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Piquero-Zulaica I, Hu W, Seitsonen AP, Haag F, Küchle J, Allegretti F, Lyu Y, Chen L, Wu K, El-Fattah ZMA, Aktürk E, Klyatskaya S, Ruben M, Muntwiler M, Barth JV, Zhang YQ. Unconventional Band Structure via Combined Molecular Orbital and Lattice Symmetries in a Surface-Confined Metallated Graphdiyne Sheet. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2405178. [PMID: 38762788 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202405178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Graphyne (GY) and graphdiyne (GDY)-based monolayers represent the next generation 2D carbon-rich materials with tunable structures and properties surpassing those of graphene. However, the detection of band formation in atomically thin GY/GDY analogues has been challenging, as both long-range order and atomic precision have to be fulfilled in the system. The present work reports direct evidence of band formation in on-surface synthesized metallated Ag-GDY sheets with mesoscopic (≈1 µm) regularity. Employing scanning tunneling and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopies, energy-dependent transitions of real-space electronic states above the Fermi level and formation of the valence band are respectively observed. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) calculations corroborate the observations and reveal that doubly degenerate frontier molecular orbitals on a honeycomb lattice give rise to flat, Dirac and Kagome bands close to the Fermi level. DFT modeling also indicates an intrinsic band gap for the pristine sheet material, which is retained for a bilayer with h-BN, whereas adsorption-induced in-gap electronic states evolve at the synthesis platform with Ag-GDY decorating the (111) facet of silver. These results illustrate the tremendous potential for engineering novel band structures via molecular orbital and lattice symmetries in atomically precise 2D carbon materials.
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Département de Chemie, École Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, E-11884, Egypt
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Galala University, New Galala City, Suez, 43511, Egypt
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- Department of Physics, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, 09100, Turkey
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- IPCMS-CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue de Loess, Strasbourg, 67034, France
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungsstrasse 111, Villigen PSI, 5232, Switzerland
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, D-85748, Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, D-85748, Garching, Germany
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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Zhang X, Li X, Cheng Z, Chen A, Wang P, Wang X, Lei X, Bian Q, Li S, Yuan B, Gao J, Li FS, Pan M, Liu F. Large-scale 2D heterostructures from hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks and graphene with distinct Dirac and flat bands. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5934. [PMID: 39009575 PMCID: PMC11250822 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50211-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
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The current strategies for building 2D organic-inorganic heterojunctions involve mostly wet-chemistry processes or exfoliation and transfer, leading to interface contaminations, poor crystallizing, or limited size. Here we show a bottom-up procedure to fabricate 2D large-scale heterostructure with clean interface and highly-crystalline sheets. As a prototypical example, a well-ordered hydrogen-bonded organic framework is self-assembled on the highly-oriented-pyrolytic-graphite substrate. The organic framework adopts a honeycomb lattice with faulted/unfaulted halves in a unit cell, resemble to molecular "graphene". Interestingly, the topmost layer of substrate is self-lifted by organic framework via strong interlayer coupling, to form effectively a floating organic framework/graphene heterostructure. The individual layer of heterostructure inherits its intrinsic property, exhibiting distinct Dirac bands of graphene and narrow bands of organic framework. Our results demonstrate a promising approach to fabricate 2D organic-inorganic heterostructure with large-scale uniformity and highly-crystalline via the self-lifting effect, which is generally applicable to most of van der Waals materials.
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- Xin Zhang
- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- School of Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, 215123, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, 215123, China
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China.
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- Vacuum Interconnected Nanotech Workstation, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou, 215123, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, China.
- School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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Guntermann R, Frey L, Biewald A, Hartschuh A, Clark T, Bein T, Medina DD. Regioisomerism in Thienothiophene-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks─A Tool for Band-Gap Engineering. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15869-15878. [PMID: 38830115 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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The craft of tuning optical properties is well-established for crystalline inorganic and hybrid solids. However, a far greater challenge is to tune the optical properties of organic materials systematically by design. We now introduce a synthesis concept that enables us to alter the optical properties of crystalline covalent organic frameworks (COFs) systematically using isomeric structures of thienothiophene-based building blocks (T23/32T) combined with a variety of tetratopic aromatic amines, e.g., the Wurster moiety (W-NH2). This concept is demonstrated for the synthesis of COFs in bulk and film forms and provides highly crystalline and porous isomeric COFs featuring predesigned photophysical properties. The band gap of the framework can be tuned continuously and precisely by chemically doping the pristine W23TT COF with its related constitutional isomer building block. Density-functional theory investigations of COF model compounds indicate that the extent of π-conjugation is among the key characteristics enabling the band-gap engineering.
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- Roman Guntermann
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Butenandtstraße 11 (E), Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Butenandtstraße 11 (E), Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Butenandtstraße 11 (E), Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Butenandtstraße 11 (E), Munich 81377, Germany
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- Computer-Chemistry-Center, Department of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Naegelsbachstraße 25, Erlangen 91052, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Butenandtstraße 11 (E), Munich 81377, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Butenandtstraße 11 (E), Munich 81377, Germany
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Mahmoudi Gahrouei M, Vlastos N, D’Souza R, Odogwu EC, de Sousa Oliveira L. Benchmark Investigation of SCC-DFTB against Standard and Hybrid DFT to Model Electronic Properties in Two-Dimensional MOFs for Thermoelectric Applications. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:3976-3992. [PMID: 38708963 PMCID: PMC11100482 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Recent studies have shown that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have potential as thermoelectric materials, and the topic has received increasing attention. The main motivation for this project is to further our knowledge of thermoelectric properties in MOFs and find which available self-consistent-charge density functional tight binding (SCC-DFTB) method can best predict (at least trends in) the electronic properties of MOFs at a lower computational cost than standard density functional theory (DFT). In this work, the electronic properties of monolayer, serrated, AA-stacked, and/or AB-stacked Zn3C6O6, Cd3C6O6, Zn-NH-MOF─for which no previous calculations of thermoelectric performance exist─and Ni3(HITP)2 MOFs are modeled with DFT-PBE, DFT-HSE06, GFN1-xTB, GFN2-xTB, and DFTB-3ob/mio. The band structures, density of states, and their relative orbital contributions, as well as the electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and power factor, are compared across methods and geometries. Our results suggest that GFN-xTB is adequate to predict the MOFs' band structure shape and density of states but not band gap. Our calculations further indicate that Zn3C6O6, Cd3C6O6, and Zn-NH-MOF have higher power factor values than Ni3(HITP)2, one of the highest performing synthesized MOFs, and are therefore promising for thermoelectric applications.
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- Masoumeh Mahmoudi Gahrouei
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Turku, Turku 20014, Finland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming 82071, United States
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Ding C, Xie X, Chen L, Troisi A. Intuitive and Efficient Approach to Determine the Band Structure of Covalent Organic Frameworks from Their Chemical Constituents. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:1252-1262. [PMID: 38305003 PMCID: PMC10867833 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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The optical, electronic, and (photo) catalytic properties of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are largely determined by their electronic structure and, specifically, by their Frontier conduction and valence bands (VBs). In this work, we establish a transparent relationship between the periodic electronic structure of the COFs and the orbital characteristics of their individual molecular building units, a relationship that is challenging to unravel through conventional solid-state calculations. As a demonstration, we applied our method to five COFs with distinct framework topologies. Our approach successfully predicts their first-principles conduction and VBs by expressing them as a linear combination of the Frontier molecular orbitals localized on the COF fragments. We demonstrate that our method allows for the rapid exploration of the impact of chemical modifications on the band structures of COFs, making it highly suitable for further application in the quest to discover new functional materials.
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- Changchun Ding
- School
of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry and School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, U.K.
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Merkel K, Greiner J, Ortmann F. Understanding the electronic pi-system of 2D covalent organic frameworks with Wannier functions. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1685. [PMID: 36717636 PMCID: PMC9886956 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28285-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We investigate a family of hexagonal 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with phenyl and biphenyl spacer units and different chemical linker species. Chemical trends are elucidated and attributed to microscopic properties of the [Formula: see text]-electron-system spanned by atomic [Formula: see text]-orbitals. We systematically investigate the electronic structure, delocalization of electronic states, effects of disorder, bond torsion, and doping, and correlate these with variable [Formula: see text]-conjugation and nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) aromaticity. Molecular orbitals are obtained from maximally localized Wannier functions that have [Formula: see text]- and [Formula: see text]-character, forming distinct [Formula: see text]- and [Formula: see text]-bands for all valence states. The Wannier-orbital description goes beyond simple tight-binding models and enables a detailed understanding of the electronic topology, effective electronic coupling and delocalization. It is shown that a meaningful comparison between COFs with different chemical elements can only be made by examining the entire [Formula: see text]-electron system, while a comparison of individual bands (e.g., bands near the Fermi energy) can be a insufficient to derive general design rules for linker and spacer monomer selection. We further identify delocalized states that are spread across tens or hundreds of pores of the 2D COFs and analyze their robustness against structural and energetic disorders like out-of-plane rotations of molecular fragments, different strength of energetic disorder and energetic shifts due to chemical doping.
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- Konrad Merkel
- grid.6936.a0000000123222966TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- grid.6936.a0000000123222966TUM School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Zhang R, Wang ZW, Yang ZD, Bai FQ. Novel quadrilateral-pore 2D-COFs as visible-light driven catalysts evaluated by the descriptor of integrated p z-orbital population. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:15713-15723. [PMID: 36156669 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03706h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In the past few decades, strategies for designing new two-dimensional covalent organic framework (2D-COF) structures have been limited to the shape of positive hexagonal pores, and the underlying relationship between their structure and electronic properties still remains unclear. Herein, novel 2D-COFs with C, N and H elements confined to the quadrilateral-pore skeleton based on first-principles calculations and the topological assembly of different benzene-based building blocks were designed and studied. These 2D-COFs enriched the topology types and can offer an ideal platform for band engineering aimed at spontaneously driving the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) under visible light irradiation. The approach for regulating pore structures on nodes, linkers and linkages can effectively tune band gaps, and thus the 2D-COF, consisting of benzene building blocks and imine linkages, has the optimal activity for the photocatalytic HER under common visible light conditions. Furthermore, the integrated pz-orbital population was found to evaluate the photocatalytic activity efficiently. We demonstrate that the pz-orbital population is in linear relationship with the intensity of H+ adsorption, indicating that the total contribution of the pz-orbital electrons can be an efficient descriptor for screening suitable 2D-COF structures for use as photocatalysts for the HER. Therefore, this work presents a new strategy for designing novel quadrilateral-pore 2D-COFs as visible-light photocatalysts and provides an important insight into the relationship between catalytic activity and the population of activated electrons.
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- Rui Zhang
- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People's Republic of China.
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China.
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People's Republic of China.
- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People's Republic of China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100013, People's Republic of China
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Miao Z, Quainoo T, Czyszczon-Burton TM, Rotthowe N, Parr JM, Liu ZF, Inkpen MS. Charge Transport Across Dynamic Covalent Chemical Bridges. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:8331-8338. [PMID: 36215246 PMCID: PMC9614958 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Relationships between chemical structure and conductivity in ordered polymers (OPs) are difficult to probe using bulk samples. We propose that conductance measurements of appropriate molecular-scale models can reveal trends in electronic coupling(s) between repeat units that may help inform OP design. Here, we apply the scanning tunneling microscope-based break-junction (STM-BJ) method to study transport through single-molecules comprising OP-relevant imine, imidazole, diazaborole, and boronate ester dynamic covalent chemical bridges. Notably, solution-stable boron-based compounds dissociate in situ unless measured under a rigorously inert glovebox atmosphere. We find that junction conductance negatively correlates with the electronegativity difference between bridge atoms, and corroborative first-principles calculations further reveal a different nodal structure in the transmission eigenchannels of boronate ester junctions. This work reaffirms expectations that highly polarized bridge motifs represent poor choices for the construction of OPs with high through-bond conductivity and underscores the utility of glovebox STM-BJ instrumentation for studies of air-sensitive materials.
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- Zelin Miao
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Chondath SK, Sreekala APK, Farzeena C, Varanakkottu SN, Menamparambath MM. Interfacial tension driven adsorption of MnO 2 nanoparticles at the liquid/liquid interface to tailor ultra-thin polypyrrole sheets. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:11197-11209. [PMID: 35900017 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02130g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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An emerging aspect of research is designing and developing fully tunable metamaterials for various applications with fluid interfaces. Liquid/liquid interface-assisted methods represent an efficient and facile route for synthesizing two-dimensional (2-D) thin films of potential materials. The underlying mechanism behind thin film formation at the liquid/liquid interface involves the preferential adsorption of nano-sized particles at the interface to minimize high interfacial tension. Here, a water/chloroform interface-assisted method is employed for the one-pot synthesis of highly crystalline polypyrrole/manganese dioxide (PPy/MnO2) sheets. The temporal evolution in the dynamic interfacial tension (from 32 mN m-1 to 17 mN m-1) observed in pendant drop tensiometry proved the preferential adsorption of MnO2 atttached PPy oligomers at the water/chloroform interface. An ultra-thin sheet-like morphology and uniform distribution of ∼6 nm highly crystalline MnO2 nanoparticles are evidenced by transmission and atomic force microscopy techniques. The predominance of interfacial polymerization in retaining the electrochemical activity of the PPy/MnO2 sheets is elucidated for the electrochemical detection of nicotine. This study opens a new avenue for the realization of ultra-thin sheets of polymer-nanomaterial hybrids, enabling applications ranging from new classes of sensors to optics.
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- Subin Kaladi Chondath
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673601, Kerala, India.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673601, Kerala, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Calicut-673601, Kerala, India.
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A Review on the Materials Science and Device Physics of Semitransparent Organic Photovoltaics. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15134639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this review, the current state of materials science and the device physics of semitransparent organic solar cells is summarized. Relevant synthetic strategies to narrow the band gap of organic semiconducting molecules are outlined, and recent developments in the polymer donor and near-infrared absorbing acceptor materials are discussed. Next, an overview of transparent electrodes is given, including oxides, multi-stacks, thin metal, and solution processed electrodes, as well as considerations that are unique to ST-OPVs. The remainder of this review focuses on the device engineering of ST-OPVs. The figures of merit and the theoretical limitations of ST-OPVs are covered, as well as strategies to improve the light utilization efficiency. Lastly, the importance of creating an in-depth understanding of the device physics of ST-OPVs is emphasized and the existing works that answer fundamental questions about the inherent changes in the optoelectronic processes in transparent devices are presented in a condensed way. This last part outlines the changes that are unique for devices with increased transparency and the resulting implications, serving as a point of reference for the systematic development of next-generation ST-OPVs.
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Alves Fávaro M, Ditz D, Yang J, Bergwinkl S, Ghosh AC, Stammler M, Lorentz C, Roeser J, Quadrelli EA, Thomas A, Palkovits R, Canivet J, Wisser FM. Finding the Sweet Spot of Photocatalysis─A Case Study Using Bipyridine-Based CTFs. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:14182-14192. [PMID: 35293203 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs) are a class of porous organic polymers that continuously attract growing interest because of their outstanding chemical and physical properties. However, the control of extended porous organic framework structures at the molecular scale for a precise adjustment of their properties has hardly been achieved so far. Here, we present a series of bipyridine-based CTFs synthesized through polycondensation, in which the sequence of specific building blocks is well controlled. The reported synthetic strategy allows us to tailor the physicochemical features of the CTF materials, including the nitrogen content, the apparent specific surface area, and optoelectronic properties. Based on a comprehensive analytical investigation, we demonstrate a direct correlation of the CTF bipyridine content with the material features such as the specific surface area, band gap, charge separation, and surface wettability with water. The entirety of these parameters dictates the catalytic activity as demonstrated for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The material with the optimal balance between optoelectronic properties and highest hydrophilicity enables HER production rates of up to 7.2 mmol/(h·g) under visible light irradiation and in the presence of a platinum cocatalyst.
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- Marcelo Alves Fávaro
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON - UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Fakultät II Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON - UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON - UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Fakultät II Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON - UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Fakultät II Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON - UMR 5256, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Ni X, Li H, Liu F, Brédas JL. Engineering of flat bands and Dirac bands in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs): relationships among molecular orbital symmetry, lattice symmetry, and electronic-structure characteristics. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:88-98. [PMID: 34866138 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh00935d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (2D-COFs), also referred to as 2D polymer networks, display unusual electronic-structure characteristics, which can significantly enrich and broaden the fields of electronics and spintronics. In this Focus article, our objective is to lay the groundwork for the conceptual description of the fundamental relationships among the COF electronic structures, the symmetries of their 2D lattices, and the frontier molecular orbitals (MOs) of their core and linker components. We focus on monolayers of hexagonal COFs and use tight-binding model analyses to highlight the critical role of the frontier-MO symmetry, in addition to lattice symmetry, in determining the nature of the electronic bands near the Fermi level. We rationalize the intriguing feature that, when the core unit has degenerate highest occupied MOs [or lowest unoccupied MOs], the COF highest valence band [or lowest conduction band] is flat but degenerate with a dispersive band at a high-symmetry point of the Brillouin zone; the consequences of having such band characteristics are briefly described. Multi-layer and bulk 2D COFs are found to maintain the salient features of the monolayer electronic structures albeit with a reduced bandgap due to the interlayer coupling. This Focus article is thus meant to provide an effective framework for the engineering of flat and Dirac bands in 2D polymer networks.
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- Xiaojuan Ni
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0088, USA.
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Chakraborty J, Nath I, Verpoort F. A physicochemical introspection of porous organic polymer photocatalysts for wastewater treatment. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1124-1138. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00916h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A detailed physicochemical explanation for experimental observations is provided for POPs as powerful photocatalysts for organic transformations and wastewater decontamination.
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- Jeet Chakraborty
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Centre for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3), 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Centre for Ordered Materials, Organometallics and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 (S3), 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenin Avenue 30, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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Raptakis A, Croy A, Dianat A, Gutierrez R, Cuniberti G. Exploring the similarity of single-layer covalent organic frameworks using electronic structure calculations. RSC Adv 2022; 12:12283-12291. [PMID: 35480357 PMCID: PMC9027257 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01007k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Exploiting a similarity metric to classify COFs according to the degree of π-electron conjugation of their bridges.
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- Antonios Raptakis
- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 07737 Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science and Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Dresden Center for Computational Materials Science (DCMS), TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Xun S, Li H, Sini G, Bredas JL. Impact of Imine Bond Orientations on the Geometric and Electronic Structures of Imine-based Covalent Organic Frameworks. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:3781-3789. [PMID: 34624932 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Many efforts are currently devoted to improving the stability and crystallinity of imine-based two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) given their wide range of potential applications. The variation in the relative orientations of the imine bonds has been found to be a critical factor that impacts the stacking of the 2D COF layers, leads to the formation of isomer structures, and influences the crystallinity of the final product. Most investigations to date have focused only on the structural properties, while the role of the imine orientations on the electronic properties has not been studied systematically. Here, we explore this effect by examining how the electronic band structures, electronic couplings, and effective masses evolve when considering four isomeric structures of an imine-linked tetraphenyl-pyrene naphthalene-diimide COF. Our results provide an understanding of the impact of the imine orientations and how they need to be controlled to realize COF inter-layer stackings that can lead to efficient cross-plane electron transport. They can be used to guide the design and synthesis of imine-based COFs for applications where charge transport needs to be optimized.
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- Sangni Xun
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0008, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0008, USA.,Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Polymères et des Interfaces, CY Cergy Paris Université, Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, 95031, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0008, USA
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Ji W, Wang TX, Ding X, Lei S, Han BH. Porphyrin- and phthalocyanine-based porous organic polymers: From synthesis to application. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cusin L, Peng H, Ciesielski A, Samorì P. Chemical Conversion and Locking of the Imine Linkage: Enhancing the Functionality of Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:14236-14250. [PMID: 33491860 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Imine-based covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a widely studied class of functional, crystalline, and porous nanostructures which combine a relatively facile crystallization with tuneable compositions and porosities. However, the imine linkage constitutes an intrinsic limitation due to its reduced stability in harsh chemical conditions and its unsuitability for in-plane π-conjugation in COFs. Urgent solutions are therefore required in order to exploit the full potential of these materials, thereby enabling their technological application in electronics, sensing, and energy storage devices. In this context, the advent of a new generation of linkages derived from the chemical conversion and locking of the imine bond represents a cornerstone for the synthesis of new COFs. A marked increase in the framework robustness is in fact often combined with the incorporation of novel functionalities including, for some of these reactions, an extension of the in-plane π-conjugation. This Minireview describes the most enlightening examples of one-pot reactions and post-synthetic modifications towards the chemical locking of the imine bond in COFs.
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- Luca Cusin
- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires, Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 alleé Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires, Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 alleé Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires, Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 alleé Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires, Université de Strasbourg and CNRS, 8 alleé Gaspard Monge, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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Cusin L, Peng H, Ciesielski A, Samorì P. Chemical Conversion and Locking of the Imine Linkage: Enhancing the Functionality of Covalent Organic Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Luca Cusin
- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires Université de Strasbourg and CNRS 8 alleé Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires Université de Strasbourg and CNRS 8 alleé Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires Université de Strasbourg and CNRS 8 alleé Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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- Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires Université de Strasbourg and CNRS 8 alleé Gaspard Monge 67000 Strasbourg France
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Frimpong J, Liu ZF. Quasiparticle electronic structure of two-dimensional heterotriangulene-based covalent organic frameworks adsorbed on Au(111). JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:254004. [PMID: 33848999 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abf7a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The modular nature and unique electronic properties of two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) make them an attractive option for applications in catalysis, optoelectronics, and spintronics. The fabrications of such devices often involve interfaces formed between COFs and substrates. In this work, we employ the first-principlesGWapproach to accurately determine the quasiparticle electronic structure of three 2D carbonyl bridged heterotriangulene-based COFs featuring honeycomb-kagome lattice, with their properties ranging from a semi-metal to a wide-gap semiconductor. Moreover, we study the adsorption of these COFs on Au(111) surface and characterize the quasiparticle electronic structure at the heterogeneous COF/Au(111) interfaces. To reduce the computational cost, we apply the recently developed dielectric embeddingGWapproach and show that our results agree with existing experimental measurement on the interfacial energy level alignment. Our calculations illustrate how the many-body dielectric screening at the interface modulates the energies and shapes of the Dirac bands, the effective masses of semiconducting COFs, as well as the Fermi velocity of the semi-metallic COF.
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- Joseph Frimpong
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, United States of America
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Hernández-López L, Piquero-Zulaica I, Downing CA, Piantek M, Fujii J, Serrate D, Ortega JE, Bartolomé F, Lobo-Checa J. Searching for kagome multi-bands and edge states in a predicted organic topological insulator. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:5216-5223. [PMID: 33661272 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08558h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, mixed honeycomb-kagome lattices featuring metal-organic networks have been theoretically proposed as topological insulator materials capable of hosting nontrivial edge states. This new family of so-called "organic topological insulators" are purely two-dimensional and combine polyaromatic-flat molecules with metal adatoms. However, their experimental validation is still pending given the generalized absence of edge states. Here, we generate one such proposed network on a Cu(111) substrate and study its morphology and electronic structure with the purpose of confirming its topological properties. The structural techniques reveal a practically flawless network that results in a kagome network multi-band observed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and scanning tunneling spectroscopy. However, at the network island borders we notice the absence of edge states. Bond-resolved imaging of the network exhibits an unexpected structural symmetry alteration that explains such disappearance. This collective lifting of the network symmetry could be more general than initially expected and provide a simple explanation for the recurrent experimental absence of edge states in predicted organic topological insulators.
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- Leyre Hernández-López
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. and Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC/UPV-EHU-Materials Physics Center, Manuel Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain and Physics Department E20, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. and Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QL, UK
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. and Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain and Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzadas, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali (IOM)-CNR Laboratorio TASC, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. and Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC/UPV-EHU-Materials Physics Center, Manuel Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain and Departamento Física Aplicada I, Universidad del País Vasco, 20018-San Sebastian, Spain and Donostia International Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, E-20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. and Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. and Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, E-50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Fritz PW, Coskun A. The Prospect of Dimensionality in Porous Semiconductors. Chemistry 2021; 27:7489-7501. [PMID: 33493354 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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With the advent of silicon-based semiconductors, a plethora of previously unknown technologies became possible. The development of lightweight low-dimensional organic semiconductors followed soon after. However, the efficient charge/electron transfers enabled by the non-porous 3D structure of silicon is rather challenging to be realized by their (metal-)organic counterparts. Nevertheless, the demand for lighter, more efficient semiconductors is steadily increasing resulting in a growing interest in (metal-)organic semiconductors. These novel materials are faced with a variety of challenges originating from their chemical design, their packing and crystallinity. Although the effect of molecular design is quite well understood, the influence of dimensionality and the associated change in properties (porosity, packing, conjugation) is still an uncharted area in (metal-)organic semiconductors, yet highly important for their practical utilization. In this Minireview, an overview on the design and synthesis of porous semiconductors, with a particular emphasis on organic semiconductors, is presented and the influence of dimensionality is discussed.
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- Patrick W Fritz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Schneemann A, Dong R, Schwotzer F, Zhong H, Senkovska I, Feng X, Kaskel S. 2D framework materials for energy applications. Chem Sci 2020; 12:1600-1619. [PMID: 34163921 PMCID: PMC8179301 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05889k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In recent years a massive increase in publications on conventional 2D materials (graphene, h-BN, MoS2) is documented, accompanied by the transfer of the 2D concept to porous (crystalline) materials, such as ordered 2D layered polymers, covalent-organic frameworks, and metal-organic frameworks. Over the years, the 3D frameworks have gained a lot of attention for use in applications, ranging from electronic devices to catalysis, and from information to separation technologies, mostly due to the modular construction concept and exceptionally high porosity. A key challenge lies in the implementation of these materials into devices arising from the deliberate manipulation of properties upon delamination of their layered counterparts, including an increase in surface area, higher diffusivity, better access to surface sites and a change in the band structure. Within this minireview, we would like to highlight recent achievements in the synthesis of 2D framework materials and their advantages for certain applications, and give some future perspectives.
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- Andreas Schneemann
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden Bergstr. 66 01069 Dresden Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden Bergstr. 66 01069 Dresden Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden Bergstr. 66 01069 Dresden Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (CFAED), Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden 01062 Dresden Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden Bergstr. 66 01069 Dresden Germany
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Gu J, Qu X. Excellent thermoelectric properties of monolayer RbAgM (M = Se and Te): first-principles calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:26364-26371. [PMID: 33179657 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04565a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Based on the atomic substitution method, the RbAgM monolayers (M = Se and Te), a class of derivative compounds of KAgSe, have been successfully predicted, which exhibit ultra-high mobility and poor heat transport ability, indicating their broad application potential in thermoelectric (TE) technology. Using density functional theory (DFT) and the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE), we carry out systematic studies on their electronic band structures, heat transport abilities and TE properties. Our calculated results show that the RbAgTe monolayer possesses ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity (0.90 W m-1 K-1) at room temperature and a high Seebeck coefficient (2320 μV K-1). Additionally, we also focus on the analysis of phonon velocity and Grüneisen parameter to further explain their ultra-low thermal conductivity. By combining these calculated parameters, the predicted maximum ZT values of RbAgSe and RbAgTe are as high as 2.2 and 4.1 at 700 K with optimum n-type doping, respectively, which are comparable to that of the famous TE material SnSe (ZT = 2.6 at 923 K). Our research results provide a strong theoretical basis for the experimental exploration of the TE properties of RbAgM, and help to promote further experimental verification.
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- Jinjie Gu
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Finance&Economics Big Data Science and Technology, School of Information Technology and Management, Hunan University of Finance and Economics, Changsha 410205, P. R. China.
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Galeotti G, De Marchi F, Hamzehpoor E, MacLean O, Rajeswara Rao M, Chen Y, Besteiro LV, Dettmann D, Ferrari L, Frezza F, Sheverdyaeva PM, Liu R, Kundu AK, Moras P, Ebrahimi M, Gallagher MC, Rosei F, Perepichka DF, Contini G. Synthesis of mesoscale ordered two-dimensional π-conjugated polymers with semiconducting properties. NATURE MATERIALS 2020; 19:874-880. [PMID: 32424372 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0682-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Two-dimensional materials with high charge carrier mobility and tunable band gaps have attracted intense research effort for their potential use in nanoelectronics. Two-dimensional π-conjugated polymers constitute a promising subclass because the band structure can be manipulated by varying the molecular building blocks while preserving key features such as Dirac cones and high charge mobility. The major barriers to the application of two-dimensional π-conjugated polymers have been the small domain size and high defect density attained in the syntheses explored so far. Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of mesoscale ordered two-dimensional π-conjugated polymer kagome lattices with semiconducting properties, Dirac cone structures and flat bands on Au(111). This material has been obtained by combining a rigid azatriangulene precursor and a hot dosing approach, which favours molecular diffusion and eliminates voids in the network. These results open opportunities for the synthesis of two-dimensional π-conjugated polymer Dirac cone materials and their integration into devices.
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- G Galeotti
- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Roma, Italy
- Deutsches Museum, München, Germany
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Roma, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Trieste, Italy
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Varennes, Québec, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, CNR, Roma, Italy.
- Department of Physics, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Ziogos OG, Blanco I, Blumberger J. Ultrathin porphyrin and tetra-indole covalent organic frameworks for organic electronics applications. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:044702. [PMID: 32752720 DOI: 10.1063/5.0010164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The electronic and charge transport properties of porphyrin and tetra-indole porphyrinoid single layer covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are investigated by means of density functional theory calculations. Ultrathin diacetylene-linked COFs based on oxidized tetra-indole cores are narrow gap 2D semiconductors, featuring a pronounced anisotropic electronic band structure due to the combination of dispersive and flat band characteristics, while registering high room temperature charge carrier mobilities. The capability of bandgap and charge carrier localization tuning via the careful selection of fourfold porphyrin and porphyrinoid cores and twofold articulated linkers is demonstrated, with the majority of systems exhibiting electronic gap values between 1.75 eV and 2.3 eV. Tetra-indoles are also capable of forming stable monolayers via non-articulated core fusing, resulting in 2D morphologies with extended π-conjugation and semi-metallic behavior.
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- Orestis George Ziogos
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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Tavakoli E, Kakekhani A, Kaviani S, Tan P, Ghaleni MM, Zaeem MA, Rappe AM, Nejati S. In Situ Bottom-up Synthesis of Porphyrin-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:19560-19564. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Elham Tavakoli
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-8286, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
- Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-8286, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401-1887, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-8286, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Nebraska−Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-8286, United States
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Template-controlled on-surface synthesis of a lanthanide supernaphthalocyanine and its open-chain polycyanine counterpart. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5049. [PMID: 31695045 PMCID: PMC6834595 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13030-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Phthalocyanines possess unique optical and electronic properties and thus are widely used in (opto)electronic devices, coatings, photodynamic therapy, etc. Extension of their π-electron systems could produce molecular materials with red-shifted absorption for a broader range of applications. However, access to expanded phthalocyanine analogues with more than four isoindoline units is challenging due to the limited synthetic possibilities. Here, we report the controlled on-surface synthesis of a gadolinium-supernaphthalocyanine macrocycle and its open-chain counterpart poly(benzodiiminoisoindoline) on a silver surface from a naphthalene dicarbonitrile precursor. Their formation is controlled by the on-surface high-dilution principle and steered by different metal templates, i.e., gadolinium atoms and the bare silver surface, which also act as oligomerization catalysts. By using scanning tunneling microscopy, photoemission spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations, the chemical structures along with the mechanical and electronic properties of these phthalocyanine analogues with extended π-conjugation are investigated in detail. Extending the π‐conjugation of phthalocyanine dyes, while synthetically challenging, has the potential to produce desirable new molecular materials. Here, the authors use a templated on‐surface approach to synthesize several extended phthalocyanine derivatives from the same building block, including a lanthanide superphthalocyanine and an open‐chain polycyanine.
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Crasto de Lima F, Ferreira GJ, Miwa RH. Layertronic control of topological states in multilayer metal-organic frameworks. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:234701. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5100679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- F. Crasto de Lima
- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, C.P. 593, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, C.P. 593, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, C.P. 593, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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Galeotti G, De Marchi F, Taerum T, Besteiro LV, El Garah M, Lipton-Duffin J, Ebrahimi M, Perepichka DF, Rosei F. Surface-mediated assembly, polymerization and degradation of thiophene-based monomers. Chem Sci 2019; 10:5167-5175. [PMID: 31183070 PMCID: PMC6526482 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05267k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ullmann coupling of halogenated aromatics is widely used in on-surface synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) polymers and graphene nanoribbons. It stands out among other reactions for regioselectively connecting aromatic monomers into 1D and 2D π-conjugated polymers, whose final structure and properties are determined by the initial building blocks. Thanks to their exceptional electronic properties, thiophene-containing monomers are frequently used for the synthesis of various conjugated materials. On the other hand, their use in on-surface polymerization is hampered by the possibility of ring opening when adsorbed on metal surfaces. In the present work, we mapped the temperature regime for these two competing reactions by investigating the adsorption of a thiophene-based prochiral molecule using scanning tunneling microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. We followed the formation of organometallic (OM) networks, their evolution into covalent structures and the competition between C-C coupling and thiophene ring opening. The effect of surface reactivity was explored by comparing the adsorption on three (111) coinage metal substrates, namely Au, Ag and Cu. While outlining strategies to minimize the ring opening reaction, we found that the surface temperature during deposition is of paramount importance for the preparation of 2D OM networks, greatly enhancing the overall ordering of the product by depositing on hot Ag surface. Notably, the same protocol permits the creation of OM structures on the air-stable Au surface, thereby allowing the synthesis and application of 2D OM networks outside the ultra-high vacuum environment.
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- G Galeotti
- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec , Canada J3X 1S2 . ;
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia , CNR , Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100 , 00133 Roma , Italy
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec , Canada J3X 1S2 . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West , Montreal , Quebec , Canada H3A 0B8 .
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec , Canada J3X 1S2 . ;
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science , University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054 , PR China
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec , Canada J3X 1S2 . ;
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- Institute for Future Environments , Queensland University of Technology (QUT) , 2 George Street , Brisbane , 4001 QLD , Australia
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec , Canada J3X 1S2 . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , McGill University , 801 Sherbrooke Street West , Montreal , Quebec , Canada H3A 0B8 .
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- Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications , Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique , 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet , Varennes , Québec , Canada J3X 1S2 . ;
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Science , University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Chengdu 610054 , PR China
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Thomas S, Li H, Bredas JL. Emergence of an Antiferromagnetic Mott Insulating Phase in Hexagonal π-Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1900355. [PMID: 30847999 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201900355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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While the search for 2D organic semimetallic Dirac materials displaying, like graphene, a Dirac cone at the Fermi level remains active, attention is also being paid to the quantum phase transition from semimetal to antiferromagnet. Such a transition in graphene-like materials is predicted based on theoretical investigations of the 2D honeycomb lattice; it occurs (within a Hubbard model) when the on-site electron-electron Coulomb repulsion (U) is much larger than the nearest-neighbor inter-site electronic coupling (t). Here, monomers carrying long-lived radicals are considered and used as building blocks to design 2D hexagonal π-conjugated covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Both the nonmagnetic semimetallic phase and magnetically ordered phases are evaluated. It is found that the electronic coupling between adjacent radical centers in these COFs is more than an order of magnitude smaller than in graphene while the on-site Coulomb repulsion is reduced to a lesser extent. The resulting large U/t ratio drives these COFs into the antiferromagnetic side of the phase diagram. This work provides a first theoretical evidence of the realization of an antiferromagnetic Mott insulating phase in 2D π-conjugated COFs and allows a strategy to achieve quantum phase transitions from antiferromagnet to spin liquid and to semimetal to be outlined.
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- Simil Thomas
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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Babu HV, Bai MGM, Rajeswara Rao M. Functional π-Conjugated Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:11029-11060. [PMID: 30817118 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b19087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Fingerprints of π-conjugated compounds are ubiquitous in nature and play a crucial part in human existence. For instance, cis-retinal, an endogenous π-conjugated molecule present in the eye, performs a vital role in the function of visual perception. π-Conjugated molecules have also received a great deal of attention owing to their intriguing optical properties and created a surge in optoelectronics. Varieties of π-conjugated molecules/oligomers have been developed and explored for a number of applications such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organic photovoltaics (OPVs), and sensors, among others. While the extended π-delocalization in one-dimensional (1D) polymers versus oligomers produce superior optical and electronic properties, further extension of π-delocalization to the second dimension (2D) is expected to give rise even more intriguing properties as revealed by theoretical studies. As a matter of fact, graphene is the best example of 2D-conjugated polymers, but its zero-band-gap behavior is a major impediment for semiconducting applications. In contrast, it was challenging to prepare 2D crystalline polymers until the discovery of boroxine/boronate ester linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) by Yaghi and co-workers. COFs are a new class of porous crystalline polymers in which organic building blocks are held together by covalent bonds. These polymers exhibit potential applications in gas storage, energy storage, photocatalyst, heterogeneous catalysis, sensors, etc. However, the first π-conjugated COF was realized in 2009 via the introduction of imine linker (-C═N-) between the building blocks. Since then, wide varieties of COFs with various π-delocalization promoting spacers have been developed and explored their electronic and optical properties and pertinent applications. In this review, we will highlight the importance of 2D π-conjugated COFs and their achievements in developing novel functionalities.
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- H Vignesh Babu
- Department of Chemistry , IIT Dharwad , Dharwad , Karnataka 580011 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , IIT Dharwad , Dharwad , Karnataka 580011 , India
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- Department of Chemistry , IIT Dharwad , Dharwad , Karnataka 580011 , India
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Ball B, Chakravarty C, Mandal B, Sarkar P. Computational Investigation on the Electronic Structure and Functionalities of a Thiophene-Based Covalent Triazine Framework. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:3556-3564. [PMID: 31459570 PMCID: PMC6648783 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Using the state-of-the-art theoretical method, we have investigated the electronic and optical properties of a thiophene-based covalent triazine framework (TBCTF). We have found that TBCTF is a direct band gap semiconductor. Our calculations reveal that constitutional isomerism is a tool for band gap tuning. The variation of band gap can be achieved by the bilayer TBCTF formation and further can be tuned by the z-axial strain. We have designed a new two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructure g-ZnO/TBCTF, which shows type-II band alignment, ensuring effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. This composite system also exhibits enhanced absorption in the visible range compared to that of individual g-ZnO and TBCTF monolayers. Therefore, this composite system may find potential application in photovoltaic devices. We have also investigated the hydrogen adsorption ability of TBCTF through Li atom doping. Our results indicate that the calculated hydrogen adsorption energies lie in the range, which is suitable for reversible hydrogen storage under ambient conditions. Therefore, the lithium-doped TBCTF may be a potential candidate for the hydrogen storage material.
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- Biswajit Ball
- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati
University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati
University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati
University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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Galeotti G, Di Giovannantonio M, Lipton-Duffin J, Ebrahimi M, Tebi S, Verdini A, Floreano L, Fagot-Revurat Y, Perepichka DF, Rosei F, Contini G. The role of halogens in on-surface Ullmann polymerization. Faraday Discuss 2019; 204:453-469. [PMID: 28770938 DOI: 10.1039/c7fd00099e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ullmann coupling is the most common approach to form surface-confined one- and two-dimensional conjugated structures from haloaryl derivatives. The dimensions of the formed nanostructures can be controlled by the number and location of halogens within the molecular precursors. Our study illustrates that the type of halogen plays an essential role in the design, orientation, and extent of the surface-confined organometallic and polymeric nanostructures. We performed a comparative analysis of five 1,4-dihalobenzene molecules containing chlorine, bromine, and iodine on Cu(110) using scanning tunneling microscopy, fast-X-ray photoelectron and near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopies. Our experimental data identify different molecular structures, reaction temperatures and kinetics depending on the halogen type. Climbing image nudged elastic band simulations further clarify these observations by providing distinct diffusion paths for each halogen species. We show that in addition to the structure of the building blocks, the halogen type has a direct influence on the morphology of surface-confined polymeric structures based on Ullmann coupling.
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- Gianluca Galeotti
- Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada.
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Jing Y, Heine T. Two-Dimensional Kagome Lattices Made of Hetero Triangulenes Are Dirac Semimetals or Single-Band Semiconductors. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:743-747. [PMID: 30499300 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Here we discuss, based on first-principles calculations, two-dimensional (2D) kagome lattices composed of polymerized heterotriangulene units, planar molecules with D3h point group containing a B, C, or N center atom and CH2, O, or CO bridges. We explore the design principles for a functional lattice made of 2D polymers, which involves control of π-conjugation and electronic structure of the knots. The former is achieved by the chemical potential of the bridge groups, while the latter is controlled by the heteroatom. The resulting 2D kagome polymers have a characteristic electronic structure with a Dirac band sandwiched by two flat bands and are either Dirac semimetals (C center), or single-band semiconductors-materials with either exclusively electrons (B center) or holes (N center) as charge carriers of very high mobility, reaching values of up to ∼8 × 103 cm2 V-1 s-1, which is comparable to crystalline silicon.
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- Yu Jing
- Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Linnéstr. 2 , 04103 Leipzig , Germany.,TU Dresden , Fakultät Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie , Bergstraße 66c , 01062 Dresden , Germany
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- Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie , Linnéstr. 2 , 04103 Leipzig , Germany.,TU Dresden , Fakultät Chemie und Lebensmittelchemie , Bergstraße 66c , 01062 Dresden , Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf , Forschungsstelle Leipzig , Permoserstraße 15 , 04318 Leipzig , Germany
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Weng Q, Li G, Feng X, Nielsch K, Golberg D, Schmidt OG. Electronic and Optical Properties of 2D Materials Constructed from Light Atoms. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1801600. [PMID: 30085379 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Boron, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms can form various building blocks for further construction of structurally well-defined 2D materials (2DMs). Both in theory and experiment, it has been documented that the electronic structures and optical properties of 2DMs are well tunable through a rational design of the material structure. Here, the recent progress on 2DMs that are composed of B, C, N, and O elements is introduced, including borophene, graphene, h-BN, g-C3 N4 , organic 2D polymers (2DPs), etc. Attention is put on the band structure/bandgap engineering for these materials through a variety of methodologies, such as chemical modifications, layer number and atomic structure control, change of conjugation degree, etc. The optical properties, such as photoluminescence, thermoluminescence, single photon emission, as well as the associated applications in bioimaging and sensing, are discussed in detail and highlighted.
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- Qunhong Weng
- Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, Leibniz IFW Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Metallic Materials, Leibniz IFW Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) and Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universtät Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Metallic Materials, Leibniz IFW Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki 1, Tsukuba, Ibrakai, 3050044, Japan
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- Institute for Integrative Nanosciences, Leibniz IFW Dresden, 01069, Dresden, Germany
- Material Systems for Nanoelectronics, Technische Universtät Chemnitz, 09107, Chemnitz, Germany
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Ma H, O'Donnel E, Tian Z. Tunable thermal conductivity of π-conjugated two-dimensional polymers. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:13924-13929. [PMID: 30009298 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02994f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) polymers are organic analogues of graphene. Compared to graphene, 2D polymers offer a higher degree of tunability in regards to structure, topology, and physical properties. The thermal transport properties of 2D polymers play a crucial role in their applications, yet remain largely unexplored. Using the equilibrium molecular dynamics method, we study the in-plane thermal conductivity of dubbed porous graphene that is comprised of π-conjugated phenyl rings. In contrast to the conventional notion that π-conjugation leads to high thermal conductivity, we demonstrate, for the first time, that π-conjugated 2D polymers can have either high or low thermal conductivity depending on their porosity and structural orientation. The underlying mechanisms that govern thermal conductivity were illustrated through phonon dispersion. The ability to achieve two orders of magnitude variance in thermal conductivity by altering porosity opens up exciting opportunities to tune the thermal transport properties of 2D polymers for a diverse array of applications.
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- Hao Ma
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA. and Macromolecules Innovation Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Yang Z, Gebhardt J, Schaub TA, Sander T, Schönamsgruber J, Soni H, Görling A, Kivala M, Maier S. Two-dimensional delocalized states in organometallic bis-acetylide networks on Ag(111). NANOSCALE 2018; 10:3769-3776. [PMID: 29411828 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08238j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The electronic structure of surface-supported organometallic networks with Ag-bis-acetylide bonds that are intermediate products in the bottom-up synthesis of graphdiyne and graphdiyne-like networks were studied. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) reveal a frontier, unoccupied electronic state that is delocalized along the entire organometallic network and proves the covalent nature of the Ag-bis-acetylide bonds. Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations corroborate the spatial distribution of the observed delocalized state and attribute it to band mixing of carbon and silver atoms combined with n-doping of the metal surface. The metal-bis-acetylide bonds are typical metal-organic bonds with mixed character containing covalent and strong ionic contributions. Moreover, the organometallic networks exhibit a characteristic graphene-like band structure with linear band dispersion at each K point.
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- Zechao Yang
- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erwin-Rommel-Straße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Karaush NN, Baryshnikov GV, Minaeva VA, Ågren H, Minaev BF. Recent progress in quantum chemistry of hetero[8]circulenes. Mol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2017.1287438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Nataliya N. Karaush
- Department of Chemistry and Nanomaterials Science, Bogdan Khmelnitsky National University, Cherkasy, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanomaterials Science, Bogdan Khmelnitsky National University, Cherkasy, Ukraine
- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanomaterials Science, Bogdan Khmelnitsky National University, Cherkasy, Ukraine
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- Division of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Biotechnology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanomaterials Science, Bogdan Khmelnitsky National University, Cherkasy, Ukraine
- Department of Physics, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
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Surface-assisted Ullmann coupling is both drosophila and workhorse of on-surface synthesis. The fabrication of novel covalent low-dimensional organic nanostructures is accompanied by fundamental studies of surface chemistry.
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- M. Lackinger
- Deutsches Museum
- 80538 München
- Germany
- Physics Department
- Technische Universität München
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Morchutt C, Björk J, Straßer C, Starke U, Gutzler R, Kern K. Interplay of Chemical and Electronic Structure on the Single-Molecule Level in 2D Polymerization. ACS NANO 2016; 10:11511-11518. [PMID: 28024333 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b07314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Single layers of covalently linked organic materials in the form of two-dimensional (2D) polymers constitute structures complementary to inorganic 2D materials. The electronic properties of 2D polymers may be manipulated through a deliberate choice of the organic precursors. Here we address the changes in electronic structure-from precursor molecule to oligomer-by scanning tunneling spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. For this purpose, we introduce the polymerization reaction of 1,3,5-tris(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene via decarboxylation on Cu(111), which is thoroughly characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations. We present a comprehensive study of a contamination-free on-surface coupling scheme and study how dehydrogenation, decarboxylation, and polymerization affect the electronic structure on the molecular level.
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Affiliation(s)
- Claudius Morchutt
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research , Heisenbergstrasse 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
| | - Jonas Björk
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University , Linköping 58183, Sweden
| | - Carola Straßer
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research , Heisenbergstrasse 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
| | - Ulrich Starke
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research , Heisenbergstrasse 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
| | - Rico Gutzler
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research , Heisenbergstrasse 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
| | - Klaus Kern
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research , Heisenbergstrasse 1, Stuttgart 70569, Germany
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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