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Zhang B, Feng Y, Feng W. Azobenzene-Based Solar Thermal Fuels: A Review. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:138. [PMID: 35767090 PMCID: PMC9243213 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00876-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The energy storage mechanism of azobenzene is based on the transformation of molecular cis and trans isomerization, while NBD/QC, DHA/VHF, and fulvalene dimetal complexes realize the energy storage function by changing the molecular structure. Acting as "molecular batteries," they can exhibit excellent charging and discharging behavior by converting between trans and cis isomers or changing molecular structure upon absorption of ultraviolet light. Key properties determining the performance of STFs are stored energy, energy density, half-life, and solar energy conversion efficiency. This review is aiming to provide a comprehensive and authoritative overview on the recent advancements of azobenzene molecular photoswitch system in STFs fields, including derivatives and carbon nano-templates, which is emphasized for its attractive performance. Although the energy storage performance of Azo-STFs has already reached the level of commercial lithium batteries, the cycling capability and controllable release of energy still need to be further explored. For this, some potential solutions to the cycle performance are proposed, and the methods of azobenzene controllable energy release are summarized. Moreover, energy stored by STFs can be released in the form of mechanical energy, which in turn can also promote the release of thermal energy from STFs, implying that there could be a relationship between mechanical and thermal energy in Azo-STFs, providing a potential direction for further research on Azo-STFs.
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- Bo Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin, 300350, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, People's Republic of China.
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Kunfi A, Ábrahám Á, Gyulai G, Kiss É, London G. Light‐Induced and Thermal Isomerization of Azobenzenes on Immobilized Gold Nanoparticle Aggregates. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200153. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Attila Kunfi
- Research Centre for Natural Sciences: Termeszettudomanyi Kutatokozpont Institute of Organic Chemistry HUNGARY
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- Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem: Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem Laboratory of Interfaces and Nanostructures HUNGARY
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- Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem: Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem Laboratory of Interfaces and Nanostructures HUNGARY
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- Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem: Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem Laboratory of Interfaces and Nanostructures HUNGARY
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- Research Centre for Natural Sciences Institute of Organic Chemistry Magyar tudósok körűtja 2. 1117 Budapest HUNGARY
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Berson J, Moosmann M, Walheim S, Schimmel T. Mechanically Induced Switching of Molecular Layers. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:816-822. [PMID: 30694068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Within the field of switchable surfaces, azobenzenes are an extensively studied group of molecules, known for reversibly changing conformation upon illumination with light of different wavelengths. Relying on the ability of the molecules to change properties and structure as a response to external stimuli, they have been incorporated in various devices, such as molecular switches and motors. In contrast to the well-documented switching by light irradiation, we report the discovery of mechanically triggered switching of self-assembled azobenzene monolayers, resulting in changes of surface wettability, adhesion, and friction. This mechanically induced cis-trans isomerization is triggered either locally and selectively by AFM or macroscopically by particle impact. The process is optically reversible, enabling consecutive switching cycles. Collective switching behavior was also observed, propagating from the original point of impact in a domino-like manner. Finally, local force application facilitated nondestructive and erasable nanopatterning, the cis-trans nanolithography.
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- Jonathan Berson
- Institute of Nanotechnology and Institute of Applied Physics , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology and Institute of Applied Physics , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology and Institute of Applied Physics , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology and Institute of Applied Physics , Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , 76131 Karlsruhe , Germany
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Markiewicz G, Walczak A, Perlitius F, Piasecka M, Harrowfield JM, Stefankiewicz AR. Photoswitchable transition metal complexes with azobenzene-functionalized imine-based ligands: structural and kinetic analysis. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:14254-14262. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00590g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report on the characterization of two imine type ligands containing photoresponsive azobenzene units as side groups and their transition metal ions complexes.
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- G. Markiewicz
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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Imura Y, So Y, Morita-Imura C, Kawai T. pH-Responsive Supported and Unsupported Gold Nanocrystals. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201701096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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- Yoshiro Imura
- Department of Industrial Chemistry; Tokyo University of Science; 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 JAPAN
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry; Tokyo University of Science; 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 JAPAN
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- Faculty of Core Research; Ochanomizu University; 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 112-8610 JAPAN
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry; Tokyo University of Science; 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 JAPAN
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Imura Y, Koizumi S, Akiyama R, Morita-Imura C, Kawai T. Highly Stable Silica-Coated Gold Nanoflowers Supported on Alumina. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:4313-4318. [PMID: 28402668 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Shape-controlled nanocrystals, such as nanowires and nanoflowers, are attractive because of their potential novel optical and catalytic properties. However, the dispersion and morphological stabilities of shape-controlled nanocrystals are easily destroyed by changing the dispersion solvent and temperature. Methods of support and the silica coating are known to improve the dispersion and morphological stabilities of metal nanocrystals. The silica-coating method often causes morphological changes in shape-controlled nanocrystals because the silica coating is formed in mixed solutions of water and organic solvents such as ethanol, and this results in aggregation due to changes in the dispersion solvent. Furthermore, ligand exchange, designed to improve the dispersion stability in the solvent, often causes morphological changes. This article introduces a method for the preparation of highly stable silica-coated Au nanoflowers (AuNFs) supported on Al2O3. The method of support prevents the aggregation and precipitation of AuNFs when the solvent is changed from water to water/ethanol. Through stability improvement, silica coating of AuNFs/Al2O3 was conducted in water/ethanol without ligand exchange that causes morphological changes. Furthermore, silica-coated AuNFs/Al2O3 exhibit high morphological stability under high-temperature conditions compared to uncoated AuNFs/Al2O3. These results are very useful when preparing highly morphologically stable, silica-coated, shape-controlled nanocrystals without ligand exchange.
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- Yoshiro Imura
- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science , 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science , 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science , 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Faculty of Core Research, Ochanomizu University , 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science , 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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Markiewicz G, Pakulski D, Galanti A, Patroniak V, Ciesielski A, Stefankiewicz AR, Samorì P. Photoisomerisation and light-induced morphological switching of a polyoxometalate–azobenzene hybrid. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:7278-7281. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01805c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The functionalization of a spherical Keplerate-type polyoxometalate {Mo72V30} with a cationic azobenzene surfactant has been achieved through ionic self-assembly.
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- Grzegorz Markiewicz
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Université de Strasbourg
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- 61-614 Poznań
- Poland
- Centre for Advanced Technologies
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- Université de Strasbourg
- CNRS
- ISIS
- 67000 Strasbourg
- France
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Ilnytskyi JM, Slyusarchuk A, Saphiannikova M. Photocontrollable Self-Assembly of Azobenzene-Decorated Nanoparticles in Bulk: Computer Simulation Study. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jaroslav M. Ilnytskyi
- Institute
for Condensed Matter Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine
- National University
Lviv Politechnic, Lviv, Ukraine
- Leibniz Institute
of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany
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Lawrence RL, Scola B, Li Y, Lim CK, Liu Y, Prasad PN, Swihart MT, Knecht MR. Remote Optically Controlled Modulation of Catalytic Properties of Nanoparticles through Reconfiguration of the Inorganic/Organic Interface. ACS NANO 2016; 10:9470-9477. [PMID: 27666415 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b04555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We introduce here a concept of remote photoinitiated reconfiguration of ligands adsorbed onto a nanocatalyst surface to enable reversible modulation of the catalytic activity. This is demonstrated by using peptide-ligand-capped Au nanoparticles with a photoswitchable azobenzene unit integrated into the biomolecular ligand. Optical switching of the azobenzene isomerization state drives rearrangement of the ligand layer, substantially changing the accessibility and subsequent catalytic activity of the underlying metal surface. The catalytic activity was probed using 4-nitrophenol reduction as a model reaction, where both the position of the photoswitch in the peptide sequence and its isomerization state affected the catalytic activity of the nanoparticles. Reversible switching of the isomerization state produces reversible changes in catalytic activity via reconfiguration of the biomolecular overlayer. These results provide a pathway to catalytic materials whose activity can be remotely modulated, which could be important for multistep chemical transformations that can be accessed via nanoparticle-based catalytic systems.
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- Randy L Lawrence
- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146, United States
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Bonacchi S, Cantelli A, Battistelli G, Guidetti G, Calvaresi M, Manzi J, Gabrielli L, Ramadori F, Gambarin A, Mancin F, Montalti M. Photoswitchable NIR-Emitting Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:11064-8. [PMID: 27513299 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201604290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Photo-switching of the NIR emission of gold nanoparticles (GNP) upon photo-isomerization of azobenzene ligands, bound to the surface, is demonstrated. Photophysical results confirm the occurrence of an excitation energy transfer process from the ligands to the GNP that produces sensitized NIR emission. Because of this process, the excitation efficiency of the gold core, upon excitation of the ligands, is much higher for the trans form than for the cis one, and t→c photo-isomerization causes a relevant decrease of the GNP NIR emission. As a consequence, photo-isomerization can be monitored by ratiometric detection of the NIR emission upon dual excitation. The photo-isomerization process was followed in real-time through the simultaneous detection of absorbance and luminescence changes using a dedicated setup. Surprisingly, the photo-isomerization rate of the ligands, bound to the GNP surface, was the same as measured for the chromophores in solution. This outcome demonstrated that excitation energy transfer to gold assists photo-isomerization, rather than competing with it. These results pave the road to the development of new, NIR-emitting, stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for theranostics.
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- Sara Bonacchi
- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician", University of Bologna, Via Selmi 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
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Bonacchi S, Cantelli A, Battistelli G, Guidetti G, Calvaresi M, Manzi J, Gabrielli L, Ramadori F, Gambarin A, Mancin F, Montalti M. Photoswitchable NIR-Emitting Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201604290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sara Bonacchi
- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; Università degli Studi di Padova; Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; Università degli Studi di Padova; Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences; Università degli Studi di Padova; Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”; University of Bologna; Via Selmi 2 40126 Bologna Italy
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Weng H, Liao F, Wang M, Lin M, Ge X. One-pot synthesis of porous Au-nanoparticles@polymer/reduced graphene oxide composite microspheres by γ-ray radiation and their application as a recyclable high-performance catalyst. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra11205f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Au-nanoparticles-embedded porous polymer/reduced graphene oxide composite microspheres, with ultra-high catalytic efficiency and recyclability, were fabricated through γ-ray in one pot.
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- Hanqin Weng
- School of Nuclear Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- P. R. China
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Udayabhaskararao T, Kundu PK, Ahrens J, Klajn R. Reversible Photoisomerization of Spiropyran on the Surfaces of Au25 Nanoclusters. Chemphyschem 2015; 17:1805-9. [PMID: 26593975 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Au25 nanoclusters functionalized with a spiropyran molecular switch are synthesized via a ligand-exchange reaction at low temperature. The resulting nanoclusters are characterized by optical and NMR spectroscopies as well as by mass spectrometry. Spiropyran bound to nanoclusters isomerizes in a reversible fashion when exposed to UV and visible light, and its properties are similar to those of free spiropyran molecules in solution. The reversible photoisomerization entails the modulation of fluorescence as well as the light-controlled self-assembly of nanoclusters.
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- T Udayabhaskararao
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel.
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