncovalent interactions, these ordered superstructures are intrinsically fragile under various external stimuli. To improve the structural stability and achieve consistent optoelectronic performance of these novel materials, we strengthened the ordered structures via metallization and plasticization. Both approaches gave rise to robust and endurable materials with functions inherited from the pristine assemblies but at the cost of their former softness and facile processability. Thereafter, we focused on amorphous materials in view of their consistent and predictable optoelectronic properties that are independent of their geometry and physical environment. Unexpectedly, the amorphous materials obtained were liquids at room temperature, whose excellent deformability might enable applications in flexible/wearable optoelectronic devices. However, the lack of sufficient molecular order impaired their optoelectronic performance. To address this, we devised a straightforward strategy toward the directed ordered self-assembly of the alk-C60 liquids by adding molecular cofactors (n-alkanes or C60) into the liquids. Using this strategy, the balance between intermolecular order and material softness can be readily adjusted to meet different application requirements. Through iterative refinements to our novel alk-C60 system, we have demonstrated its power in generating numerous self-assembled, hybrid-assembled, and nonassembled materials toward versatile applications. We believe such a comprehensive description of these alk-C60-based functional materials provides deep insights into these still-evolving materials, which will underpin more advanced applications in near future.
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- Fengniu Lu
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan
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Shinohara A, Pan C, Guo Z, Zhou L, Liu Z, Du L, Yan Z, Stadler FJ, Wang L, Nakanishi T. Viskoelastische konjugierte polymere Fluide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Akira Shinohara
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen University Nanhai Avenue 3688, Nanshan Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic EngineeringShenzhen University Nanhai Avenue 3688, Nanshan Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and TechnologyCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringShenzhen University Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan Shenzhen 518055 China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Namiki 1-1 Tsukuba 305-0044 Japan
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Shinohara A, Pan C, Guo Z, Zhou L, Liu Z, Du L, Yan Z, Stadler FJ, Wang L, Nakanishi T. Viscoelastic Conjugated Polymer Fluids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9581-9585. [PMID: 31034736 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The introduction of optoelectronic functions into viscoelastic polymers can yield highly sophisticated soft materials for biomedical devices and autonomous robotics. However, viscoelasticity and excellent optoelectronic properties are difficult to achieve because the presence of a large number of π-conjugated moieties drastically stiffens a polymer. Here, we report a variation of additive-free viscoelastic conjugated polymers (VE-CPs) at room temperature by using an intact π-conjugated backbone and bulky, yet flexible, alkyl side chains as "internal plasticizers." Some of these polymers exhibit gel- and elastomer-like rheological behaviors without cross-linking or entanglement. Furthermore, binary blends of these VE-CPs exhibit a never-seen-before dynamic miscibility with self-restorable and mechanically induced fluorescence color changes.
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- Akira Shinohara
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nanhai Avenue 3688, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Nanhai Avenue 3688, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Xueyuan Avenue 1066, Nanshan, Shenzhen, 518055, China.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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Enozawa H, Ukai S, Ito H, Murata T, Morita Y. Colored Ionic Liquid Based on Stable Polycyclic Anion Salt Showing Halochromism with HCl Vapor. Org Lett 2019; 21:2161-2165. [PMID: 30896176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A sodium salt of a polycyclic trioxotriangulene (TOT) anion with six triethylene glycol chains exhibiting the formation of a colored ionic liquid at room temperature was synthesized. The ionic liquid is air- and water-stable, reflecting thermodynamic stabilization of a charge-delocalized TOT anion. Upon protonation of the TOT anion, the salt shows halochromic behaviors in solution and even in the neat liquid state with HCl vapor. The ionic liquid shows no morphological change with the chromism, presumably as a result of poor intermolecular interactions between π skeletons.
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- Hideo Enozawa
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Aichi Institute of Technology , Toyota , Aichi 470-0392 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Aichi Institute of Technology , Toyota , Aichi 470-0392 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Aichi Institute of Technology , Toyota , Aichi 470-0392 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Aichi Institute of Technology , Toyota , Aichi 470-0392 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Aichi Institute of Technology , Toyota , Aichi 470-0392 , Japan
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Isoda K, Ishiyama T, Mutoh Y, Matsukuma D. Stimuli-Responsive Room-Temperature N-Heteroacene Liquid: In Situ Observation of the Self-Assembling Process and Its Multiple Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:12053-12062. [PMID: 30816691 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b21695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A novel stimuli-responsive room-temperature photoluminescent liquid 1 based on the N-heteroacene framework is developed and analyzed by several experiments such as differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, in situ observation by optical and polarized optical microscopes, UV-vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, and by theoretical methods such as ab initio calculation and molecular dynamics (MD) computer simulation techniques. In contrast to stimuli-responsive solid materials reported previously, liquid 1 in response to HCl vapor as a single stimulus can involve dramatically multiple changes in physical properties such as rheological behavior, morphology, as well as photoluminescence. The present ab initio calculation and microsecond-timescale MD simulations reveal that the complexation of 1 and HCl molecules induces a large dipole moment, leading to the formation of stacking structures because of their dipole-dipole interaction. Upon exposure to HCl vapor, in situ microscopic observation of the stimuli-responsive liquid elucidates a self-assembling process involving the formation of the wrinkle structure in a micrometer scale, indicating disorder-order phase transition. Further exposure of 1 to HCl vapor from seconds to hours has an influence on the macroscopic physical properties such as viscosity, viscoelasticity, and photoluminescent colors. The synergy between the experimental and theoretical investigations opens a new strategy to develop a novel class of stimuli-responsive materials showing multiple changes in physical properties.
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- Kyosuke Isoda
- Faculty of Engineering and Design , Kagawa University , 2217-20 Hayashi-cho , Takamatsu , Kagawa 761-0396 , Japan
- Health Research Institute , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , 2217-14 Hayashi-cho , Takamatsu , Kagawa 761-0395 , Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering , University of Toyama , 3190 Gofuku , Toyama 930-8555 , Japan
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Kushwaha K, Yu L, Stranius K, Singh SK, Hultmark S, Iqbal MN, Eriksson L, Johnston E, Erhart P, Müller C, Börjesson K. A Record Chromophore Density in High-Entropy Liquids of Two Low-Melting Perylenes: A New Strategy for Liquid Chromophores. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1801650. [PMID: 30828534 PMCID: PMC6382313 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Liquid chromophores constitute a rare but intriguing class of molecules that are in high demand for the design of luminescent inks, liquid semiconductors, and solar energy storage materials. The most common way to achieve liquid chromophores involves the introduction of long alkyl chains, which, however, significantly reduces the chromophore density. Here, strategy is presented that allows for the preparation of liquid chromophores with a minimal increase in molecular weight, using the important class of perylenes as an example. Two synergistic effects are harnessed: (1) the judicious positioning of short alkyl substituents, and (2) equimolar mixing, which in unison results in a liquid material. A series of 1-alkyl perylene derivatives is synthesized and it is found that short ethyl or butyl chains reduce the melting temperature from 278 °C to as little as 70 °C. Then, two low-melting derivatives are mixed, which results in materials that do not crystallize due to the increased configurational entropy of the system. As a result, liquid chromophores with the lowest reported molecular weight increase compared to the neat chromophore are obtained. The mixing strategy is readily applicable to other π-conjugated systems and, hence, promises to yield a wide range of low molecular weight liquid chromophores.
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- Khushbu Kushwaha
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of GothenburgKemigården 441296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChalmers University of Technology41296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of GothenburgKemigården 441296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of PhysicsMaterials and Surface Theory DivisionChalmers University of Technology41296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChalmers University of Technology41296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental ChemistryStockholm UniversityStockholmSweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental ChemistryStockholm UniversityStockholmSweden
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- Sigrid Therapeutics ABSankt Göransgatan 159112 17StockholmSweden
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- Department of PhysicsMaterials and Surface Theory DivisionChalmers University of Technology41296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChalmers University of Technology41296GothenburgSweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of GothenburgKemigården 441296GothenburgSweden
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Goudappagouda, Manthanath A, Wakchaure VC, Ranjeesh KC, Das T, Vanka K, Nakanishi T, Babu SS. Paintable Room-Temperature Phosphorescent Liquid Formulations of Alkylated Bromonaphthalimide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2284-2288. [PMID: 30548525 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201811834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Organic phosphors have been widely explored with an understanding that crystalline molecular ordering is a requisite for enhanced intersystem crossing. In this context, we explored the room-temperature phosphorescence features of a solvent-free organic liquid phosphor in air. While alkyl chain substitution varied the physical states of the bromonaphthalimides, the phosphorescence remained unaltered for the solvent-free liquid in air. As the first report, a solvent-free liquid of a long swallow-tailed bromonaphthalimide exhibits room-temperature phosphorescence in air. Doping of the phosphor with carbonyl guests resulted in enhanced phosphorescence, and hence a large-area paintable phosphorescent liquid composite with improved lifetime and quantum yield was developed.
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- Goudappagouda
- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-, 411008, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-, 411008, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-, 411008, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India.,Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-, 411008, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India.,Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-, 411008, India
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- Frontier Molecules Group, International Centre for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-, 411008, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), New Delhi, India
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Synthesis of Furan-Substituted N-Heteroacene-Based Liquid Material and Its Acid-Recognizing Behavior. CRYSTALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst9010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we synthesized a novel N-heteroacene-based liquid material 6,7-bis(3,7,11-trimethyl-1-dodecyloxy)-2,3-difurylquinoxaline (RPNL 1), containing two furan rings. We revealed that RPNL 1 adopted a disordered liquid at 25 ∘ C, determined by polarized optical microscopic observation, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffraction measurements. The fluorescent spectrum measurement revealed that RPNL 1 showed a blue emission at 25 ∘ C. Dissolving benzene sulfonic acid (BSA) in RPNL 1 brought about dramatic changes in its physical properties, such as emission colors, as well as sample states. Upon recognizing BSA, photoluminescent color was changed into orange, as well as phase transition occurred from liquid to a liquid-crystalline phase. RPNL 1 can function as an acid-recognizing material, accompanied with the color changes in emission.
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