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Dey A, Azizimanesh A, Wu SM, Askari H. Uniaxial Strain-Induced Stacking Order Change in Trilayer Graphene. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:8169-8183. [PMID: 38295436 PMCID: PMC10875650 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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The layer stacking order in two-dimensional heterostructures, like graphene, affects their physical properties and potential applications. Trilayer graphene, specifically ABC-trilayer graphene, has captured significant interest due to its potential for correlated electronic states. However, achieving a stable ABC arrangement is challenging due to its lower thermodynamic stability compared to the more stable ABA stacking. Despite recent advancements in obtaining ABC graphene through external perturbations, such as strain, the stacking transition mechanism remains insufficiently explored. In this study, we unveil a universal mechanism to achieve ABC stacking, applicable for understanding ABA to ABC stacking changes induced by any mechanical perturbations. Our approach is based on a novel strain engineering technique that induces interlayer slippage and results in the formation of stable ABC domains. We investigate the underlying interfacial mechanisms of this stacking change through computational simulations and experiments. Our findings demonstrate a highly anisotropic and significant transformation of ABA stacking to large and stable ABC domains facilitated by interlayer slippage. Through atomistic simulations and local energy analysis, we systematically demonstrate the mechanism for this stacking transition, that is dependent on specific loading orientation. Understanding such a mechanism allows this material system to be engineered by design compatible with industrial techniques on a device-by-device level. We conduct Raman studies to validate and characterize the formed ABC stacking, highlighting its distinct features compared to the ABA region. Our results contribute to a clearer understanding of the stacking change mechanism and provide a robust and controllable method for achieving stable ABC domains, facilitating their use in developing advanced optoelectronic devices.
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- Aditya Dey
- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0001, United States
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0001, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Hu G, He J, Chen J, Li Y. Self-Assembly of Wheel-Shaped Nanographdiynes and Self-Template Growth of Graphdiyne. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:4123-4133. [PMID: 38306244 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Graphdiyne (GDY) multilayers show stacking-style-dependent physical properties; thus, controlling the stacking style of nanostructures is crucial for utilizing their electrical, optical, and transport properties in electro-optical devices. Herein, we report the assemblies of nanographdiynes decorated with substituents with different steric hindrances to adjust the stacking style. We show that the π-stacked aggregates were influenced by peripheral substituents and the substrate. Steric hexaterphenyl-substituted nanoGDY scaffolds led to dimer structures stacked in the AB-3 configuration with a twist angle of 26.01° or the AB-1 configuration with an in-plane shift along one diyne link. With the interval replacement of steric substituents with long C12 alkyl chains, nanoGDYs were stacked in the AB-2 configuration to decrease the steric congestion, eventually leading to one-dimensional (1D) nanofibrous aggregates. Self-assembly in the presence of substrates can result in ABC-stacked nanoGDYs, which endowed us with the possibility of using nanoGDY as the template for GDY growth in a homogeneous reaction. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, and near-infrared-ultraviolet-visible (NIR-UV-vis) absorption spectroscopy indicate that the crystalline GDY prepared in this way is a 1.18 eV bandgap semiconductor.
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- Guilin Hu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Wang W, Sun P, Liu X, Zhang X, Zhang L, Tan YZ, Wang X. Radical Cations of Bilayer Nanographenes. Org Lett 2024; 26:1017-1021. [PMID: 38295360 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Chemical redox reactions of bilayer nanographene complexes, (C96H24Ar6)2 (Ar = 2,6-dimethylphenyl) (12) and (C42H12R6)2 (R = tBu) (22), were investigated. Upon two-electron oxidation reactions, 12 and 22 were transformed to radical cations 122•+ and 222•+, respectively. SQUID and EPR measurements on 122•+ and 222•+ indicate that they possess an open-shell singlet ground state with antiferromagnetic interactions between two layers. The shortest separation distance between bilayers in 222•+ (3.30 Å) is shorter than that in 22 (3.44 Å) and 22•+ (3.40 Å), illustrating stronger interaction upon loss of electrons.
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- Wenqing Wang
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241002, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005 Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Ma XH, Gao X, Chen JY, Cao M, Dai Q, Jia ZK, Zhou YB, Zhao XJ, Chu C, Liu G, Tan YZ. Soluble Nanographene C 222: Synthesis and Applications for Synergistic Photodynamic/Photothermal Therapy. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2411-2418. [PMID: 38234111 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08822] [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: 01/19/2024]
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Nanographene C222, which consists of a planar graphenic plane containing 222 carbon atoms, holds the record as the largest planar nanographene synthesized to date. However, its complete insolubility makes the processing of C222 difficult. Here we addressed this issue by introducing peripheral substituents perpendicular to the graphene plane, effectively disrupting the interlayer stacking and endowing C222 with good solubility. We also found that the electron-withdrawing substituents played a crucial role in the cyclodehydrogenation process, converting the dendritic polyphenylene precursor to C222. After disrupting the interlayer stacking, the introduction of only a few peripheral carboxylic groups allowed C222 to dissolve in phosphate buffer saline, reaching a concentration of up to 0.5 mg/mL. Taking advantage of the good photosensitizing and photothermal properties of the inner C222 core, the resulting water-soluble C222 emerged as a single-component agent for both photothermal and photodynamic tumor therapy, exhibiting an impressive tumor inhibition rate of 96%.
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- Xiao-Hui Ma
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Eye Institute of Xiamen University, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Medina-Lopez D, Liu T, Osella S, Levy-Falk H, Rolland N, Elias C, Huber G, Ticku P, Rondin L, Jousselme B, Beljonne D, Lauret JS, Campidelli S. Interplay of structure and photophysics of individualized rod-shaped graphene quantum dots with up to 132 sp² carbon atoms. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4728. [PMID: 37550308 PMCID: PMC10406913 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40376-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Nanographene materials are promising building blocks for the growing field of low-dimensional materials for optics, electronics and biophotonics applications. In particular, bottom-up synthesized 0D graphene quantum dots show great potential as single quantum emitters. To fully exploit their exciting properties, the graphene quantum dots must be of high purity; the key parameter for efficient purification being the solubility of the starting materials. Here, we report the synthesis of a family of highly soluble and easily processable rod-shaped graphene quantum dots with fluorescence quantum yields up to 94%. This is uncommon for a red emission. The high solubility is directly related to the design of the structure, allowing for an accurate description of the photophysical properties of the graphene quantum dots both in solution and at the single molecule level. These photophysical properties were fully predicted by quantum-chemical calculations.
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- Daniel Medina-Lopez
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, LICSEN, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91400, Orsay, France
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- Chemical and Biological Systems Simulation Lab, Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2C, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91400, Orsay, France
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- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91400, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, LSDRM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91400, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91400, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, LICSEN, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratory for Chemistry of Novel Materials, University of Mons, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, ENS Paris-Saclay, CentraleSupélec, LuMIn, 91400, Orsay, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, LICSEN, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Izquierdo-García P, Fernández-García JM, Medina Rivero S, Šámal M, Rybáček J, Bednárová L, Ramírez-Barroso S, Ramírez FJ, Rodríguez R, Perles J, García-Fresnadillo D, Crassous J, Casado J, Stará IG, Martín N. Helical Bilayer Nanographenes: Impact of the Helicene Length on the Structural, Electrochemical, Photophysical, and Chiroptical Properties. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:11599-11610. [PMID: 37129470 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
Helical bilayer nanographenes (HBNGs) are chiral π-extended aromatic compounds consisting of two π-π stacked hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) joined by a helicene, thus resembling van der Waals layered 2D materials. Herein, we compare [9]HBNG, [10]HBNG, and [11]HBNG helical bilayers endowed with [9], [10], and [11]helicenes embedded in their structure, respectively. Interestingly, the helicene length defines the overlapping degree between the two HBCs (number of benzene rings involved in π-π interactions between the two layers), being 26, 14, and 10 benzene rings, respectively, according to the X-ray analysis. Unexpectedly, the electrochemical study shows that the lesser π-extended system [9]HBNG shows the strongest electron donor character, in part by interlayer exchange resonance, and more red-shifted values of emission. Furthermore, [9]HBNG also shows exceptional chiroptical properties with the biggest values of gabs and glum (3.6 × 10-2) when compared to [10]HBNG and [11]HBNG owing to the fine alignment in the configuration of [9]HBNG between its electric and magnetic dipole transition moments. Furthermore, spectroelectrochemical studies as well as the fluorescence spectroscopy support the aforementioned experimental findings, thus confirming the strong impact of the helicene length on the properties of this new family of bilayer nanographenes.
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- Patricia Izquierdo-García
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departament of Physical Chemistry, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Sheffield, S3 7RH Sheffield, U.K
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departament of Physical Chemistry, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), UMR 6226 CNRS─Univ Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratorio DRX Monocristal, SIdI, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), UMR 6226 CNRS─Univ Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Departament of Physical Chemistry, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- IMDEA-Nanociencia, C/Faraday, 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Hou B, Li K, He H, Hu J, Xu Z, Xiang Q, Wang P, Chen X, Sun Z. Stable Crystalline Nanohoop Radical and Its Self-Association Promoted by van der Waals Interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301046. [PMID: 36754831 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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A stable nanohoop radical (OR3) combining the structures of cycloparaphenylene and an olympicenyl radical is synthesized and isolated in the crystalline state. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals that OR3 forms a unique head-to-tail dimer that further aggregates into a one-dimensional chain in the solid state. Variable-temperature NMR and concentration-dependent absorption measurements indicate that the π-dimer is not formed in solution. An energy decomposition analysis indicates that van der Waals interactions are the driving force for the self-association process, in contrast with other olympicenyl derivatives that favor π-dimerization. The physical properties in solution phase have been studied, and the stable cationic species obtained by one-electron chemical oxidation. This study offers a new molecular design to modulate the self-association of organic radicals for overcoming the spin-Peierls transition, and to prepare novel nanohoop compounds with spin-related properties.
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- Bingxia Hou
- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Institute of Molecular Plus, Department of Chemistry and Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin university, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Dey A, Chowdhury SA, Peña T, Singh S, Wu SM, Askari H. An Atomistic Insight into Moiré Reconstruction in Twisted Bilayer Graphene beyond the Magic Angle. ACS APPLIED ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2023; 1:970-982. [PMID: 37008886 PMCID: PMC10043875 DOI: 10.1021/acsaenm.2c00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Twisted bilayer graphene exhibits electronic properties strongly correlated with the size and arrangement of moiré patterns. While rigid rotation of the two graphene layers results in a moiré interference pattern, local rearrangements of atoms due to interlayer van der Waals interactions result in atomic reconstruction within the moiré cells. Manipulating these patterns by controlling the twist angle and externally applied strain provides a promising route to tuning their properties. Atomic reconstruction has been extensively studied for angles close to or smaller than the magic angle (θ m = 1.1°). However, this effect has not been explored for applied strain and is believed to be negligible for high twist angles. Using interpretive and fundamental physical measurements, we use theoretical and numerical analyses to resolve atomic reconstruction in angles above θ m . In addition, we propose a method to identify local regions within moiré cells and track their evolution with strain for a range of representative high twist angles. Our results show that atomic reconstruction is actively present beyond the magic angle, and its contribution to the moiré cell evolution is significant. Our theoretical method to correlate local and global phonon behavior further validates the role of reconstruction at higher angles. Our findings provide a better understanding of moiré reconstruction in large twist angles and the evolution of moiré cells under the application of strain, which might be potentially crucial for twistronics-based applications.
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- Aditya Dey
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Graphdiyne, a sp- and sp2-hybridized 2D π-conjugated carbon material with well-dispersed pores and unique electronic properties, was well investigated and applied in catalysis, electronics, optics, and energy storage and conversion. Graphdiyne fragments with conjugation in 2D can provide in-depth insights for understanding the intrinsic structure-property relationships of graphdiyne. Herein, an atomic precise wheel-shaped nanographdiyne composed of six dehydrobenzo [18] annulenes ([18]DBAs, the smallest macrocyclic unit of graphdiyne), was realized through the sixfold intramolecular Eglinton coupling in the hexabutadiyne precursors obtained by the sixfold Cadiot-Chodkiewicz cross-coupling of hexaethynylbenzene. Its planar structure was revealed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The full cross-conjugation of the six 18π electron circuits yields the π-electron conjugation along the giant π core. This work provides a realizable method for the synthesis of future graphdiyne fragments with different functional groups and/or heteroatom doping, as well as the study of the unique electronic/photophysical properties and aggregation behavior of graphdiyne.
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- Guilin Hu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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Qiu ZL, Cheng Y, Zeng Q, Wu Q, Zhao XJ, Xie RJ, Feng L, Liu K, Tan YZ. Synthesis and Interlayer Assembly of a Graphenic Bowl with Peripheral Selenium Annulation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3289-3293. [PMID: 36745399 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pentagonal cyclization at the bay positions of armchair-edged graphenic cores can build molecular bowls without the destruction of hexagonal lattices. However, this synthesis remains challenging due to unfavorable strain and the multiple reactions required. Here, we show that a new type of graphenic molecular bowl with a depth of 1.7 Å and a diameter of 1.2 nm is constructed by sextuple Se annulation at the bay positions of armchair-edged hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene. This graphenic bowl is functionalized with phenylseleno groups that stack into a discrete bilayer dimer in solution. Such a dimer exhibits high stability and survives in the gas phase after laser ablation. Strikingly, the asymmetric one-dimensional supramolecular columns of graphenic bowl with coherent stacking configuration are observed in the solid state, which results in a strong second harmonic generation with prominent polarization dependence. Our findings present a concise synthesis of a giant molecular bowl with a graphenic core and demonstrate the unique supramolecular assembly of extended graphenic bowls.
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- Zhen-Lin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Centre for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, Frontiers Science Centre for Nano-optoelectronics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Wang W, Ma XH, Liu M, Tang S, Ding X, Zhao Y, Tan YZ, Kertesz M, Wang X. A Triply Negatively Charged Nanographene Bilayer with Spin Frustration. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217788. [PMID: 36577698 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We report on the largest open-shell graphenic bilayer and also the first example of triply negatively charged radical π-dimer. Upon three-electron reduction, bilayer nanographene fragment molecule (C96 H24 Ar6 )2 (Ar=2,6-dimethylphenyl) (12 ) was transformed to a triply negatively charged species 12 3.- , which has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and magnetic properties on a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). 12 3.- features a 96-center-3-electron (96c/3e) pancake bond with a doublet ground state, which can be thermally excited to a quartet state. It consists of 34 π-fused rings with 96 conjugated sp2 carbon atoms. Spin frustration is observed with the frustration parameter f>31.8 at low temperatures in 12 3.- , which indicates graphene upon reduction doping may behave as a quantum spin liquid.
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- Wenqing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.,College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, 241002, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Normal University, 241002, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Soft Matter, Georgetown University, 20057-1227, Washington, DC, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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Ju YY, Chai L, Li K, Xing JF, Ma XH, Qiu ZL, Zhao XJ, Zhu J, Tan YZ. Helical Trilayer Nanographenes with Tunable Interlayer Overlaps. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:2815-2821. [PMID: 36705468 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The synthesis of well-defined nanocarbon multilayers, beyond the bilayer structure, is still a challenging goal. Herein, two trilayer nanographenes were synthesized by covalently linking nanographene layers through helicene bridges. The structural characterization of the trilayer nanographenes revealed a compact trilayer-stacked architecture. The introduction of a furan ring into the helicene linker modulates the interlayer overlap and π-conjugation of the trilayer nanographenes, enabling the tuning of the interlayer coupling, as demonstrated by optical, electrochemical, and theoretical analyses. Both synthesized trilayer nanographenes are rigid chiral nanocarbons and show a chirality transfer from the helicene moiety to the stacked nanographene layers. These helical trilayer nanographenes reported here represent the covalently linked multilayer nanographenes rather than bilayer ones, showing the tunable multilayer stacking structure.
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- Yang-Yang Ju
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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Chai L, Ju Y, Xing J, Ma X, Zhao X, Tan Y. Nanographene Metallaprisms: Structure, Stimulated Transformation, and Emission Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210268. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ling Chai
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Chai L, Ju YY, Xing JF, Ma XH, Zhao XJ, Tan YZ. Nanographene Metallaprisms: Structure, Stimulated Transformation, and Emission Enhancement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xiamen University Department of Chemistry Siminnan Road 422 361005 Xiamen CHINA
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Wang W, Li S, Wang Q, Ding X, Fang Y, Ruan H, Zhao Y, Wang X. S = 1/2 tetracene monoradical cation/anion: ion-based one-dimensional antiferromagnetic chains. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8962-8965. [PMID: 35858289 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02084j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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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The monoradical cation 1˙+ and anion 1˙- based on tetracene were generated by one-electron oxidation and one-electron reduction of the bulky tetracene (1), respectively, which contain the largest π-fused skeletons reported to date. For monoradical species, 1˙+ and 1˙-, EPR spectra and DFT calculation results indicate the spin density delocalized over the whole molecules. Notably, in the solid state, 1˙+ and 1˙-, respectively, pack into (1˙+)n and (1˙--K-crown)n, characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The intermolecular interactions of 1˙+ and 1˙- are, respectively, through van der Waals forces and exchange couplings supported by metal ions. The monoradical cation polymer (1˙+)n was the first example based on PAHs. The EPR spectra at 90 K of 1˙+ and 1˙- all show forbidden transitions (Δms = ±2), indicating the existence of electronic coupling between the neighboring radicals, with respective 2J = -6.54 K and 2J = -0.22 K characterized by SQUID measurements.
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- Wenqing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Ju Y, Shi X, Xu S, Ma X, Wei R, Hou H, Chu C, Sun D, Liu G, Tan Y. Atomically Precise Water-Soluble Graphene Quantum Dot for Cancer Sonodynamic Therapy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105034. [PMID: 35038238 PMCID: PMC9259723 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Although water-soluble graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have shown various promising bio-applications due to their intriguing optical and chemical properties, the large heterogeneity in compositions, sizes, and shapes of these GQDs hampers the better understanding of their structure-properties correlation and further uses in terms of large-scale manufacturing practices and safety concerns. It is shown here that a water-soluble atomically-precise GQD (WAGQD-C96 ) is synthesized and exhibits a deep-red emission and excellent sonodynamic sensitization. By decorating sterically hindered water-soluble functional groups, WAGQD-C96 can be monodispersed in water without further aggregation. The deep-red emission of WAGQD-C96 facilitates the tracking of its bio-process, showing a good cell-uptake and long-time retention in tumor tissue. Compared to traditional molecular sonosensitizers, WAGQD-C96 generates superior reactive oxygen species and demonstrates excellent tumor inhibition potency as an anti-cancer sonosensitizer in in vivo studies. A good biosafety of WAGQD-C96 is validated in both in vitro and in vivo assays.
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- Yang‐Yang Ju
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational MedicineSchool of Public HealthXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational MedicineSchool of Public HealthXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational MedicineSchool of Public HealthXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJi'nan250100China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational MedicineSchool of Public HealthXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen UniversityXiamen361005China
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Zhao S, Deng ZY, Albalawi S, Wu Q, Chen L, Zhang H, Zhao XJ, Hou H, Hou S, Dong G, Yang Y, Shi J, Lambert CJ, Tan YZ, Hong W. Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions with atomic thickness. Chem Sci 2022; 13:5854-5859. [PMID: 35685781 PMCID: PMC9132082 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc07024j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The van der Waals interactions (vdW) between π-conjugated molecules offer new opportunities for fabricating heterojunction-based devices and investigating charge transport in heterojunctions with atomic thickness. In this work, we fabricate sandwiched single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions via vdW interactions and characterize their electrical transport properties by employing the cross-plane break junction (XPBJ) technique. The experimental results show that the cross-plane charge transport through single-molecule junctions is determined by the size and layer number of molecular graphene in these junctions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the charge transport through molecular graphene in these molecular junctions is sensitive to the angles between the graphene flake and peripheral mesityl groups, and those rotated groups can be used to tune the electrical conductance. This study provides new insight into cross-plane charge transport in atomically thin junctions and highlights the role of through-space interactions in vdW heterojunctions at the molecular scale. Charge transport through single-molecule bilayer-graphene junctions fabricated by a cross-plane break junction technique can be tuned at the atomic level.![]()
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- Shiqiang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Physics, Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
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- Department of Physics, Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Physics, Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Physics, Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Shi H, Xiong B, Chen Y, Lin C, Gu J, Zhu Y, Wang J. A fan-shaped synthetic chiral nanographene. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Qiu ZL, Chen XW, Huang YD, Wei RJ, Chu KS, Zhao XJ, Tan YZ. Nanographene with Multiple Embedded Heptagons: Cascade Radical Photocyclization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116955. [PMID: 35191583 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Although heptagons are widely found in graphenic materials, the precise synthesis of nanocarbons containing heptagons remains a challenge, especially for the nanocarbons containing multiple-heptagons. Herein, we show that photo-induced radical cyclization (PIRC) can be used to synthesize multi-heptagon-embedded nanocarbons. Notably, a nanographene containing six heptagons (1) was obtained via a six-fold cascade PIRC reaction. The structure of 1 was clearly validated and showed a Monkey-saddle-shaped conformation. Experimental bond analysis and theoretical calculations indicated that the heptagons in 1 were non-aromatic, whereas the peripheral rings were highly aromatic. Compared to planar nanographene with the same number of π electrons, 1 had a similar optical gap due to a compromise between the decreased conjugation in the wrapped structure and enhanced electronic delocalization at the rim. Electrochemical studies showed that 1 had low-lying oxidation potentials, which was attributed to the nitrogen-doping.
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- Zhen-Lin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Pigulski B, Shoyama K, Sun MJ, Würthner F. Fluorescence Enhancement by Supramolecular Sequestration of a C 54-Nanographene Trisimide by Hexabenzocoronene. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5718-5722. [PMID: 35319872 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A supramolecular trilayer nanographene complex consisting of a newly synthesized D3h-symmetric C54-nanographene trisimide (NTI 1) and two hexabenzocoronenes (HBC) has been obtained by self-assembly. This 1:2 complex is structurally well-defined according to UV/vis and single crystal X-ray studies and exhibits high thermodynamic stability even in polar halogenated solvents. Complexation of NTI 1 by two HBC molecules protects the NTI 1 π-surface efficiently from oxygen quenching, thereby leading to a sequestration-induced fluorescence enhancement under ambient conditions.
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- Bartłomiej Pigulski
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.,Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.,Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC), Universität Würzburg, Theodor-Boveri-Weg, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Qiu Z, Chen X, Huang Y, Wei R, Chu K, Zhao X, Tan Y. Nanographene with Multiple Embedded Heptagons: Cascade Radical Photocyclization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhen‐Lin Qiu
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Zhou Z, Fernández‐García JM, Zhu Y, Evans PJ, Rodríguez R, Crassous J, Wei Z, Fernández I, Petrukhina MA, Martín N. Site‐Specific Reduction‐Induced Hydrogenation of a Helical Bilayer Nanographene with K and Rb Metals: Electron Multiaddition and Selective Rb
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Complexation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Zheng Zhou
- Department of Chemistry University at Albany State University of New York Albany NY 12222 USA
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University 4800 Cao'an Road Shanghai 201804 China
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria s/n 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry University at Albany State University of New York Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria s/n 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes UMR 6226 CNRS—Univ. Rennes Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes UMR 6226 CNRS—Univ. Rennes Campus de Beaulieu 35042 Rennes Cedex France
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- Department of Chemistry University at Albany State University of New York Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria s/n 28040 Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry University at Albany State University of New York Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria s/n 28040 Madrid Spain
- IMDEA-Nanociencia Campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Faraday, 9 28049 Madrid Spain
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Fernández-García JM, Izquierdo-García P, Buendía M, Filippone S, Martín N. Synthetic chiral molecular nanographenes: the key figure of the racemization barrier. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:2634-2645. [PMID: 35139140 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06561k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chirality is one of the most intriguing concepts of chemistry, involving living systems and, more recently, materials science. In particular, the bottom-up synthesis of molecular nanographenes endowed with one or several chiral elements is a current challenge for the chemical community. The wilful introduction of defects in the sp2 honeycomb lattice of molecular nanographenes allows the preparation of chiral molecules with tuned band-gaps and chiroptical properties. There are two requirements that a system must fulfill to be chiral: (i) lack of inversion elements (planes or inversion centres) and (ii) to be configurationally stable. The first condition is inherently established by the symmetry group of the structure, however, the limit between conformational and configurational isomers is not totally clear. In this feature article, the chirality and dynamics of synthetic molecular nanographenes, with special emphasis on their racemization barriers and, therefore, the stability of their chiroptical properties are discussed. The general features of nanographenes and their bottom-up synthesis, including the main defects inducing chirality in molecular nanographenes are firstly discussed. In this regard, the most common topological defects of molecular NGs as well as the main techniques used for determining their energy barriers are presented. Then, the manuscript is structured according to the dynamics of molecular nanographenes, classifying them in four main groups, depending on their respective isomerization barriers, as flexible, detectable, isolable and rigid nanographenes. In these sections, the different strategies used to increase the isomerization barrier of chiral molecular nanographenes that lead to configurationally stable nanographenes with defined chiroptical properties are discussed.
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- Jesús M Fernández-García
- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain. .,IMDEA-Nanociencia, C/Faraday, 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Bützer P, Brühwiler D, Bützer MR, Al-Godari N, Cadalbert M, Giger M, Schär S. Indigo-A New Tribological Substance Class for Non-Toxic and Ecological Gliding Surfaces on Ice, Snow, and Water. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15030883. [PMID: 35160831 PMCID: PMC8837992 DOI: 10.3390/ma15030883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The biogenic substance E-indigo can form supramolecular, hydrophobic structures using self-organization. These structures show a low coefficient of friction as a gliding layer against polar surfaces. The formation of primary particles with platelet morphology based on hydrogen-bonded E-indigo molecules is ideal to produce the gliding layer. Structures with excellent gliding properties can be achieved by means of directed friction and high pressure, as well as through tempering. The resulting hard, thin gliding layer of E-indigo does not easily absorb dirt and, thus, prevents a rapid increase in friction. Field tests on snow, with cross-country skis, have shown promising results in comparison to fluorinated and non-fluorinated waxes. Based on quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) data for E-indigo, and its isomers and tautomers, it has been demonstrated that both the application and abrasion of the thin indigo layers are harmless to health, and are ecologically benign and, therefore, sustainable.
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- Peter Bützer
- Isantin GmbH, 9450 Altstätten, Switzerland;
- Correspondence: (P.B.); (D.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland; (N.A.-G.); (M.C.); (M.G.); (S.S.)
- Correspondence: (P.B.); (D.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland; (N.A.-G.); (M.C.); (M.G.); (S.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland; (N.A.-G.); (M.C.); (M.G.); (S.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland; (N.A.-G.); (M.C.); (M.G.); (S.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), 8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland; (N.A.-G.); (M.C.); (M.G.); (S.S.)
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Zhou Z, Fernández-García JM, Zhu Y, Evans PJ, Rodríguez R, Crassous J, Wei Z, Fernández I, Petrukhina MA, Martín N. Site-Specific Reduction-Induced Hydrogenation of a Helical Bilayer Nanographene with K and Rb Metals: Electron Multiaddition and Selective Rb + Complexation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202115747. [PMID: 34875130 PMCID: PMC9300088 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The chemical reduction of π‐conjugated bilayer nanographene 1 (C138H120) with K and Rb in the presence of 18‐crown‐6 affords [K+(18‐crown‐6)(THF)2][{K+(18‐crown‐6)}2(THF)0.5][C138H1223−] (2) and [Rb+(18‐crown‐6)2][{Rb+(18‐crown‐6)}2(C138H1223−)] (3). Whereas K+ cations are fully solvent‐separated from the trianionic core thus affording a “naked” 1.3− anion, Rb+ cations are coordinated to the negatively charged layers of 1.3−. According to DFT calculations, the localization of the first two electrons in the helicene moiety leads to an unprecedented site‐specific hydrogenation process at the carbon atoms located on the edge of the helicene backbone. This uncommon reduction‐induced site‐specific hydrogenation provokes dramatic changes in the (electronic) structure of 1 as the helicene backbone becomes more compressed and twisted upon chemical reduction, which results in a clear slippage of the bilayers.
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- Zheng Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 4800 Cao'an Road, Shanghai, 201804, China
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Univ. Rennes, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Univ. Rennes, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.,IMDEA-Nanociencia, Campus de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Faraday, 9, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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Peng X, Zhang T, Zheng J, Lv X, Zhang H, Hu JQ, Tian W, Tan S, Ji J. Centrifugal Force Regularized Laponite@Graphene Hybrid Membranes with Ordered Interlayer Mass Transfer Channels and High Structural Stability for High-Rate Supercapacitors. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Xianqiang Peng
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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Zhang F, Radacki K, Braunschweig H, Lambert C, Ravat P. Zinc‐[7]helicenocyanin und sein diskretes π‐gestapeltes homochirales Dimer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Fangyuan Zhang
- Institut für Organische Chemie Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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Wang Y, Zhao XJ, Wei RJ, Liang GJ, Wang K, Tan YZ, Yang Y. Dynamic variation of excitonic coupling in excited bilayer graphene quantum dots. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2109169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Yu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Uehara K, Kano H, Matsuo K, Hayashi H, Fujiki M, Yamada H, Aratani N. Mirror‐Image Cofacial Coronene Dimers Characterized by CD and CPL Spectroscopy: A Twisted Bilayer Nanographene. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202100166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Keiji Uehara
- Division of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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- Division of R&D True2Materials PTE. Ltd. 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science Nara Institute of Science and Technology 8916-5 Takayama-cho Ikoma 630-0192 Japan
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Ravat P, Zhang F, Radacki K, Braunschweig H, Lambert C. Zinc-[7]helicenocyanine and Its Discrete π-Stacked Homochiral Dimer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:23656-23660. [PMID: 34403564 PMCID: PMC8597050 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this communication, we demonstrate a novel approach to prepare a discrete dimer of chiral phthalocyanine (Pc) by exploiting the flexible molecular geometry of helicenes, which enables structural interlocking and strong aggregation tendency of Pcs. Synthesized [7]helicene‐Pc hybrid molecular structure, zinc‐[7]helicenocyanine (Zn‐7HPc), exclusively forms a stable dimeric pair consisting of two homochiral molecules. The dimerization constants were estimated to be as high as 8.96×106 M−1 and 3.42×107 M−1 in THF and DMSO, respectively, indicating remarkable stability of dimer. In addition, Zn‐7HPc exhibited chiral self‐sorting behavior, which resulted in preferential formation of a homochiral dimer also in the racemic sample. Two phthalocyanine subunits in the dimeric form strongly communicate with each other as revealed by a large comproportionation constant and observation of an IV‐CT band for the thermodynamically stable mixed‐valence state.
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- Prince Ravat
- University of Würzburg, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, GERMANY
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- Universität Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie, GERMANY
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- Universität Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, GERMANY
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- Universität Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, GERMANY
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- Universität Würzburg: Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Institut für Organische Chemie, GERMANY
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Metzelaars M, Schleicher S, Hattori T, Borca B, Matthes F, Sanz S, Bürgler DE, Rawson J, Schneider CM, Kögerler P. Cyclophane with eclipsed pyrene units enables construction of spin interfaces with chemical accuracy. Chem Sci 2021; 12:8430-8437. [PMID: 34221324 PMCID: PMC8221062 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc01036k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Advanced functionality in molecular electronics and spintronics is orchestrated by exact molecular arrangements at metal surfaces, but the strategies for constructing such arrangements remain limited. Here, we report the synthesis and surface hybridization of a cyclophane that comprises two pyrene groups fastened together by two ferrocene pillars. Crystallographic structure analysis revealed pyrene planes separated by ∼352 pm and stacked in an eclipsed geometry that approximates the rare configuration of AA-stacked bilayer graphene. We deposited this cyclophane onto surfaces of Cu(111) and Co(111) at submonolayer coverage and studied the resulting hybrid entities with scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). We found distinct characteristics of this cyclophane on each metal surface: on non-magnetic Cu(111), physisorption occurred and the two pyrene groups remained electronically coupled to each other; on ferromagnetic Co(111) nanoislands, chemisorption occurred and the two pyrene groups became electronically decoupled. Spin-polarized STM measurements revealed that the ferrocene groups had spin polarization opposite to that of the surrounding Co metal, while the pyrene stack had no spin polarization. Comparisons to the non-stacked analogue comprising only one pyrene group bolster our interpretation of the cyclophane's STM features. The design strategy presented herein can be extended to realize versatile, three-dimensional platforms in single-molecule electronics and spintronics. A chemical strategy for the bottom-up construction of 3D spin interfaces is presented. Scanning tunnelling microscopy reveals distinct electronic features of a cyclophane with precisely designed pi-stacking on ferromagnetic Co(111) nanoislands.![]()
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- Marvin Metzelaars
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany .,National Institute of Materials Physics Atomistilor 405A, Magurele 077125 Ilfov Romania
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany.,Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany.,Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI-6), Forschungszentrum Jülich 52428 Jülich Germany
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Gotzias A. Binding Free Energy Calculations of Bilayer Graphenes Using Molecular Dynamics. J Chem Inf Model 2021; 61:1164-1171. [PMID: 33663215 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.1c00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bilayer graphenes are dimeric assemblies of single graphene layers bound together by π-complexation interactions. Controlling these assemblies can be complicated, as the layered compounds disperse in solvents or aggregate into higher columnar configurations and clusters. One way to assess the interactions that contribute to the stability of the layered compounds is to use molecular simulation. We perform pulling molecular dynamics on bilayer graphenes with different sizes and obtain the normal and shear force profiles of dissociation. We generate pathways of dissociation along the two directions and calculate the binding free energies of the structures with umbrella sampling simulations. We show that the dissociation process is direction-dependent. Along the shear direction, we compute the same free energy for the different samples, which validates the consistency of our simulations. We notice that the dissociation is less adiabatic on the normal than the shear direction, having an entropic contribution to the Gibbs energy. This contribution is more enhanced for the larger bilayer graphenes.
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- Anastasios Gotzias
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos, 15310 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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Hou H, Zhao XJ, Tang C, Ju YY, Deng ZY, Wang XR, Feng LB, Lin DH, Hou X, Narita A, Müllen K, Tan YZ. Synthesis and assembly of extended quintulene. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3976. [PMID: 32769970 PMCID: PMC7414228 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17691-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Quintulene, a non-graphitic cycloarene with fivefold symmetry, has remained synthetically elusive due to its high molecular strain originating from its curved structure. Here we report the construction of extended quintulene, which was unambiguously characterized by mass and NMR spectroscopy. The extended quintulene represents a naturally curved nanocarbon based on its conical molecular geometry. It undergoes dimerization in solution via π-π stacking to form a metastable, but isolable bilayer complex. Thermodynamic and kinetic characterization reveals the dimerization process as entropy-driven and following second-order kinetics with a high activation energy. These findings provide a deeper understanding of the assembly of conical nanocarbons. Comparison of optical properties of monomer and dimer points toward a H-type interlayer coupling in the dimer.
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- Hao Hou
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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Zhao XJ, Hou H, Ding PP, Deng ZY, Ju YY, Liu SH, Liu YM, Tang C, Feng LB, Tan YZ. Molecular defect-containing bilayer graphene exhibiting brightened luminescence. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaay8541. [PMID: 32158946 PMCID: PMC7048428 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay8541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The electronic structure of bilayer graphene can be altered by creating defects in its carbon skeleton. However, the natural defects are generally heterogeneous. On the other hand, rational bottom-up synthesis offers the possibility of building well-defined molecular cutout of defect-containing bilayer graphene, which allows defect-induced modulation with atomic precision. Here, we report the construction of a molecular defect-containing bilayer graphene (MDBG) with an inner cavity by organic synthesis. Single-crystal x-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy unambiguously characterize the structure of MDBG. Compared with its same-sized, defect-free counterpart, the MDBG exhibits a notable blue shift of optical absorption and emission, as well as a 9.6-fold brightening of its photoluminescence, which demonstrates that a single defect can markedly alter the optical properties of bilayer graphene.
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