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Su F, Hong Y, Zhang G, Wu K, Kim J, Chen Z, Zhang HJ, Kim D, Lin J. Two-dimensional radial-π-stacks in solution. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5604-5611. [PMID: 38638221 PMCID: PMC11023034 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00195h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Highly organized π-aggregate architectures can strongly affect electronic couplings, leading to important photophysical behaviors. With the escalating interest in two-dimensional (2D) materials attributed to their exceptional electronic and optical characteristics, there is growing anticipation that 2D radial-π-stacks built upon radial π-conjugation nanorings, incorporating intra- and inter-ring electronic couplings within the confines of a 2D plane, will exhibit superior topological attributes and distinct properties. Despite their immense potential, the design and synthesis of 2D π-stacks have proven to be a formidable challenge due to the insufficient π-π interactions necessary for stable stacking. In this study, we present the successful preparation of single-layer 2D radial-π-stacks in a solution. Pillar-shaped radially π-conjugated [4]cyclo-naphthodithiophene diimide ([4]C-NDTIs) molecules were tetragonally arranged via in-plane intermolecular π-π interactions. These 2D π-stacks have a unique topology that differs from that of conventional 1D π-stacks and exhibit notable properties, such as acting as a 2D template capable of absorbing C60 guest molecules and facilitating the formation of 2D radial-π-stacks comprising [4]C-NDTI-C60 complexes, rapid exciton delocalization across the 2D plane, and efficient excitation energy funneling towards a trap.
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- Feng Su
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Korea
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University Seoul 03722 Korea
- Division of Energy Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Gao C, Ni Z, Zhang X, Hu W, Dong H. Recent advances in n-type and ambipolar organic semiconductors and their multi-functional applications. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1331-1381. [PMID: 36723084 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00720g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Organic semiconductors have received broad attention and research interest due to their unique integration of semiconducting properties with structural tunability, intrinsic flexibiltiy and low cost. In order to meet the requirements of organic electronic devices and their integrated circuits, p-type, n-type and ambipolar organic semiconductors are all necessary. However, due to the limitation in both material synthesis and device fabrication, the development of n-type and ambipolar materials is quite behind that of p-type materials. Recent development in synthetic methods of organic semiconductors greatly enriches the range of n-type and ambipolar materials. Moreover, the newly developed materials with multiple functions also put forward multi-functional device applications, including some emerging research areas. In this review, we give a timely summary on these impressive advances in n-type and ambipolar organic semiconductors with a special focus on their synthesis methods and advanced materials with enhanced properties of charge carrier mobility, integration of high mobility and strong emission and thermoelectric properties. Finally, multi-functional device applications are further demonstrated as an example of these developed n-type and ambipolar materials.
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- Yihan Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, 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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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, 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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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University & 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.,Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, Fuzhou International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, 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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Deng H, Guo Z, Wang Y, Li K, Zhou Q, Ge C, Xu Z, Sato S, Ma X, Sun Z. Modular synthesis, host-guest complexation and solvation-controlled relaxation of nanohoops with donor-acceptor structures. Chem Sci 2022; 13:14080-14089. [PMID: 36540830 PMCID: PMC9728570 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05804a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Carbon nanohoops with donor-acceptor (D-A) structures are attractive electronic materials and biological fluorophores, but their synthesis is usually challenging. Moreover, the preparation of D-A nanohoop fluorophores exhibiting high fluorescence quantum yields beyond 500 nm remains a key challenge. This study presents a modular synthetic approach based on an efficient metal-free cyclocondensation reaction that readily produced nine congeners with D-A or donor-acceptor-donor' (D-A-D') structures, one of which is water-soluble. The tailored molecular design of nanohoops enabled a systematic and detailed study of their host-guest complexation with fullerene, optical properties, and charge transfer (CT) dynamics using X-ray crystallography, fluorescence titration, steady and ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations. The findings revealed intriguing physical properties associated with D-A motifs, such as tight binding with fullerene, moderate fluorescence quantum yields (37-67%) beyond 540 nm, and unique solvation-controlled CT relaxation of D-A-D' nanohoops, where two CT states (D-A and A-D') can be effectively tuned by solvation, resulting in dramatically changed relaxation pathways in different solvents.
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- Han Deng
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Integrated Molecular Structure Analysis Laboratory, Social Cooperation Program, The University of Tokyo Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Plus 92 Weijin Road Tianjin 300072 China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations Tianjin 300072 China
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Zhong S, Zhu L, Wu S, Li Y, Lin M. Photoactive donor-acceptor conjugated macrocycles: New opportunities for supramolecular chemistry. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pavlović RZ, Zhiquan L, Finnegan TJ, Waudby CA, Wang X, Gunawardana VWL, Zhu X, Wong CM, Hamby T, Moore CE, Hoefer N, McComb DW, Sevov CS, Badjić JD. Closed Aromatic Tubes-Capsularenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211304. [PMID: 35981224 PMCID: PMC9825917 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
In this study, we describe a synthetic method for incorporating arenes into closed tubes that we name capsularenes. First, we prepared vase-shaped molecular baskets 4-7. The baskets comprise a benzene base fused to three bicycle[2.2.1]heptane rings that extend into phthalimide (4), naphthalimide (6), and anthraceneimide sides (7), each carrying a dimethoxyethane acetal group. In the presence of catalytic trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the acetals at top of 4, 6 and 7 change into aliphatic aldehydes followed by their intramolecular cyclization into 1,3,5-trioxane (1 H NMR spectroscopy). Such ring closure is nearly a quantitative process that furnishes differently sized capsularenes 1 (0.7×0.9 nm), 8 (0.7×1.1 nm;) and 9 (0.7×1.4 nm;) characterized by X-Ray crystallography, microcrystal electron diffraction, UV/Vis, fluorescence, cyclic voltammetry, and thermogravimetry. With exceptional rigidity, unique topology, great thermal stability, and perhaps tuneable optoelectronic characteristics, capsularenes hold promise for the construction of novel organic electronic devices.
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- Radoslav Z. Pavlović
- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and AnalysisThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and AnalysisThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOH 43210USA,Department of Materials Science and EngineeringThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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- Department of Chemistry & BiochemistryThe Ohio State University100W. 18 AvenueColumbusOH 43210USA
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Haseena S, Ravva MK. Theoretical studies on donor-acceptor based macrocycles for organic solar cell applications. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15043. [PMID: 36057668 PMCID: PMC9440932 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19348-5] [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: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We have designed a series of new conjugated donor-acceptor-based macrocyclic molecules using state-of-the-art computational methods. An alternating array of donors and acceptor moieties in these macrocycle molecules are considered to tune the electronic and optical properties. The geometrical, electronic, and optical properties of newly designed macrocyclic molecules are fully explored using various DFT methods. Five conjugated macrocycles of different sizes are designed considering various donor and acceptor units. The selected donor and acceptors, viz., thiophene (PT), benzodithiophene (BDT), dithienobenzodithiophene (DTBDT), diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP), and benzothiazole (BT), are frequently found in high performing conjugated polymer for different organic electronic applications. To fully assess the potential of these designed macrocyclic derivatives, analyses of frontier molecular orbital energies, excited state energies, energy difference between singlet-triplet states, exciton binding energies, rate constants related to charge transfer at the donor-acceptor interfaces, and electron mobilities have been carried out. We found significant structural and electronic properties changes between cyclic compounds and their linear counterparts. Overall, the cyclic conjugated D-A macrocycles' promising electronic and optical properties suggest that these molecules can be used to replace linear polymer molecules with cyclic conjugated oligomers.
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- Sheik Haseena
- Department of Chemistry, SRM University-AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522240, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM University-AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, 522240, India.
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Pavlović RZ, Zhiquan L, Finnegan TJ, Waudby CA, Wang X, Gunawardana VWL, Zhu X, Wong CM, Hamby T, Moore CE, Hoefer N, McComb DW, Sevov CS, Badjic JD. Closed Aromatic Tubes ‐ Capsularenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202211304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Material Science and Engineering UNITED STATES
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- The Ohio State University Chemistry and Biochemistry UNITED STATES
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- Ohio State University Department of Chemistry 100 W. 18th Avenue 43210 Columbus UNITED STATES
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Su Y, Yuan B, Jiang Y, Wu P, Huang X, Zhu JJ, Jiang LP. A bioinspired hollow g-C 3N 4-CuPc heterostructure with remarkable SERS enhancement and photosynthesis-mimicking properties for theranostic applications. Chem Sci 2022; 13:6573-6582. [PMID: 35756512 PMCID: PMC9172571 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01534j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based on chemical mechanism (CM) has great potential for superior stability and selectivity. Moreover, a bioinspired CM-Raman substrate-Raman reporter system with charge separation and electron transport nature provides thylakoid-mimicking potential for multifunctional applications. Herein, hollow carbon nitride nanospheres hierarchically assembled with a well-oriented copper(ii) phthalocyanine layer and hyaluronic acid (HCNs@CuPc@HA) were designed as a light-harvesting nanocomposite and photosynthesis-mimicking nanoscaffold that enhance both CM-SERS and photoredox catalysis. Remarkable SERS enhancement was achieved due to the strengthened short-range substrate–molecule interaction, enriched CuPc molecule loading and enhanced light–mater interactions. Meanwhile, the uniform CuPc molecule film mimics a photo-pigment to accelerate the near infrared (NIR)-oxygen generation and photodynamic catalysis of photosynthetic membrane-like HCNs. The experimental findings were further validated by numerical theory analysis. The greatly enhanced SERS signal and photosynthetic-mimicking properties of the heterostructure (denoted as HCNCHs) were successfully employed for circulating tumor cell (CTC) diagnosis and SERS imaging-guided cancer catalytic therapy in tumor xenograft models. Thylakoid-inspired HCNs@CuPc@HA is designed as a light-harvesting nanocomposite and photosynthesis-mimicking nanoscaffold to simultaneously enhance chemical mechanism-based SERS and photosynthesis-mimicking catalysis for theranostics application.![]()
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- Yu Su
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China.,State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University Nanchang 330047 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Jiangsu 210097 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University Nanchang 330047 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China.,Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University Shenzhen 518000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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Terban MW, Billinge SJL. Structural Analysis of Molecular Materials Using the Pair Distribution Function. Chem Rev 2022; 122:1208-1272. [PMID: 34788012 PMCID: PMC8759070 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
This is a review of atomic pair distribution function (PDF) analysis as applied to the study of molecular materials. The PDF method is a powerful approach to study short- and intermediate-range order in materials on the nanoscale. It may be obtained from total scattering measurements using X-rays, neutrons, or electrons, and it provides structural details when defects, disorder, or structural ambiguities obscure their elucidation directly in reciprocal space. While its uses in the study of inorganic crystals, glasses, and nanomaterials have been recently highlighted, significant progress has also been made in its application to molecular materials such as carbons, pharmaceuticals, polymers, liquids, coordination compounds, composites, and more. Here, an overview of applications toward a wide variety of molecular compounds (organic and inorganic) and systems with molecular components is presented. We then present pedagogical descriptions and tips for further implementation. Successful utilization of the method requires an interdisciplinary consolidation of material preparation, high quality scattering experimentation, data processing, model formulation, and attentive scrutiny of the results. It is hoped that this article will provide a useful reference to practitioners for PDF applications in a wide realm of molecular sciences, and help new practitioners to get started with this technique.
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- Maxwell W. Terban
- Max
Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department
of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- Condensed
Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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Huijun Z, Jianbin L. Syntheses and Properties of Heteroatom-Doped Conjugated Nanohoops. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202205006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rimmele M, Nogala W, Seif-Eddine M, Roessler MM, Heeney M, Plasser F, Glöcklhofer F. Functional group introduction and aromatic unit variation in a set of π-conjugated macrocycles: revealing the central role of local and global aromaticity. Org Chem Front 2021; 8:4730-4745. [PMID: 34484800 PMCID: PMC8382046 DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00901j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
π-Conjugated macrocycles are molecules with unique properties that are increasingly exploited for applications and the question of whether they can sustain global aromatic or antiaromatic ring currents is particularly intriguing. However, there are only a small number of experimental studies that investigate how the properties of π-conjugated macrocycles evolve with systematic structural changes. Here, we present such a systematic experimental study of a set of [2.2.2.2]cyclophanetetraenes, all with formally Hückel antiaromatic ground states, and combine it with an in-depth computational analysis. The study reveals the central role of local and global aromaticity for rationalizing the observed optoelectronic properties, ranging from extremely large Stokes shifts of up to 1.6 eV to reversible fourfold reduction, a highly useful feature for charge storage/accumulation applications. A recently developed method for the visualization of chemical shielding tensors (VIST) is applied to provide unique insight into local and global ring currents occurring in different planes along the macrocycle. Conformational changes as a result of the structural variations can further explain some of the observations. The study contributes to the development of structure-property relationships and molecular design guidelines and will help to understand, rationalize, and predict the properties of other π-conjugated macrocycles. It will also assist in the design of macrocycle-based supramolecular elements with defined properties.
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- Martina Rimmele
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK .,Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK .,Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK .,Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK
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Wang S, Li Z, Ding P, Mattioli C, Huang W, Wang Y, Gourdon A, Sun Y, Chen M, Kantorovich L, Yang X, Rosei F, Yu M. On-Surface Decarboxylation Coupling Facilitated by Lock-to-Unlock Variation of Molecules upon the Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17435-17439. [PMID: 34080274 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
On-surface synthesis (OSS) involving relatively high energy barriers remains challenging due to a typical dilemma: firm molecular anchor is required to prevent molecular desorption upon the reaction, whereas sufficient lateral mobility is crucial for subsequent coupling and assembly. By locking the molecular precursors on the substrate then unlocking them during the reaction, we present a strategy to address this challenge. High-yield synthesis based on well-defined decarboxylation, intermediate transition, and hexamerization is demonstrated, resulting in an extended and ordered network exclusively composed of the newly synthesized macrocyclic compound. Thanks to the steric hindrance of its maleimide group, we attain a preferential selection of the coupling. This work unlocks a promising path to enrich the reaction types and improve the coupling selectivity hence the structual homogeneity of the final product for OSS.
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- Shaoshan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Condensed Matter Science and Technology Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Physics, King's College London, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- INRS Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications, Varennes Quebec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Wang S, Li Z, Ding P, Mattioli C, Huang W, Wang Y, Gourdon A, Sun Y, Chen M, Kantorovich L, Yang X, Rosei F, Yu M. On‐Surface Decarboxylation Coupling Facilitated by Lock‐to‐Unlock Variation of Molecules upon the Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Shaoshan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- Department of Chemistry Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- Condensed Matter Science and Technology Institute Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
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- Department of Chemistry Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Department of Physics King's College London The Strand London WC2R 2LS UK
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- INRS Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications Varennes Quebec J3X 1S2 Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 China
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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Xu Q, Zhang B, Zeng Y, Zangiabadi A, Ni H, Chen R, Ng F, Steigerwald ML, Nuckolls C. Electrical conductivity in a non-covalent two-dimensional porous organic material with high crystallinity. Chem Sci 2021; 12:2955-2959. [PMID: 34164063 PMCID: PMC8179372 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05602b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Electroactive macrocycle building blocks are a promising route to new types of functional two-dimensional porous organic frameworks. Our strategy uses conjugated macrocycles that organize into two dimensional porous sheets via non-covalent van der Waals interactions, to make ultrathin films that are just one molecule thick. In bulk, these two-dimensional (2D) sheets stack into a three-dimensional van der Waals crystal, where relatively weak alkyl–alkyl interactions constitute the interface between these sheets. With the liquid-phase exfoliation, we are able to obtain films as thin as two molecular layers. Further using a combination of liquid-phase and mechanical exfoliation, we are able to create non-covalent sheets over a large area (>100 μm2). The ultrathin porous films maintain the single crystal packing from the macrocyclic structure and are electrically conductive. We demonstrate that this new type of 2D non-covalent porous organic framework can be used as the active layer in a field effect transistor device with graphene source and drain contacts along with hexagonal boron nitride as the gate dielectric interface. Ultrathin porous films held together by non-covalent van der Waals interactions was obtained by a top-down approach, which is then utilized as channel material in a two-dimensional planar field-effect transistor device through easy stamp transfer.![]()
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- Qizhi Xu
- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China .,Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York New York 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York New York 10027 USA
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University New York New York 10025 USA
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- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University New York New York 10027 USA
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York New York 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York New York 10027 USA
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Zhang G, Xue N, Gu W, Yang X, Lv A, Zheng Y, Zhang L. Regiocontrolled dimerization of asymmetric diazaheptacene derivatives toward X-shaped porous semiconductors. Chem Sci 2020; 11:11235-11243. [PMID: 34094364 PMCID: PMC8162510 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03744c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Conformationally rigid X-shaped PAHs are attracting interest due to their self-assembly into unique networks and as models to study through-space exciton and charge delocalization in one single molecule. We report here the synthesis of X-shaped PAHs by dimerization of diazaheptacene diimides. The diimide groups are employed to effectively direct the self-assembly into antiparallel dimer aggregates, which assist the compounds to undergo a regiocontrolled [4 + 4] dimerization, leading to an X-shaped conformation bearing electron-poor and -rich subunits. The resulting PAHs are found to pack in 2D layers with large open channels and infinite π⋯π arrays. Furthermore, these highly crystalline porous materials serve as electron-transporting materials in OFETs due to the long-range π-stacked arrays in the layers. This work presents a potentially generalizable strategy, which may provide a unique class of porous semiconductors for organic devices, taking advantage of their open channels. The synthesis of conformationally rigid X-shaped PAHs by regiocontrolled cyclodimerization of diazaheptacene diimides is presented. The resulting porous materials exhibit enhanced semiconducting behaviors with large open channels.![]()
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- Guowei Zhang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 P. R. China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) Chengdu 610054 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 P. R. China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) Chengdu 610054 P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 P. R. China
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Mirzaei S, Castro E, Sánchez RH. Tubularenes. Chem Sci 2020; 11:8089-8094. [PMID: 34123082 PMCID: PMC8163370 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03384g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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We report the synthesis and characterization of conjugated, conformationally rigid, and electroactive carbon-based nanotubes that we term tubularenes. These structures are constructed from a resorcin[n b]arene base. Cyclization of the conjugated aromatic nanotube is achieved in one-pot eight-fold C-C bond formation via Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling. DFT calculations indicate a buildup of strain energy in excess of 90 kcal mol-1. The resulting architectures contain large internal void spaces >260 Å3, are fluorescent, and able to accept up to 4 electrons. This represents the first scaffolding approach that provides conjugated nanotube architectures.
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- Saber Mirzaei
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Ave. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Ave. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh 219 Parkman Ave. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15260 USA
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Wang ZD, Gan Y, Mai YL, Shi Y, Cao S, Lu ZX, Guo CQ, Tan H, Yan CF. Synthesis of Ordered Pt Nanocube Arrays Directed by Block Copolymer Nanotemplate and Their Potential on Ethanol Oxidation Reaction. Anal Chem 2020; 92:8046-8050. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Zhi-da Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 100039
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 100039
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
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- Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China, 110016
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, 510640
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 100039
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Barendt TA, Ball ML, Xu Q, Zhang B, Fowler B, Schattman A, Ritter VC, Steigerwald ML, Nuckolls C. Supramolecular Assemblies for Electronic Materials. Chemistry 2020; 26:3744-3748. [PMID: 32031717 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
This work presents a synergy between organic electronics and supramolecular chemistry, in which a host-guest complex is designed to function as an efficacious electronic material. Specifically, the noncovalent recognition of a fullerene, phenyl-C61 -butyric acid methyl ester (PC61 BM), by an alternating perylene diimide (P)-bithiophene (B) conjugated macrocycle (PBPB) results in a greater than five-fold enhancement in electron mobility, relative to the macrocycle alone. Characterization and quantification of the binding of fullerenes by host PBPB is provided alongside evidence for intermolecular electronic communication within the host-guest complexes.
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- Timothy A Barendt
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA.,The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027, USA
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Izumi S, Higginbotham HF, Nyga A, Stachelek P, Tohnai N, Silva PD, Data P, Takeda Y, Minakata S. Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescent Donor–Acceptor–Donor–Acceptor π-Conjugated Macrocycle for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:1482-1491. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, M. Strzody 9, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
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- Physics Department, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Anker Engelunds Vej 301, Kongens Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, M. Strzody 9, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
- Physics Department, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
- Center of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 34, Zabrze 41-819, Poland
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Ball ML, Zhang B, Fu T, Schattman AM, Paley DW, Ng F, Venkataraman L, Nuckolls C, Steigerwald ML. The importance of intramolecular conductivity in three dimensional molecular solids. Chem Sci 2019; 10:9339-9344. [PMID: 32110297 PMCID: PMC7006630 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03144h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent years have seen tremendous progress towards understanding the relation between the molecular structure and function of organic field effect transistors. The metrics for organic field effect transistors, which are characterized by mobility and the on/off ratio, are known to be enhanced when the intermolecular interaction is strong and the intramolecular reorganization energy is low. While these requirements are adequate when describing organic field effect transistors with simple and planar aromatic molecular components, they are insufficient for complex building blocks, which have the potential to localize a carrier on the molecule. Here, we show that intramolecular conductivity can play a role in controlling device characteristics of organic field effect transistors made with macrocycle building blocks. We use two isomeric macrocyclic semiconductors that consist of perylene diimides linked with bithiophenes and find that the trans-linked macrocycle has a higher mobility than the cis-based device. Through a combination of single molecule junction conductance measurements of the components of the macrocycles, control experiments with acyclic counterparts to the macrocycles, and analyses of each of the materials using spectroscopy, electrochemistry, and density functional theory, we attribute the difference in electron mobility of the OFETs created with the two isomers to the difference in intramolecular conductivity of the two macrocycles.
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- Melissa L Ball
- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Math , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
- Department of Applied Physics and Applied Math , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA . ; ;
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Liu Y, Lin FX, Feng Y, Liu X, Wang L, Yu ZQ, Tang BZ. Shape-Persistent π-Conjugated Macrocycles with Aggregation-Induced Emission Property: Synthesis, Mechanofluorochromism, and Mercury(II) Detection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:34232-34240. [PMID: 31441635 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Shape-persistent conjugated macrocycles are fundamentally important because of their unique structure and properties. Herein, a series of π-conjugated macrocycles with a shape-persistent architecture, an adaptive backbone, and aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties are synthesized via oxidative coupling of acetylene-terminated tetraphenylethylene precursor with a half-ring topology and following transformation from butadiynylene linkers into thienylene ones. Characterization by NMR spectroscopy and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry provided unambiguous proofs for the macrocyclic structures. In particular, the free rotation of aromatic rings in the rigid macrocyclic backbone was validated by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy, variable-temperature NMR measurements, and theoretical calculations. Moreover, these shape-persistent macrocyclic chromophores all exhibited obvious AIE phenomena and remarkable mechanofluorochromism behaviors with a red-shifted luminescence upon grinding and blue-shifted emission after solvent annealing. Also, the introduction of S atoms into the macrocyclic frameworks endowed the macrocyclic luminogen the capability to selectively detect mecury(II) ions in aqueous media among other metal ions.
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518005 , China
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- HKUST Shenzhen Research Institute , No. 9 Yuexing 1st Road, South Area, Hitech Park Nanshan , Shenzhen 518057 , China
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Wei Y, Zheng X, Lin D, Yuan H, Yin Z, Yang L, Yu Y, Wang S, Xie LH, Huang W. Superelectrophilic-Initiated C-H Functionalization at the β-Position of Thiophenes: A One-Pot Synthesis of trans-Stereospecific Saddle-Shaped Cyclic Compounds. J Org Chem 2019; 84:10701-10709. [PMID: 31364358 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Superelectrophilic-initiated direct C-H functionalization of thiophenes at the β-position was developed. A series of trans-stereospecific [2,1-a]-IF-thiophene-fused cyclic compounds (4) with saddle-shaped structure were prepared in 17-30% yields through a one-pot superelectrophilic Friedel-Crafts reaction of dihydroindenofluorene with thiophene derivatives. From the crystal packing analyses of 4a, its skeleton shows both strong intermolecular π-π stacking and C-H···π stacking. Furthermore, the ring-dependent photophysical properties of 4 were confirmed by UV-vis absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy as well as through the study of their fluorescence quantum yield.
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- Ying Wei
- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China.,Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) , Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) , 127 West Youyi Road , Xi'an 710072 , Shaanxi , China
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- Centre for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , China.,Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) , Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) , 127 West Youyi Road , Xi'an 710072 , Shaanxi , China
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Ball M, Zhang B, Zhong Y, Fowler B, Xiao S, Ng F, Steigerwald M, Nuckolls C. Conjugated Macrocycles in Organic Electronics. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:1068-1078. [PMID: 30869865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This Account describes a body of research on the design, synthesis, and application of a new class of electronic materials made from conjugated macrocycles. Our macrocyclic design takes into consideration the useful attributes of fullerenes and what properties make fullerenes efficient n-type materials. We identified four electronic and structural elements: (1) a three-dimensional shape; (2) a conjugated and delocalized π-space; (3) the presence of an interior and exterior to the π-surface; and (4) low-energy unoccupied molecular orbitals allowing them to accept electrons. The macrocyclic design incorporates some of these properties, including a three-dimensional shape, an interior/exterior to the π-surface, and low-lying LUMOs maintaining the n-type semiconducting behavior, yet we also install synthetic flexibility in our approach in order to tune the properties further. Each of the macrocycles comprises perylenediimide cores wound together with linkers. The perylenediimide building block endows each macrocycle with the ability to accept electrons, while the synthetic flexibility to install different linkers allows us to create macrocycles with different electronic properties and sizes. We have created three macrocycles that all absorb well into the visible range of the solar spectrum and possess different shapes and sizes. We then use these materials in an array of applications that take advantage of their ability to function as n-type semiconductors, absorb in the visible range of the solar spectrum, and possess intramolecular cavities. This Account will discuss our progress in incorporating these new macrocycles in organic solar cells, organic photodetectors, organic field effect transistors, and sensors. The macrocycles outperform acyclic controls in organic solar cells. We find the more rigid macrocyclic structure results in less intrinsic charges and lower dark current in organic photodetectors. Our macrocyclic-based photodetector has the highest detectivity of non-fullerene acceptors. The macrocycles also function as sensors and are able to recognize nuanced differences in analytes. Perylenediimide-based fused oligomers are efficient materials in both organic solar cells and field effect transistors. We will use the oligomers to construct macrocycles for use in solar energy conversion. In addition, we will incorporate different electron-rich linkers in our cycles in an attempt to engineer the HOMO/LUMO gap further. Looking further into the future, we envision opportunities in applying these conjugated macrocycles as electronic host/guest materials, as concatenated electronic materials by threading the macrocycles with electroactive oligomers, and as a locus for catalysis that is driven by light and electric fields.
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- Melissa Ball
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Optoelectronic Nano Materials and Devices Institute, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Optoelectronic Nano Materials and Devices Institute, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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Yang X, Yuan L, Chen Z, Liu Z, Miao Q. A Trefoil Macrocycle Synthesized by 3-Fold Benzannulation. Org Lett 2018; 20:6952-6956. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xuejin Yang
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Ball ML, Zhang B, Xu Q, Paley DW, Ritter VC, Ng F, Steigerwald ML, Nuckolls C. Influence of Molecular Conformation on Electron Transport in Giant, Conjugated Macrocycles. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:10135-10139. [PMID: 30063344 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b06565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
We describe here the direct connection between the molecular conformation of a conjugated macrocycle and its macroscopic charge transport properties. We incorporate chiral, helical perylene diimide ribbons into the two separate macrocycles as the n-type, electron transporting material. As the macrocycles' films and electronic structures are analogous, the important finding is that the macrocycles' molecular structures and their associated dynamics determine device performance in organic field effect transistors. We show the more flexible macrocycle has a 4-fold increase in electron mobility in field effect transistor devices. Using a combination of spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, we find that the origin of the difference in device performance is the ability of more flexible isomer to make intermolecular contacts relative to the more rigid counterpart.
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- Melissa L Ball
- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.,Wuhan University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430072 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.,Wuhan University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , Hubei 430072 , People's Republic of China
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