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Lu M, Li P, Dong X, Jiang Z, Ren S, Yao J, Dong H, Zhao YS. Adaptive Helical Chirality in Supramolecular Microcrystals for Circularly Polarized Lasing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202408619. [PMID: 38924245 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202408619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Chiral organic molecules offer a promising platform for exploring circularly polarized lasing, which, however, faces a great challenge that the spatial separation of molecular chiral and luminescent centers limits chiroptical activity. Here we develop a helically chiral supramolecular system with completely overlapped chiral and luminescent units for realizing high-performance circularly polarized lasing. Adaptive helical chirality is obtained by incorporating chiral agents into organic microcrystals. Benefiting from the efficient coupling of stimulated emission with the adaptive helical chirality, the supramolecular microcrystals enable high-performance circularly polarized lasing emission with dissymmetry factors up to ~0.7. This work opens up the way to rational design of chiral organic materials for circularly polarized lasing.
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- Miaosen Lu
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Liu L, Liu M, Wang Q, Hu H, Zhang F, Kong X. Low-threshold distributed feedback laser based on holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals through the oriented organic semiconductor films. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17790. [PMID: 39090174 PMCID: PMC11294608 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68896-5] [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: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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A specific optimized configuration for low threshold organic semiconductor laser based on a holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal (HPDLC) transmission grating was demonstrated. Here the organic semiconductor films and phase separated liquid crystal (LC) molecules were oriented along the direction of the HPDLC grating grooves. The influence of the organic semiconductor chain orientation and the excitation polarization on the optical properties of the materials has been investigated. Especially, when polymer chain orientation, LC molecules and pump light polarization are consistent with the direction of the grating grooves, the performance of the outgoing laser is greatly improved. Up to 9.78% conversion efficiency with a threshold lower to 0.12 μJ/pulse can be obtained, indicating their potential for high-performance organic optoelectronics.
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- Lijuan Liu
- College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, 324000, China
- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Polarization and Information Technology, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
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- Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Qingdao, 266000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, China
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- College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, 324000, China
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- College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou, 324000, China.
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Li Q, Yu Z, Liu Q, Guo Y, Fu Z, Yang Y, Bin Z, Wu D, Lan J. Crafting 1,4-diaryl spirobifluorene hosts in OLEDs via interannular C-H arylation: synergistic effects of molecular linearity and orthogonality. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10547-10555. [PMID: 38994415 PMCID: PMC11234861 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02178a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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In this work, we present a design concept of introducing linear structures into the orthogonal configuration of 9,9'-spirobifluorene (SBF), aiming to enhance carrier mobilities while maintaining high triplet energies (E T), which are two critical parameters for optimizing host materials in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). To validate our proposed design, four pivotal model molecules of 1,4-diaryl SBFs were synthesized via interannular C-H arylation of bi(hetero)aryl-2-formaldehydes, a task challenging to accomplish using previous synthetic methodologies. The orthogonal configuration and the steric hindrance of SBF lead to high E T through the conjugation breaking at C1 and C4 positions, rendering 1,4-diaryl SBFs suitable as universal pure hydrocarbon (PHC) hosts for red, green, and blue (RGB) phosphorescent OLEDs (PhOLEDs). Meanwhile, the linearity and relatively good planarity of the para-quaterphenyl structure promote high carrier mobilities through orderly intermolecular packing. The synergistic effects of linearity and orthogonality in 1-(para-biphenyl)-4-phenyl-SBF result in exceptional device performance with external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of 26.0%, 26.1%, and 22.5% for RGB PhOLEDs, respectively. Notably, the green PhOLED exhibits minimal efficiency roll-off, positioning its device performances among the state-of-the-art in PHC hosts.
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- Qian Li
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University 29 Wangjiang Road Chengdu 610064 People's Republic of China
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Shen T, Pasqués-Gramage P, Villalvilla JM, Boj PG, Quintana JA, Zou Y, Han Y, Jiao L, Ren L, Díaz-García MA, Wu J. [4]Rhombene: Solution-Phase Synthesis and Application in Distributed Feedback Lasers With Emission Beyond 830 nm. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202410828. [PMID: 38981687 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202410828] [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: 06/08/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Graphene-like molecules with multiple zigzag edges are emerging as promising gain materials for organic lasers. Their emission wavelengths can vary widely, ranging from visible to near-infrared (NIR), as the molecular size increases. Specifically, rhombus-shaped molecular graphenes with two pairs of parallel zigzag edges, known as [n]rhombenes, are excellent candidates for NIR lasers due to their small energy gaps. However, synthesizing large-size rhombenes with emission beyond 800 nm in solution remains a significant challenge. In this study, we present a straightforward synthesis of an aryl-substituted [4]rhombene derivative, [4]RB-Ar, using a method that combines intramolecular radical-radical coupling with Bi(OTf)3-mediated cyclization of vinyl ethers. The structure of [4]RB-Ar was confirmed through X-ray crystallographic analysis. Bond length analysis and theoretical calculations indicate that aromatic sextets are predominantly localized along the molecule's long axis. Significantly, [4]RB-Ar demonstrates narrow amplified spontaneous emission at around 834 nm when dispersed in polystyrene thin films. Moreover, solution-processed distributed feedback lasers employing [4]RB-Ar as the active gain material display tunable narrow emissions in the range of 830 to 844 nm.
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- Tong Shen
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350507, China
- Department of chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Departamento Física Aplicada and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, 03080, Spain
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- Departamento Física Aplicada and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, 03080, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, 03080, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, 03080, Spain
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- Department of chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Departamento Física Aplicada and Instituto Universitario de Materiales de Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, 03080, Spain
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- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350507, China
- Department of chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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Hassan N, Sanfui MH, Chowdhury D, Roy S, Ghosh NN, Rahaman M, Chang M, Hasnat MA, Chattopadhyay PK, Singha NR. Synthesis of Intrinsically-Fluorescent Aliphatic Tautomeric Polymers for Proton-Conductivity, Dual-State Emission, and Sensing/Oxidation-Reduction of Metal Ions. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024:e2400363. [PMID: 38950314 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Herein, fluorescent conducting tautomeric polymers (FCTPs) are developed by polymerizing 2-methylprop-2-enoic acid (MPEA), methyl-2-methylpropenoate (MMP), N-(propan-2-yl)prop-2-enamide (PPE), and in situ-anchored 3-(N-(propan-2-yl)prop-2-enamido)-2-methylpropanoic acid (PPEMPA). Among as-synthesized FCTPs, the most promising characteristics in FCTP3 are confirmed by NMR and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies, luminescence enhancements, and computational studies. In FCTP3, ─C(═O)NH─, -C(═O)N<, ─C(═O)OH, and ─C(═O)OCH3 subluminophores are identified by theoretical calculations and experimental analyses. These subluminophores facilitate redox characteristics, solid state emissions, aggregation-enhanced emissions (AEEs), excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT), and conductivities in FCTP3. The ESIPT-associated dual emission/AEEs of FCTP3 are elucidated by time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) investigation, solvent polarity effects, concentration-dependent emissions, dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements, field emission scanning electron microscopy images, and computational calculations. The cyclic voltammetry measurements of FCTP3 indicate cumulative redox efficacy of ─C(═O)OH, ─C(═O)NH─/-C(═O)N<, ─C(─O─)═NH+─/─C(─O─)═N+, and ─C(═N)OH functionalities. In FCTP3, ESIPT-associated dual-emission enable in the selective detection of Cr(III)/Cu(II) at λem1/λem2 with the limit of detection of 0.0343/0.079 ppb. The preferential interaction of Cr(III)/Cu(II) with FCTP3 (amide)/FCTP3 (imidol) and oxidation/reduction of Cr(III)/Cu(II) to Cr(VI)/Cu(I) are further supported by NMR-titration; FTIR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses; TCSPC/electrochemical/DLS measurement; alongside theoretical calculations. The proton conductivity of FCTP3 is explored by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and I-V measurements.
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- Nadira Hassan
- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700106, India
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- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700106, India
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- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700106, India
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- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700106, India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, P.O. Box 2455, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Leather Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700106, India
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- Advanced Polymer Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology (Post Graduate), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700106, India
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Lin TC, Cho ST, Wu CL, Setyatama NE, Tung PH, Hung BY, Lin JH, Jan PE, Tsai PH, Lin HW. Dual-state emission and two-wavelength amplified spontaneous emission behaviors observed from symmetric dyes based on functionalized fluorene and benzotriazole units. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5948-5951. [PMID: 38764410 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01187b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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Structurally symmetric dyes using functionalized fluorenes and benzotriazole as the main building moieties have been synthesized and found to exhibit efficient dual-state emission (DSE) and interesting two-wavelength or dual amplified spontaneous emission (dual-ASE) behaviors in the solution phase, which may benefit the development of organic gain materials with dual-wavelength amplification.
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- Tzu-Chau Lin
- Photonic Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhong-Li District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan.
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- Photonic Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhong-Li District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan.
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- Photonic Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhong-Li District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan.
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- Photonic Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhong-Li District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan.
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- Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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Sakamaki T, Zhang Y, Fukuma S, Cruz CM, Valdivia AC, Campaña AG, Casado J, Shang R, Nakamura E. Doubly Spiro-Conjugated Chiral Carbocycles Exhibiting SOMO-HOMO Inversion in Persistent Radical Cations. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12712-12722. [PMID: 38655573 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c02404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Persistent chiral organic open-shell systems have captured growing interest due to their potential applications in organic spintronic and optoelectronic devices. Nevertheless, the integration of configurationally stable chirality into an organic open-shell system continues to pose challenges in molecular design. The π-extended skeleton incorporated in spiro-conjugated carbocycles can provide robust chiroptical properties and a significant stabilization of the excited and ionic radical states. However, this approach has been relatively less explored in the design of persistent organic open-shell systems. We report here the (S,S)-, (R,R)-, and meso-isomers of doubly spiro-conjugated carbocycles featuring flat and rigid carbon-bridged para-phenylenevinylene (CPV) of different conjugation lengths connected by two spiro-carbon centers, which we denote D-spiro-CPV for its quasi-dimeric structure. Our synthetic method based on a double lithiation cyclization approach enables facile production of D-spiro-CPV. D-spiro-CPVs exhibit circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) with high fluorescence quantum yields (ΦFL) resulting in a high CPL brightness of 21 M-1 cm-1 and also exhibit high thermal and photostability. The monoradical cation of D-spiro-CPV absorbing near-infrared light is notably persistent, exhibiting a half-life of 570 h under ambient conditions due to doubly spiro-conjugative stabilization. Theoretical and electrochemical studies indicate the radical cation of D-spiro-CPVs presents a non-Aufbau electron filling, exhibiting inversion of the energy level of the singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) and the highest (doubly) occupied molecular orbitals with the SOMO level even below the HOMO-1 level (double SHI effect). Our discoveries provide valuable insights into non-Aufbau molecules and the development of configurationally stable, optically active persistent radicals.
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- Takumi Sakamaki
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada (UGR), Avenida Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Unidad de Excelencia de Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente (UEQ), Universidad de Granada (UGR), Avenida Fuente Nueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos, s/n, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Tang X, Senevirathne CAM, Matsushima T, Sandanayaka ASD, Adachi C. Progress and Perspective toward Continuous-Wave Organic Solid-State Lasers. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2211873. [PMID: 37165602 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A continuous-wave (CW) organic solid-state laser is highly desirable for spectroscopy, sensing, and communications, but is a significant challenge in optoelectronics. The accumulation of long-lived triplet excitons and relevant excited-state absorptions, as well as singlet-triplet annihilation, are the main obstacles to CW lasing. Here, progress in singlet- and triplet-state utilizations in organic gain media is reviewed to reveal the issues in working with triplets. Then, exciton behaviors that inhibit light oscillations during long excitation pulses are discussed. Further, recent advances in increasing organic lasing pulse widths from microseconds toward the indication of CW operation are summarized with respect to molecular designs, advanced resonator architectures, triplet scavenging, and potential triplet contribution strategies. Finally, future directions and perspectives are proposed for achieving stable CW organic lasers with significant triplet contribution.
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- Xun Tang
- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Physical Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, 70140, Sri Lanka
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Nikulshin PV, Makarov AY, Koskin IP, Becker CS, Kazantsev MS, Beckmann J, Balmohammadi Y, Grabowsky S, Mebs S, Naumova OV, Protasov DY, Svit KA, Irtegova IG, Radiush EA, Bagryanskaya IY, Shundrin LA, Zibarev AV. 1,2,3,4-Tetrafluorobiphenylene: A Prototype Janus-Headed Scaffold for Ambipolar Materials. Chempluschem 2024; 89:e202300692. [PMID: 38052725 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300692] [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: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
The title compound was synthesized by Ullmann cross-coupling in low yield as the first representative of [n]phenylene containing hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon rings. Stille/Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions, as well as substitution of fluorine in suitable starting compounds, failed to give the same product. The geometric and electronic structures of the title compound were studied by X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry and density functional theory calculations, together with Hirshfeld surface and reduced density gradient analyses. The crystal structure features head-to-tail π-stacking and other fluorine-related secondary bonding interactions. From the nucleus-independent chemical shifts descriptor, the four-membered ring of the title compound is antiaromatic, and the six-membered rings are aromatic. The Janus molecule is highly polarized; and the six-membered fluoro- and hydrocarbon rings are Lewis π-acidic and π-basic, respectively. The electrochemically-generated radical cation of the title compound is long-lived as characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance, whereas the radical anion is unstable in solution. The title compound reveals electrical properties of an insulator. On expanding its molecular scaffold towards partially fluorinated [n]phenylenes (n≥2), the properties presumably can be transformed into those of semiconductors. In this context, the title compound is suggested as a prototype scaffold for ambipolar materials for organic electronics and spintronics.
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- Pavel V Nikulshin
- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Current address: Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Crystallography, University of Bremen, 28359, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Bern, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, University of Bern, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Experimental Physics, Free University of Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Matsuo T, Hayashi S. Lasing in Low-Dimensional Crystals of a Fumaronitrile-Based Luminogen. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:3968-3974. [PMID: 38569108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Low-dimensional structures are ideal for organic laser media because of their efficient waveguide, photon confinement, and stimulated emission. Control of the structure and alignment of luminescent molecules is very important for realizing laser media. Here, we fabricate low-dimensional crystals of bis(biphenyl)fumaronitrile (BPFN), which is an aggregation-induced emission luminogen. The BPFN molecule contains fumaronitrile, which displays solid-state luminescence, and biphenyl, which forms low-dimensional structures through dipole-dipole interactions. Solvent diffusion yielded two-dimensional platelet crystals of BPFN with strong dipole-dipole CH-π interactions. The high photoluminescence quantum efficiency of 0.46 and uniaxially aligned molecular π-electronic transition dipole moment in the two-dimensional crystals of BPFN resulted in optically pumped lasing even when using an optical excitation source with a long pulse duration (∼5 ns). One-dimensional BPFN crystals obtained via epitaxial growth on the cleaved surface of a KBr single crystal also displayed lasing behavior.
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- Takumi Matsuo
- School of Engineering Science, Kochi University of Technology, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
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- School of Engineering Science, Kochi University of Technology, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
- Research Center for Molecular Design, Kochi University of Technology, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan
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Banerjee M, Anoop A. Exploring the Theoretical Foundations of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) Emission: A Comprehensive TD-DFT Study on Phenothiazine Systems. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304206. [PMID: 38319588 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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This study conducts a thorough theoretical investigation of Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF) in phenothiazine-based systems, examining ten molecular configurations recognized experimentally as TADF-active. Employing Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT), our analysis spans the investigation of singlet-triplet energy gaps (ΔEST), spin-orbit coupling, and excitation characteristics using Multiwfn. This approach not only validates the adherence to El Sayed's rule across these systems but also provides a detailed understanding of charge transfer dynamics, as visualized through heat maps. A significant aspect of our study is the exploration of different oxidation states of sulfur and site substitutions on phenothiazine. This systematic variation aims to identify additional TADF-active compounds, drawing parallels with properties characterizing other known TADF emitters. Our investigation into Reverse Intersystem Crossing (rISC) rates and the analysis of dihedral angles in relation to ΔEST values offer nuanced insights into the TADF behaviours of these molecules. By integrating rigorous computational analysis with practical implications, we provide a foundational understanding that enhances the design and optimization of phenothiazine-based materials for optoelectronic applications. This work not only advances our theoretical understanding of TADF in phenothiazine derivatives but also serves as a guide for experimentalists and industry professionals in the strategic design of new TADF materials.
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- Moumita Banerjee
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India
- School of Digital Sciences, Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695317, India
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Mikajiri T, Komino T, Yamada JI, Tajima H. Device parameter to evaluate exciton energy transfer in organic whispering-gallery-mode microresonators and its dependence on the amplified spontaneous emission threshold. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:2277-2283. [PMID: 38165664 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05093a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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Exciton energy transfer in organic whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) resonators and its effect on the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) threshold have been investigated using the stilbene-based energy donor 4,4'-bis[(N-carbazole)styryl]biphenyl (BSB-Cz) and the coumarin-based energy acceptor 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1,1,7,7,-tetramethyl-1H,5H,11H-10-(2-benzothiazolyl)quinolizino[9,9a,1gh]coumarin (C545T). Using the stacked-layer structure of BSB-Cz/C545T/BSB-Cz, we fabricated bowl-shaped microresonators on silica microspheres with a total thickness of 250 nm fixing the thickness of the C545T layer to 1 nm. The ASE threshold depended on the thicknesses of the top and bottom BSB-Cz layers, which affect the magnitude of the energy transfer. To assess the relationship between the ASE threshold and energy transfer, we developed a device parameter to evaluate the magnitude of the energy transfer by formulating the rate equations. We found that ASE easily occurs under the condition that the C545T molecules become unable to accept energy from the BSB-Cz excitons owing to the high exciton density of C545T, and that the ASE threshold decreases with decreasing device parameter. The device parameter is useful for optimizing microresonator structures in multi-component organic WGM resonators that utilize energy transfer.
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- Tomoki Mikajiri
- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
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Tang X, Xie M, Lin Z, Mitrofanov K, Tsagaantsooj T, Lee YT, Kabe R, Sandanayaka ASD, Matsushima T, Hatakeyama T, Adachi C. A Rigid Multiple Resonance Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence Core Toward Stable Electroluminescence and Lasing. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315210. [PMID: 37991245 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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The investigation of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic laser devices with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) molecules is emerging due to the potential of harnessing triplets. In this work, a boron/nitrogen multiple-resonance TADF polycyclic framework fusing carbazole units (CzBNPh) was proposed. CzBNPh exhibited a narrowband emission (<30 nm), a unity photoluminescence quantum yield, and a fast radiative rate. Consequently, CzBNPh demonstrated a low distributed feedback (DFB) lasing threshold of 0.68 μJ cm-2 . Furthermore, the stimulated emission zone of CzBNPh was effectively separated from its singlet and triplet absorption, thereby minimizing the singlet-triplet annihilation under long-pulsed excitation ranging from 20 μs to 2.5 ms. Significantly, the enhanced rigid molecular conformation, thermal stability, and photo-stability resulted in improved lasing and electroluminescence stability compared to that of 5,9-diphenyl-5,9-diaza-13b-boranaphtho[3,2,1-de]anthracene (DABNA)-core. These findings indicate the potential of CzBN-core as a promising framework for achieving long-pulsed wave and electrically-pumped lasing in the future.
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- Xun Tang
- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Organic Optoelectronics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Onna-son, 904-0495, Japan
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- Organic Optoelectronics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Onna-son, 904-0495, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Soochow University, 70 Linhsi Rd., Shihlin, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Organic Optoelectronics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, Onna-son, 904-0495, Japan
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- Department of Physical Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, 70140, Sri Lanka
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan
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- Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Tsuji H, Nakahata M, Hishida M, Seto H, Motokawa R, Inoue T, Egawa Y. Water Fraction Dependence of the Aggregation Behavior of Hydrophobic Fluorescent Solutes in Water-Tetrahydrofuran. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:11235-11241. [PMID: 38060373 PMCID: PMC10726388 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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This work investigates the water fraction dependence of the aggregation behavior of hydrophobic solutes in water-tetrahydrofuran (THF) and the elucidation of the role of THF using fluorescence microscopy, dynamic light scattering, neutron and X-ray scattering, and photoluminescence measurements. On the basis of the obtained results, the following model is proposed: hydrophobic molecules are molecularly dispersed in the low-water-content region (10-20 vol %), while they form mesoscopic particles upon increasing the water fraction to ∼30 vol %. This abrupt change is due to the composition fluctuation of the water-THF binary system to form hydrophobic areas in THF, followed by THF-rich droplets where hydrophobic solutes are incorporated and form loose aggregates. Further increasing the water content prompts the desolvation of THF, which decreases the particle size and generates tight aggregates of solute molecules. This model is consistent with the luminescence behavior of the solutes and will be helpful to control the aggregation state of hydrophobic solutes in various applications.
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- Hayato Tsuji
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa
University, 3-27-1 Rokkaku-bashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Department
of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo
University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162−8601, Japan
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- Institute
of Materials Structure Science / J-PARC Center, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Materials
Sciences Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy
Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa
University, 3-27-1 Rokkaku-bashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kanagawa
University, 3-27-1 Rokkaku-bashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-8686, Japan
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Chatterjee T, Mandal M, Mardanya S, Singh M, Saha A, Ghosh S, Mandal PK. meta-Fluorophores: an uncharted ocean of opportunities. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:14370-14386. [PMID: 37965696 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04182d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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meta-Fluorophores (MFs) are unique ultra-light (in terms of molecular weight (MW)) fluorophores exhibiting luminescence with a wide colour gamut ranging from blue to the NIR. Single benzenic MFs are easy to synthesize, are quite bright (with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) as high as 63%) and exhibit very large Stokes shift (as high as 260 nm (8965 cm-1)), with large solvatochromic shift (as high as 175 nm), and very long excited-state-lifetime (as high as 26 ns) for such ultra-light fluorophores. An emission maximum of ≥600 nm has been achieved with an MF in a polar medium having a MW of only 177 g mol-1 and in a nonpolar medium having MW of only 255 g mol-1; therefore, a large-sized π-conjugated para-fluorophore is no longer a prerequisite for red/NIR emission. Structurally varied MFs pave the way for creating an ocean of opportunities and are thus promising for replacing para-fluorophores for different applications, ranging from bioimaging to LEDs.
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- Tanmay Chatterjee
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India.
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, 741246, India
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Li Q, Zhang Y, Lin J, Zou Y, Wang P, Qin Z, Wang Y, Li Y, Zhang Y, Gao C, Zang Y, Hu W, Dong H. Dibenzothiophene Sulfone-Based Ambipolar-Transporting Blue-Emissive Organic Semiconductors Towards Simple-Structured Organic Light-Emitting Transistors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308146. [PMID: 37632256 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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The development of blue-emissive ambipolar organic semiconductor is an arduous target due to the large energy gap, but is an indispensable part for electroluminescent device, especially for the transformative display technology of simple-structured organic light-emitting transistor (SS-OLET). Herein, we designed and synthesized two new dibenzothiophene sulfone-based high mobility blue-emissive organic semiconductors (DNaDBSOs), which demonstrate superior optical property with solid-state photoluminescent quantum yield of 46-67 % and typical ambipolar-transporting properties in SS-OLETs with symmetric gold electrodes. Comprehensive experimental and theoretical characterizations reveal the natural of ambipolar property for such blue-emissive DNaDBSOs-based materials is ascribed to a synergistic effect on lowering LUMO level and reduced electron injection barrier induced by the interfacial dipoles effect on gold electrodes due to the incorporation of appropriate DBSO unit. Finally, efficient electroluminescence properties with high-quality blue emission (CIE (0.179, 0.119)) and a narrow full-width at half-maximum of 48 nm are achieved for DNaDBSO-based SS-OLET, showing good spatial control of the recombination zone in conducting channel. This work provides a new avenue for designing ambipolar emissive organic semiconductors by incorporating the synergistic effect of energy level regulation and molecular-metal interaction, which would advance the development of superior optoelectronic materials and their high-density integrated optoelectronic devices and circuits.
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- Qingbin Li
- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Normal College, Shenyang University, Shenyang, 110044, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Tianjin University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Department of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Noreen S, Mansha A, Asim S. Investigating the Use of Coumarin Derivatives as Lasers. J Fluoresc 2023:10.1007/s10895-023-03459-x. [PMID: 37837509 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03459-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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A benzene ring and a lactone ring combine to form the chemical coumarin. Dye lasers have made significant advances in laser technology. The coumarin molecule itself is a non-fluorescent but it displays high fluorescence when electron-denoting substituents such as sulfonamide, benzopyrone, amine, benzothiazole, hydroxyl, methoxy are substituted at various positions. Substituted coumarin possesses the highest energy properties, photostability, and alteration in electron mobility, and therefore could be effectively used as dye lasers. These are considered some of the best fluorophores due to their outstanding photophysical and photochemical properties, which include high fluorescence quantum yields, great photostability, good functionality, and a wide spectrum range. Various inorganic materials are used in classic laser technology to generate the necessary emission. Inorganic lasers come in various types and can emit light in the electromagnetic spectrum's ultraviolet, visible, or infrared parts. Inorganic lasers have certain limitations, which is why coumarin lasers are becoming increasingly popular due to their many advantages. Compared to inorganic lasers, dye lasers offer far better tunability and cover the entire visible and near-infrared range. They only emit at very few specific wavelengths and in extremely narrow bands. The property is therefore presented in this review.
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- Sobia Noreen
- Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Pananilath HF, Govind C, Thadathilanickal TD, Karunakaran V. Molecular torsion controls the excited state relaxation pathways of multibranched tetraphenylpyrazines: effect of substitution of morpholine vs. phenoxazine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26575-26587. [PMID: 37753725 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03125j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Multibranched donor-acceptor derivatives exhibiting desirable photophysical properties are efficiently used in optoelectronic devices, in which the excited state relaxation dynamics of the derivatives control the efficiency of the devices. Here, the effect of intramolecular torsion on the excited state relaxation dynamics of tetraphenylpyrazine (TPP) derivatives in non-polar (toluene) and polar (THF) solvents is investigated by substituting the electron donor of morpholine (TPP-4MOP) and phenoxazine (TPP-4PHO) leading to the planar and twisted configurations, respectively, using femtosecond and nanosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. In the steady state, TPP-4MOP showed feeble emission (ΦF ∼0.03) due to the weak donor by the delocalization of electron density supported by theoretical optimization. The TPP-4PHO exhibited strong emission (ΦF ∼0.18) in toluene compared to that in THF, in which it showed a large Stokes shift (∼9691 cm-1) with low fluorescence quantum yield (ΦF ∼0.01). The observation of large Stokes shifts, inherent nature and theoretical calculations of TPP-4PHO suggest the twisting of the dihedral angle between tetraphenylpyrazine and phenoxazine in the excited state leading to the twisted intramolecular charge transfer state (TICT). The femtosecond and nanosecond transient absorption and picosecond time-resolved emission spectra of TPP-4PHO revealed the signature of the existence of both the partial TICT and TICT states in THF leading to the triplet state. Whereas in the case of TPP-4MOP, the transient absorption spectra showed the formation of the triplet state from the local excited state without the involvement of the TICT state. Aggregation studies of TPP-4PHO in a THF and water mixture reflect the elimination of the TICT state by the restriction of intramolecular torsion in the aggregates leading to an increase of 12-fold of the fluorescence intensity along with shifting of the maximum towards the blue region. These studies revealed that the excited state relaxation pathways of the derivatives are controlled by polarity-dependent torsional motion.
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- Hasim Fayiz Pananilath
- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, Kerala, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, Kerala, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, Kerala, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram-695 019, Kerala, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Regeni I, Chowdhury R, Terlinden K, Horiuchi S, Holstein JJ, Feldmann S, Clever GH. Engineering Soluble Diketopyrrolopyrrole Chromophore Stacks from a Series of Pd(II)-Based Ravels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308288. [PMID: 37459561 PMCID: PMC10952814 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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A strategy to engineer the stacking of diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) dyes based on non-statistical metallosupramolecular self-assembly is introduced. For this, the DPP backbone is equipped with nitrogen-based donors that allow for different discrete assemblies to be formed upon the addition of Pd(II), distinguished by the number of π-stacked chromophores. A Pd3 L6 three-ring, a heteroleptic Pd2 L2 L'2 ravel composed of two crossing DPPs (flanked by two carbazoles), and two unprecedented self-penetrated motifs (a Pd2 L3 triple and a Pd2 L4 quadruple stack), were obtained and systematically investigated. With increasing counts of stacked chromophores, UV/Vis absorptions red-shift and emission intensities decrease, except for compound Pd2 L2 L'2 , which stands out with an exceptional photoluminescence quantum yield of 51 %. This is extraordinary for open-shell metal containing assemblies and explainable by an intra-assembly FRET process. The modular design and synthesis of soluble multi-chromophore building blocks offers the potential for the preparation of nanodevices and materials with applications in sensing, photo-redox catalysis and optics.
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- Irene Regeni
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
- Current address: Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden University2333CCLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
- Current address: Department of Basic Science, Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThe University of Tokyo3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-kuTokyoJapan
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
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- Cavendish LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeCB30HEUK
- Current address: Rowland InstituteHarvard UniversityCambridgeMA02142USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Strasse 644227DortmundGermany
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Liu X, Wang K, Ren A, Zhang T, Ren S, Yao J, Dong H, Zhao YS. Continuous-Wave Raman Lasing from Metal-Linked Organic Dimer Microcrystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309386. [PMID: 37587321 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309386] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Stimulated Raman scattering offers an alternative strategy to explore continuous-wave (c.w.) organic lasers, which, however, still suffers from the limitation of inadequate Raman gain in organic material systems. Here we propose a metal-linking approach to enhance the Raman gain of organic molecules. Self-assembled microcrystals of the metal linked organic dimers exhibit large Raman gain, therefore allowing for c.w. Raman lasing. Furthermore, broadband tunable Raman lasing is achieved in the organic dimer microcrystals by adjusting excitation wavelengths. This work advances the understanding of Raman gain in organic molecules, paving a way for the design of c.w. organic lasers.
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- Xiaolong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Zhang B, Shuai Z. Quantum Dynamical Approach to Predicting the Optical Pumping Threshold for Lasing in Organic Materials. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:8590-8598. [PMID: 37726254 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The quantum dynamic (QD) study of organic lasing (OL) is a challenging issue in organic optoelectronics. Previously, the phenomenological method has achieved success in describing experimental observation. However, it cannot directly bridge the laser threshold (LT) with microscopic parameters, which is the advantage of the QD method. In this paper, we propose a microscopic OL model and apply time-dependent wave packet diffusion to reveal the microscopic QD process of optically pumped lasing. LT is obtained from the onset of output as a function of optical input pumping. We predict that the LT has an optimal value as a function of the cavity volume and depends linearly on the intracavity photon leakage rate. The calculated structure-property relationships between molecular parameters and the LT are in qualitative agreement with the experimental results, confirming the reliability of our approach. This work is beneficial for understanding the OL mechanism and optimizing the design of organic laser materials.
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- Bin Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Organic OptoElectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, P. R. China
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Yan Y, Liu C, Fan J, Li Y, Liu H, Wang Q, Li X, Li J, Lai WY. Single-Component Color-Tunable Smart Organic Emitters with Simultaneous Multistage Stimuli-Responsiveness and Multimode Emissions. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0241. [PMID: 37779635 PMCID: PMC10539023 DOI: 10.34133/research.0241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Achieving color-tunable emission in single-component organic emitters with multistage stimuli-responsiveness is of vital significance for intelligent optoelectronic applications, but remains enormously challenging. Herein, we present an unprecedented example of a color-tunable single-component smart organic emitter (DDOP) that simultaneously exhibits multistage stimuli-responsiveness and multimode emissions. DDOP based on a highly twisted amide-bridged donor-acceptor-donor structure has been found to facilitate intersystem crossing, form multimode emissions, and generate multiple emissive species with multistage stimuli-responsiveness. DDOP pristine crystalline powders exhibit abnormal excitation-dependent emissions from a monomer-dominated blue emission centered at 470 nm to a dimer-dominated yellow emission centered at 550 nm through decreasing the ultraviolet (UV) excitation wavelengths, whereas DDOP single crystals show a wide emission band with a main emission peak at 585 nm when excited at different wavelengths. The emission behaviors of pristine crystalline powders and single crystals are different, demonstrating emission features that are closely related to the aggregation states. The work has developed color-tunable single-component organic emitters with simultaneous multistage stimuli-responsiveness and multimode emissions, which is vital for expanding intelligent optoelectronic applications, including multilevel information encryption, multicolor emissive patterns, and visual monitoring of UV wavelengths.
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- Yu Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Medical Physics and Image Processing Technology, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (SKLOEID),
Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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Ma L, Yu Y, Zhong D, Zhu C, Yang X, Feng Z, Zhou G, Wu Z. Tailoring D-π-A architectures with hybridized local and charge transfer fluorophores exhibiting high electroluminescence exciton utilization and low threshold amplified spontaneous emission. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25838-25849. [PMID: 37724577 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01423a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Novel amorphous compounds which could simultaneously use 25% singlet excitons and 75% triplet excitons as the energy source for light amplification enable the reduction of the threshold current density for electrically pumped organic semiconductor laser diodes (OSLDs); however, there is always a trade-off between the high radiative decay rate of the local excited (LE) state that is required for amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and high exciton utilization benefiting from the charge-transfer (CT) state during electroluminescence (EL). Herein, we have explored a delicate balance to achieve both low ASE threshold and high EL exciton utilization by adopting a carefully tailored hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT) molecular design. A series of donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) molecules (SBz-1, SBz-2 and SBz-3) are synthesized, and the structural change mainly refers to the spatial distance between D and A which could regulate the excited-state character via adjusting the CT length. Notably, the ASE phenomenon with a low threshold (2.97 μJ cm-2) and a high exciton utilization of 57.6% are achieved at the same time for SBz-2 with an appropriate CT length. The results provide guidance for molecular design toward harvesting triplet excitons in organic laser materials.
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- Lin Ma
- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, P. R. China.
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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Yoshida K, Gong J, Kanibolotsky AL, Skabara PJ, Turnbull GA, Samuel IDW. Electrically driven organic laser using integrated OLED pumping. Nature 2023; 621:746-752. [PMID: 37758890 PMCID: PMC10533406 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06488-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Organic semiconductors are carbon-based materials that combine optoelectronic properties with simple fabrication and the scope for tuning by changing their chemical structure1-3. They have been successfully used to make organic light-emitting diodes2,4,5 (OLEDs, now widely found in mobile phone displays and televisions), solar cells1, transistors6 and sensors7. However, making electrically driven organic semiconductor lasers is very challenging8,9. It is difficult because organic semiconductors typically support only low current densities, suffer substantial absorption from injected charges and triplets, and have additional losses due to contacts10,11. In short, injecting charges into the gain medium leads to intolerable losses. Here we take an alternative approach in which charge injection and lasing are spatially separated, thereby greatly reducing losses. We achieve this by developing an integrated device structure that efficiently couples an OLED, with exceptionally high internal-light generation, with a polymer distributed feedback laser. Under the electrical driving of the integrated structure, we observe a threshold in light output versus drive current, with a narrow emission spectrum and the formation of a beam above the threshold. These observations confirm lasing. Our results provide an organic electronic device that has not been previously demonstrated, and show that indirect electrical pumping by an OLED is a very effective way of realizing an electrically driven organic semiconductor laser. This provides an approach to visible lasers that could see applications in spectroscopy, metrology and sensing.
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- Kou Yoshida
- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
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- Organic Semiconductor Centre, SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.
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Cheng Y, Liang F, Lu D, Feng J, Zhang G, Yu H, Zhang H, Wu Y. Phonon engineering in Yb:La 2CaB 10O 19 crystal for extended lasing beyond the fluorescence spectrum. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2023; 12:203. [PMID: 37626023 PMCID: PMC10457375 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01243-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Since the first invention of the laser in 1960, direct lasing outside the fluorescence spectrum is deemed impossible owing to the "zero-gain" cross-section. However, when electron-phonon coupling meets laser oscillation, an energy modulation by the quantized phonon can tailor the electronic transitions, thus directly creating some unprecedented lasers with extended wavelengths by phonon engineering. Here, we demonstrate a broadband lasing (1000-1280 nm) in a Yb-doped La2CaB10O19 (Yb:LCB) crystal, far beyond its spontaneous fluorescence spectrum. Numerical calculations and in situ Raman verify that such a substantial laser emission is devoted to the multiphonon coupling to lattice vibrations of a dangling "quasi-free-oxygen" site, with the increasing phonon numbers step-by-step (n = 1-6). This new structural motif provides more alternative candidates with strong-coupling laser materials. Moreover, the quantitative relations between phonon density distribution and laser wavelength extension are discussed. These results give rise to the search for on-demand lasers in the darkness and pave a reliable guideline to study those intriguing electron-phonon-photon coupled systems for integrated photonic applications.
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- Yanling Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- Key Lab Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Lab Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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Jang HJ, Jeon G, Patel K, Lee H, Kim T, Lee JY, Ha NY. Hybridized Local and Charge-Transfer Excited-State Emitter for a Blue Organic Solid-State Laser. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37481771 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The use of triplet excitons harvesting and short exciton lifetime organic emitters is important to improve the exciton utilization in organic semiconductor laser diodes. In this study, a hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT)-type molecule, 11-(3-(10-(4-(1-phenyl-1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)anthracen-9-yl)phenyl)-11H-benzofuro[3,2-b]carbazole (PhAnMBf), is used as an emitter for blue-emitting organic solid-state lasers (OSSLs). The short exciton lifetime and high photoluminescence quantum yield of the PhAnMBf emitter allowed the fabrication of an organic laser with an emission wavelength of 453 nm, a small full width at half-maximum of 1.2 nm, and a threshold of 105 nJ/pulse, corresponding to 44 μJ/cm2, on the distributed feedback substrate. The anthracene-based PhAnMBf material showed the potential of the HLCT emitter as an OSSL.
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- Ho Jin Jang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Korea
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- Department of Information Display Engineering, Hongik University, 94, Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04066, Korea
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- Department of Information Display Engineering, Hongik University, 94, Wausan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04066, Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hongik University, 2639 Sejong-ro, Jochiwon-eup, Sejong 30016, Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Korea
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nano Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Korea
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea
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Longo AV, Hamja A, Forget S, Chenais S. 80-μs pulsewidth from a circulation-free diode-pumped liquid organic laser limited by thermal blooming. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:23533-23541. [PMID: 37475434 DOI: 10.1364/oe.480590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Continuous-wave laser emission is challenging to obtain in organic lasers, whether in the solid or liquid form, a limitation caused by long-lived triplet states and by thermal effects. In liquid dye lasers, both issues can be fixed by rapidly flowing the dye, which is technically complex and prevents those lasers to be further miniaturized or easily integrated. Here we address the issue of the maximal pulsewidth that can be obtained in liquid dye lasers in the absence of any dye flow, in a compact and cost-effective diode-pumped laser system. Pulses as long as 80 μs have been obtained, thanks to the combination of a hemispherical resonator design, almost insensitive to thermal-lens effects, and an intentional mismatch between pump and cavity spatial modes. The limitation in pulse duration is shown to be entirely due to thermal blooming, and more specifically to diffraction losses brought by the spherical aberration of the thermal lens.
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Percino MJ, Udayakumar M, Cerón M, Pérez-Gutiérrez E, Venkatesan P, Thamotharan S. Weak noncovalent interactions in two positional isomers of acrylonitrile derivatives: inputs from PIXEL energy, Hirshfeld surface and QTAIM analyses. Front Chem 2023; 11:1209428. [PMID: 37448855 PMCID: PMC10338114 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1209428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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A single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis was performed on two positional isomers (m-tolyl and p-tolyl) of acrylonitrile derivatives, namely, (Z)-3-(4-(pyridin-2-yl) phenyl)-2-(m-tolyl) acrylonitrile (1) and (Z)-3-(4-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl)-2-(p-tolyl) acrylonitrile (2). Compound 1 crystallized in the monoclinic P21/n space group with two crystallographically independent molecules. Compound 2 also possesses two crystallographically independent molecules and crystallized in the triclinic P-1 space group. The Hirshfeld surface analysis revealed that, in both isomers, intermolecular H⋅⋅⋅H/C/N contacts contribute significantly to the crystal packing. More than 40% of the contribution arises from intermolecular C-H⋅⋅⋅C(π) contacts. In both compounds, the relative contribution of these contacts is comparable, indicating that the positional isomeric effects are marginal. The structures in which these isomers are arranged in the solid state are very similar, and the lattice energies are also comparable between the isomers. The Coulomb-London-Pauli-PIXEL (CLP-PIXEL) energy analysis identified the energetically significant dimers. The strength of the intra- and intermolecular interactions was evaluated using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules approach. The UV-Vis absorbance in three different solvents (chloroform, ethanol, and ethyl acetate) for isomers 1 and 2 are very similar. This result is in good agreement with the time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations.
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- M. Judith Percino
- Instituto de Ciencias, Unidad de Polímeros y Electrónica Orgánica, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Val3-Ecocampus Valsequillo, Puebla, CP, Mexico
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- Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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- Instituto de Ciencias, Unidad de Polímeros y Electrónica Orgánica, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Val3-Ecocampus Valsequillo, Puebla, CP, Mexico
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- Instituto de Ciencias, Unidad de Polímeros y Electrónica Orgánica, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Val3-Ecocampus Valsequillo, Puebla, CP, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, India
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- Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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Zhang B, Wei L, Tang X, Jiang Z, Guo S, Zou L, Xie H, Gong Y, Liu Y. Preparation and Characterization of Carbazole-Based Luminogen with Efficient Emission in Solid and Solution States. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16114193. [PMID: 37297328 DOI: 10.3390/ma16114193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Organic luminescent materials with high luminescence efficiency in both solution and solid states, namely dual-state emission (DSE), have attracted considerable attention due to their promising applications in various fields. In order to enrich the variety of DSE materials, carbazole, similar to triphenylamine (TPA), was utilized to construct a novel DSE luminogen named 2-(4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenyl)benzo[d]thiazole (CZ-BT). CZ-BT exhibited DSE characteristics with fluorescence quantum yields of 70, 38 and 75% in solution, amorphous and crystalline states, respectively. CZ-BT shows thermochromic and mechanochromic properties in solution and solids, respectively. Theoretical calculations show that there is a small conformational difference between the ground state and the lowest singly excited state of CZ-BT and that it exhibits a low non-radiative transition characteristic. The oscillator strength during the transition from the single excited state to the ground state reaches 1.0442. CZ-BT adopts a distorted molecular conformation with intramolecular hindrance effects. The excellent DSE properties of CZ-BT can be explained well using theoretical calculations and experimental results. In terms of application, the CZ-BT has a detection limit for the hazardous substance picric acid of 2.81 × 10-7 mol/L.
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- Beibei Zhang
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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Gunnarsson WB, Roh K, Zhao L, Murphy JP, Grede AJ, Giebink NC, Rand BP. Toward Nonepitaxial Laser Diodes. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37219995 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Thin-film organic, colloidal quantum dot, and metal halide perovskite semiconductors are all being pursued in the quest for a wavelength-tunable diode laser technology that does not require epitaxial growth on a traditional semiconductor substrate. Despite promising demonstrations of efficient light-emitting diodes and low-threshold optically pumped lasing in each case, there are still fundamental and practical barriers that must be overcome to reliably achieve injection lasing. This review outlines the historical development and recent advances of each material system on the path to a diode laser. Common challenges in resonator design, electrical injection, and heat dissipation are highlighted, as well as the different optical gain physics that make each system unique. The evidence to date suggests that continued progress for organic and colloidal quantum dot laser diodes will likely hinge on the development of new materials or indirect pumping schemes, while improvements in device architecture and film processing are most critical for perovskite lasers. In all cases, systematic progress will require methods that can quantify how close new devices get with respect to their electrical lasing thresholds. We conclude by discussing the current status of nonepitaxial laser diodes in the historical context of their epitaxial counterparts, which suggests that there is reason to be optimistic for the future.
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- William B Gunnarsson
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
- Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Li G, Lin K, Zhao K, Huang Y, Ji T, Shi L, Hao Y, Xiong Q, Zheng K, Pullerits T, Cui Y. Localized Bound Multiexcitons in Engineered Quasi-2D Perovskites Grains at Room Temperature for Efficient Lasers. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2211591. [PMID: 36918401 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202211591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Reducing the excitation threshold to minimize the Joule heating is critical for the realization of perovskite laser diodes. Although bound excitons are promising for low threshold laser, how to generate them at room temperature for laser applications is still unclear in quasi-2D perovskite-based devices. In this work, via engineering quasi-2D perovskite PEA2 (CH3 NH3 )n -1 Pbn Br3 n +1 microscopic grains by the anti-solvent method, room-temperature multiexciton radiative recombination is successfully demonstrated at a remarkably low pump density of 0.97 µJ cm-2 , which is only one-fourth of that required in 2D CdSe nanosheets. In addition, the well-defined translational momentum in quasi-2D perovskite grains can restrict the Auger recombination which is detrimental to radiative emission. Furthermore, the quasi-2D perovskite grains are favorable for increasing binding energies of excitons and biexcitons and so as the related radiative recombination. Consequently, the prepared <n = 8> phase quasi-2D perovskite film renders a threshold of room-temperature stimulated emission as low as 13.7 µJ cm-2 , reduced by 58.6% relative to the amorphous counterpart with larger grains. The findings in this work are expected to facilitate the development of solution-processable perovskite multiexcitonic laser diodes.
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- Guohui Li
- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
- Chemical physics division and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 124, Lund, 22100, Sweden
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Chemical physics division and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 124, Lund, 22100, Sweden
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- Chemical physics division and NanoLund, Lund University, Box 124, Lund, 22100, Sweden
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- College of Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Key Lab of Advanced Transducers and Intelligent Control System of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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Zhang C, Shu FJ, Zou CL, Dong H, Yao J, Zhao YS. Organic Synthetic Photonic Systems with Reconfigurable Parity-Time Symmetry Breaking for Tunable Single-Mode Microlasers. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2300054. [PMID: 36744301 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Synthetic photonic materials exploiting the quantum concept of parity-time (PT) symmetry lead to an emerging photonic paradigm-non-Hermitian photonics, which is revolutionizing the photonic sciences. The non-Hermitian photonics dealing with the interplay between gain and loss in PT synthetic photonic material systems offers a versatile platform for advancing microlaser technology. However, current PT-symmetric microcavity laser systems only manipulate imaginary parts of the refractive indices, suffering from limited laser spectral bandwidth. Here, an organic composite material system is proposed to synthesize reconfigurable PT-symmetric microcavities with controllable complex refractive indices for realizing tunable single-mode laser outputs. A grayscale electron-beam direct-writing technique is elaborately designed to process laser dye-doped polymer films in one single step into microdisk cavities with periodic gain and loss distribution, which enables thresholdless PT-symmetry breaking and single-mode laser operation. Furthermore, organic photoisomerizable compounds are introduced to reconfigure the PT-symmetric systems in real-time by tailoring the real refractive index of the polymer microresonators, allowing for a dynamically and continuously tunable single-mode laser output. This work fundamentally enhances the PT-symmetric photonic systems for innovative design of synthetic photonic materials and architectures.
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- Chunhuan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Microcavity and Photoelectric Intelligent Sensing, School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Huang Y, Man Y, Xie G, Wang C, Zhang B, Xu H, Fu H, Zhu J, Lv Z, Ying L, Xia F, Zhang D. Optical Amplification at 637 and 1067 nm Based on Organic Molecule AQ(PhDPA) 2 and Nd III Complex Codoped Polymer Waveguides. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201366. [PMID: 36703549 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Based on the molecular energy transfer mechanism, relative gains at 1067 and 637 nm wavelengths are achieved in thermally activated delayed fluorescence molecule AQ(PhDPA)2 and Nd complex with chelating phosphine oxide as ligands codoped polymer waveguides, with the excitation of low-power UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of traditional semiconductor lasers as pump sources. For AQ(PhDPA)2 -Nd(DBTTA)3 (DBFDPO) (DBTTA = dibenzotetrathienoacene, DBFDPO = 4,6-bis (diphenylphosphoryl) dibenzofuran) -codoped polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), and AQ(PhDPA)2 -Nd(DBTTA)3 (FDPO) (FDPO = 9,9-bis (diphenylphosphorylphenyl) fluorene)-codoped PMMA polymers with a mass ratio of 1:4 respectively, when they are spin-coated as upper claddings, the relative gains of 2.2 and 1.8 dB cm-1 at 1067 nm are obtained in evanescent-field waveguides with cross-section of 4 × 8 µm2 under excitation of 300 mW 405 nm LED, and the gains of 3.9 and 4.9 dB cm-1 at 637 nm are achieved with pumping of 530 mW 450 nm LED respectively. By growing a 100 nm-thick aluminum reflector with the waveguides, the optical gain at 1067 and 637 nm can be enhanced to 3.5 and 6.1 dB cm-1 , corresponding to AQ(PhDPA)2 -Nd(DBTTA)3 (DBFDPO) and AQ(PhDPA)2 -Nd(DBTTA)3 (FDPO)-codoped PMMA polymers, respectively.
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- Yuyang Huang
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering (National Model Microelectronics College), Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Ahmed R, Manna AK. Electronic Structures and Charge Mobilities of Several Regioisomeric B 2N 2-Substituted Perylenediimides. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:2742-2750. [PMID: 36921232 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c09106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Tunable and rich electronic properties of perylenediimide (PDI), an n-type semiconductor together with its synthetic ease and processibility, make it suitable for various optoelectronic and field-effect transistor applications. The electronic structures, spectroscopic properties, and charge mobilities for a few isoelectronic BN-substituted PDIs (B2N2-PDIs) with varied BN-patterning are studied using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT employing optimally tuned range-separated hybrid. Two substitutional doping patterns, namely, BNNB and NBBN with zero dipole and also BNBN, the one with a finite dipole, are considered to explore the changes in the PDI properties due to different B2N2-substitutions. All three B2N2-PDIs are found to be dynamically stable and lie within a small energy window of ca. ∼1.7 kcal mol-1. An increased electronic gap due to charge localization produces a similar but slightly blue-shifted low-lying optical peak compared to the pristine PDI, in good agreement with the experimental observations. Additionally, differently considered BN patterns result in only slightly varied charge mobilities due to mainly differences in electronic couplings with larger electron mobilities found for the experimentally synthesized BNNB-PDI crystal. On the other hand, small reorganization energy and relatively large coupling for the hole transport produce greater hole mobilities for the NBBN-PDI. Varied nuclear reorganization and electronic coupling are understood by analyzing Huang-Rhys factors associated with normal modes and frontier molecular orbitals, respectively. These results serve as complementary to understanding the recently reported experimental findings and also provide new insights into the impact of different BN patterns on modulating the PDI electronic and charge-transport properties.
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- Raka Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences & Technologies, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517619, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences & Technologies, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517619, India
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Ninis O, El kharrim A, Agda F, Nebbach D, Kaya S, Abarkan M, Bouachrine M. DFT Calculations Of Photophysical Properties of Ethylen-Dioxy-Thiophen Derivatives Oligomers with Optoelectronic Functionalities. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Sani MJ. Theoretical survey on the electronic, linear and nonlinear optical properties of substituted benzenes and polycondensed π-systems. A density functional theory study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Feng Z, Hai T, Zhang L, Lei Y. Fractal Branched Microwires of Organic Semiconductor with Controlled Branching and Low-Threshold Amplified Spontaneous Emission. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:835-842. [PMID: 36625647 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Fractals are quite normal in nature. However, fractal self-assembly of organic semiconductors remains challenging. Herein, we develop a facile solution assembly route to access organic microwires (MWs) comprising an oligo(p-phenylenevinylene) derivative (OPV-A) with and without branching. Instead of kinetically controlled β-OPV-A microrods (MRs), thermodynamically favored α-OPV-A gives fractal branching MW patterns. As-prepared 9,10-dicyanoanthracene (DCA) alloyed assemblies function as seeds to allow for the heteroepitaxial growth of branching α-OPV-A MWs via either coassembly or two-step seeded growth. Consequently, fractal MWs with single- and multisite growth were both achieved, accompanied by tailorable branching densities and hierarchies. Thermodynamic control and a well-matched epitaxial relationship should be crucial to the formation of fractal MW patterns. Importantly, the aligned α-OPV-A MW array functions as a multichannel optical gain medium and exhibits low-threshold amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The present work deepens the research into fractal self-assembly of functional organic semiconductors.
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- Zuofang Feng
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China
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Duan R, Zhang Z, Xiao L, Ren T, Zhou X, Thung YT, Ta VD, Yang J, Sun H. Dome-shaped mode lasing from liquid crystals for full-color lasers and high-sensitivity detection. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:1641-1644. [PMID: 36688338 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06518e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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In this communication, we report a new class of oscillation mode, dome-shaped mode (DSM), in liquid crystal (LC) microlasers. A record high Q-factor over 24 000 is achieved in LC soft-matter microlasers. We successfully presented a proof-of-concept demonstration of red, green, blue (RGB) LC-DSM microlaser pixels with a 74% broader achievable color gamut than the standard RGB color space. Besides, the detection limit for acetone vapor molecules is as low as 0.5 ppm, confirming the excellent potential of the proposed LC-DSM microlaser in ultra-high sensitivity detection.
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- Rui Duan
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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- Department of Optical Devices, Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, College of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore.
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Arumugam S, Bhattacharya M, Gorantla SMNVT, Mondal KC. Redox Active cAAC-Fluorene/Indene Systems Displaying Solvatochromism, Green Luminescence and pH Sensing: Functionalization of Fluorenyl/Indenyl Rings with Radical Carbene. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201041. [PMID: 36420907 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Two new series of air stable compounds of cAACX = fluorene/indene (X = Me2 , Et2 , Cy) [cAAC = cyclic (alkyl) amino carbene] have been isolated and well characterized by X-ray single crystal diffraction, photoluminescence, cyclic voltammogram (CV) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies. Fluorescence studies reveals green light emission of cAAC bonded fluorene, whereas free fluorene generally displays a violet emission. Interestingly, the sterically crowded cAAC-fluorene analogue display solvatochromism and CF3 CO2 H sensing in solution. CV of the these compounds show a quasi-reversible electron transfer process, indicating the functionalization of fluorene/indene with radical anionic form of carbene, confirmed by CV/EPR measurements. DFT/TDDFT calculations and energy decomposition analysis coupled with natural orbital for chemical valence (EDA-NOCV) have been carried out to study different aspects of bonding and electronic transitions. Such a class of redox active and thermally stable organic molecules may be suitable for molecule based spin memory devices in future.
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- Selvakumar Arumugam
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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Gong Q, Zhang W, He J, Ma F, Song L, Cheng L, Zhang J, Wang L, Hu Y. Simultaneously improving the quality factor and outcoupling efficiency of organic light-emitting field-effect transistors with planar microcavity. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:2480-2491. [PMID: 36785261 DOI: 10.1364/oe.479422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Organic light-emitting field-effect transistors (OLEFETs) are regarded as an ideal device platform to achieve electrically pumped organic semiconductor lasers (OSLs). However, the incorporation of a high-quality resonator into OLEFETs is still challenging since the process usually induces irreparable deterioration to the electric-related emission performance of the device. We here propose a dual distributed Bragg reflector (DBR)-based planar microcavity, which is verified to be highly compatible with the OLEFETs. The dual DBR planar microcavity shows the great advantage of simultaneously promoting the quality (Q) factor and outcoupling efficiency of the device due to the reduced optical loss. As a result, a moderately high Q factor of ∼160, corresponding to EL spectrum linewidth as narrow as 3.2 nm, concomitantly with high outcoupling efficiency (∼7.1%) has been successfully obtained. Our results manifest that the dual DBR-based planar microcavity is a promising type of resonator, which might find potential applications in improving the spectra and efficiency performance of OLEFETs as well as in OLEFET-based electrically pumped OSLs.
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Lin D, Li Y, Zhang H, Zhang S, Gao Y, Zhai T, Hu S, Sheng C, Guo H, Xu C, Wei Y, Li S, Han Y, Feng Q, Wang S, Xie L, Huang W. In Situ Super-Hindrance-Triggered Multilayer Cracks for Random Lasing in π-Functional Nanopolymer Films. RESEARCH 2023; 6:0027. [PMID: 37040485 PMCID: PMC10076025 DOI: 10.34133/research.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In situ self-assembly of semiconducting emitters into multilayer cracks is a significant solution-processing method to fabricate organic high-
Q
lasers. However, it is still difficult to realize from conventional conjugated polymers. Herein, we create the molecular super-hindrance-etching technology, based on the π-functional nanopolymer PG-Cz, to modulate multilayer cracks applied in organic single-component random lasers. Massive interface cracks are formed by promoting interchain disentanglement with the super-steric hindrance effect of π-interrupted main chains, and multilayer morphologies with photonic-crystal-like ordering are also generated simultaneously during the drop-casting method. Meanwhile, the enhancement of quantum yields on micrometer-thick films (
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= 40% to 50%) ensures high-efficient and ultrastable deep-blue emission. Furthermore, a deep-blue random lasing is achieved with narrow linewidths ~0.08 nm and high-quality factors
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≈ 5,500 to 6,200. These findings will offer promising pathways of organic π-nanopolymers for the simplification of solution processes applied in lasing devices and wearable photonics.
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- Dongqing Lin
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Sciences & Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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Yan C, Liu Y, Yang W, Wu J, Wang X, Liao L. Excited‐State Intramolecular Proton Transfer Parent Core Engineering for Six‐Level System Lasing Toward 900 nm. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210422. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Chang‐Cun Yan
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation Key Laboratory of Excited-State Materials of Zhejiang Province Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 Zhejiang P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices Soochow University 199 Ren'ai Road Suzhou 215123 Jiangsu P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering Macau University of Science and Technology Taipa 999078 Macau SAR P. R. China
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Jozeliūnaitė A, Rahmanudin A, Gražulis S, Baudat E, Sivula K, Fazzi D, Orentas E, Sforazzini G. Light-Responsive Oligothiophenes Incorporating Photochromic Torsional Switches. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202698. [PMID: 36136376 PMCID: PMC9828566 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We present a quaterthiophene and sexithiophene that can reversibly change their effective π-conjugation length through photoexcitation. The reported compounds make use of light-responsive molecular actuators consisting of an azobenzene attached to a bithiophene unit by both direct and linker-assisted bonding. Upon exposure to 350 nm light, the azobenzene undergoes trans-to-cis isomerization, thus mechanically inducing the oligothiophene to assume a planar conformation (extended π-conjugation). Exposure to 254 nm wavelength promotes azobenzene cis-to-trans isomerization, forcing the thiophenic backbones to twist out of planarity (confined π-conjugation). Twisted conformations are also reached by cis-to-trans thermal relaxation at a rate that increases proportionally with the conjugation length of the oligothiophene moiety. The molecular conformations of quaterthiophene and sexithiophene were characterized by using steady-state UV-vis spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography and quantum-chemical modeling. Finally, we tested the proposed light-responsive oligothiophenes in field-effect transistors to probe the photo-induced tuning of their electronic properties.
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- Augustina Jozeliūnaitė
- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials, Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-0325, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Vilnius University, Institute of Biotechnology, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Optoelectronic Nanomaterials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Giacomo Ciamician", Università di Bologna, Via F. Selmi, 2, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, LT-0325, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Materials, Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Present address: Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University degli Studi di Cagliari, SS 554, bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy
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Hwang E, Choi J, Hong S. Emerging laser-assisted vacuum processes for ultra-precision, high-yield manufacturing. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:16065-16076. [PMID: 36278425 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03649e] [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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Laser technology is a cutting-edge process with a unique photothermal response, precise site selectivity, and remote controllability. Laser technology has recently emerged as a novel tool in the semiconductor, display, and thin film industries by providing additional capabilities to existing high-vacuum equipment. The in situ and in operando laser assistance enables using multiple process environments with a level of complexity unachievable with conventional vacuum equipment. This broadens the usable range of process parameters and directly improves material properties, product precision, and device performance. This review paper examines the recent research trends in laser-assisted vacuum processes (LAVPs) as a vital tool for innovation in next-generation manufacturing processing equipment and addresses the unique characteristics and mechanisms of lasers exclusively used in each study. All the findings suggest that the LAVP can lead to methodological breakthroughs in dry etching, 2D material synthesis, and chemical vapor deposition for optoelectronic devices.
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- Eunseung Hwang
- Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, BK21 FOUR ERICA-ACE Center, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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Blanco-Acuña EF, García-Ortega H. Synthesis, photophysical behavior in solution, aggregates, solid state and computational study of new derivatives of 2,2′-bis(indolyl)methane-triphenylamine. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Li S, Chen J, Wei Y, De J, Geng H, Liao Q, Chen R, Fu H. An Organic Laser Based on Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence with Aggregation‐Induced Emission and Local Excited State Characteristics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209211. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Shuai Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
- Institute of Molecule Plus (IMP) Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Institute of Molecule Plus (IMP) Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications Nanjing 210023 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices Department of Chemistry Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China
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Li J, Peng X, Hou C, Shi S, Ma J, Qi Q, Lai W. Discriminating Chiral Supramolecular Motions by Circularly Polarized Luminescence. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202336. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Junfeng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing 210023 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Southeast University No.2 SEU Road Nanjing 211189 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays (KLOEID) Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications 9 Wenyuan Road Nanjing 210023 China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE) MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE) Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China
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Dong W, Zhang C, Dong H, Zhou Z, Yao J, Zhao YS. Realization of Single-Crystal Dye Lasers by Taming Charge Transfer in Molecular Self-Assemblies. ACS NANO 2022; 16:12345-12351. [PMID: 35816760 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c03385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The large library of organic dye molecules offers almost infinite possibilities for laser design, but still faces a great challenge in achieving pure dye aggregate lasers due to intermolecular quenching. Here, we report a kinetically controlled molecular self-assembly strategy to synthesize unconventional dye microcrystals for lasing. By increasing temperature, the dye self-assembly is transformed from thermodynamic to kinetic control. Unlike the thermodynamic microcrystal products incapable of lasing due to intermolecular charge-transfer-mediated excimer formation, the kinetic dye microcrystals have large intermolecular distances and weak intermolecular interactions, supporting highly efficient intramolecular charge-transfer monomer emission and low-threshold lasing. This work demonstrates single-crystal dye lasers, promising to unleash the full potential of laser dyes in solid-state lasers.
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- Wanting Dong
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Li S, Chen J, Wei Y, De J, Geng H, Liao Q, Chen R, Fu H. Organic Laser Based on Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence with Aggregation‐Induced Emission and Local Excited State Characteristics. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Shuai Li
- Tianjin University Institute of Molecular Plus CHINA
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- Capital Normal University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Capital Normal University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Tianjin University Institute of Molecular Plus CHINA
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- Capital Normal University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Capital Normal University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Advanced Materials CHINA
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- Capital Normal University Department of Chemistry West 3rd Ring Road #105 100048 Beijing CHINA
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Lin X, Zhou W, Liu Y, Shu FJ, Zou CL, Dong C, Wei C, Dong H, Zhang C, Yao J, Zhao YS. 3D-Printed Möbius Microring Lasers: Topology Engineering in Photonic Microstructures. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202812. [PMID: 35871550 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Manipulating photons in artificially structured materials is highly desired in modern photonic technology. Nontrivial topological structures are rapidly emerging as a state-of-art platform for achieving unprecedented fascinating phenomena of photon manipulation. However, the current studies mainly focus on planar structures, and the fabrication of photonic microstructures with specific topological geometric features still remains a great challenge. Extending the topological photonics to 3D microarchitectures is expected to enrich the photon manipulation capabilities and further advance the topological photonic devices. Here, a femtosecond laser direct writing technique is employed to fabricate 3D topological Möbius microring resonators from dye-doped polymer. The high-quality-factor Möbius microring resonator supports a unique spin-orbit coupled lasing at very low threshold. Due to the spin-orbit coupling induced geometric/Berry phase, the Möbius microrings, in striking contrast with ordinary microrings, output laser signals with all polarization states. The manipulation of miniaturized coherent light sources in the fabricated Möbius microrings represents a significant step forward toward 3D topological photonics that offers a novel design philosophy for functional photonic and optoelectronic devices.
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- Xianqing Lin
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Henan Province Engineering Research Center of Microcavity and Photoelectric Intelligent Sensing, School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Shangqiu Normal University, Shangqiu, 476000, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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