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Ikeshita M, Ichinose M, Tsuno T. Luminescent solvent-free liquids based on Schiff-base boron difluoride complexes with polyethylene glycol chains. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:2178-2184. [PMID: 38351893 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01590d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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A series of Schiff-base boron difluoride complexes with polyethylene glycol chains were synthesized and their photophysical properties were examined. These complexes maintained the solvent-free liquid state even at room temperature and their glass transition temperatures (Tg) were determined to be around -40 °C. The complexes showed blue to yellow luminescence under UV irradiation in the solvent-free liquid state with good emission quantum yields (Φ) of up to 0.26. The luminescence colour could also be tuned by dissolving organic dyes in the blue luminescent liquid sample. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent (TD) DFT calculations were performed to further understand the photophysical properties.
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- Masahiro Ikeshita
- Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino, Chiba 275-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino, Chiba 275-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Molecular Chemistry, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Narashino, Chiba 275-8575, Japan.
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Liu Y, Yan M, Shu J, He H, Wang Z, Qin Z, Wang Y, Zhang Y. Enhanced Performance and High Resistance to Efficiency Degradation of Blue Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes Using the Lewis Base Blended Hole-Transporting Layers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:1251-1258. [PMID: 38129975 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The distinctive characteristics of blue quantum dots (QDs) such as their deep valence band and large bandgap give rise to an elevated hole injection barrier between the hole transport layers (HTLs) and the QD active layer. This results in an imbalance of carrier transport and injection across the device, leading to a degrading performance in QD light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). In this paper, high-efficiency and low-efficiency degradation blue CdSe/CdS/ZnS QLEDs were fabricated by using the Lewis base, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (DPPE), blended with poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) (DPPE:PVK) as HTLs. The device performance of blue QLEDs can be finely adjusted by manipulating the blending ratio between DPPE and PVK. When 4 wt % DPPE was blended with PVK (4 wt % DPPE:PVK) as the HTL, the device achieved its optimal performance. Compared to the device with neat PVK as the HTL, the turn-on voltage of blue QLEDs with the 4 wt % DPPE:PVK HTL is reduced from 3.21 to 2.9 V. The maximum current efficiency (CE) and external quantum efficiency (EQE) of blue QLEDs increase from 2.92 cd A-1 and 5.89% in neat PVK to 5.75 cd A-1 and 11.75% for the 4 wt % DPPE:PVK HTL. Furthermore, the QLEDs incorporating DPPE:PVK HTLs exhibited exceptional resistance to efficiency degradation (EQE = 8.83%@L = 12,000 cd m-2 for 4 wt % DPPE:PVK as the HTL and EQE = 2.80%@L = 12,000 cd m-2 for neat PVK as the HTL). A more in-depth analysis reveals that enhanced device performance results from the chelating and bridging effect of the bidentate ligand Lewis base DPPE. These effects strengthen the binding of free metal ions in the blue QDs, reduce the charge barriers, enhance the contact between the HTLs and the QD active layer, and ultimately improve hole injection.
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- Yuyu Liu
- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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- School of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon and Advanced Energy Materials, Guangzhou 510631, P. R. China
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Shinar R, Shinar J. Organic Electronics-Microfluidics/Lab on a Chip Integration in Analytical Applications. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:8488. [PMID: 37896581 PMCID: PMC10611406 DOI: 10.3390/s23208488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Organic electronics (OE) technology has matured in displays and is advancing in solid-state lighting applications. Other promising and growing uses of this technology are in (bio)chemical sensing, imaging, in vitro cell monitoring, and other biomedical diagnostics that can benefit from low-cost, efficient small devices, including wearable designs that can be fabricated on glass or flexible plastic. OE devices such as organic LEDs, organic and hybrid perovskite-based photodetectors, and organic thin-film transistors, notably organic electrochemical transistors, are utilized in such sensing and (bio)medical applications. The integration of compact and sensitive OE devices with microfluidic channels and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) structures is very promising. This survey focuses on studies that utilize this integration for a variety of OE tools. It is not intended to encompass all studies in the area, but to present examples of the advances and the potential of such OE technology, with a focus on microfluidics/LOC integration for efficient wide-ranging sensing and biomedical applications.
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- Ruth Shinar
- Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Physics & Astronomy Department and Ames National Laboratory—USDOE, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Order from disorder: Directed assembly of alkyl-π functional molecular liquids. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2022.101641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Romano G, Insero G, Marrugat SN, Fusi F. Innovative light sources for phototherapy. Biomol Concepts 2022; 13:256-271. [DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2022-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The use of light for therapeutic purposes dates back to ancient Egypt, where the sun itself was an innovative source, probably used for the first time to heal skin diseases. Since then, technical innovation and advancement in medical sciences have produced newer and more sophisticated solutions for light-emitting sources and their applications in medicine. Starting from a brief historical introduction, the concept of innovation in light sources is discussed and analysed, first from a technical point of view and then in the light of their fitness to improve existing therapeutic protocols or propose new ones. If it is true that a “pure” technical advancement is a good reason for innovation, only a sub-system of those advancements is innovative for phototherapy. To illustrate this concept, the most representative examples of innovative light sources are presented and discussed, both from a technical point of view and from the perspective of their diffusion and applications in the clinical field.
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- Giovanni Romano
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence , Viale G. Pieraccini 6 , 50139 Florence , Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence , Viale G. Pieraccini 6 , 50139 Florence , Italy
- National Research Council, National Institute of Optics (CNR-INO) , Via Carrara 1 , 50019 Sesto Fiorentino , FI , Italy
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- Institut Quimic de Sarria, Universidad Ramon Llull , Via Augusta 390 , 08017 Barcelona , Spain
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence , Viale G. Pieraccini 6 , 50139 Florence , Italy
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Wakchaure VC, Veer SD, Nidhankar AD, Goudappagouda, Nayak R, Asokan K, Ravindranathan S, Babu SS. Donor-acceptor based solvent-free organic liquid hybrids with exciplex emission and room temperature phosphorescence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:1998-2001. [PMID: 35048089 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc07082g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Solvent-free organic liquids are well-known for their excellent luminescence features. Hence, the recent developments in this area have marked them as potential emitters with high quantum yield and enhanced processability. The support of an available liquid matrix enables doping to deliver hybrid liquids with intriguing luminescence features. In this direction, we report solvent-free liquid donor-acceptor pairs with exciplex emission and room temperature phosphorescence at very low acceptor loading. The underlying weak intermolecular interactions have been revealed by 2D NMR techniques and theoretical calculations. The formation of large-area thin films by exciplex and phosphorescent liquid hybrids will encourage the development of scalable lighting and display materials.
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- Vivek Chandrakant Wakchaure
- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India.
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India.
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India.,Central NMR Facility, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201 002, India
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Takaishi K, Matsumoto T, Kawataka M, Ema T. Circularly Polarized Luminescence Liquids Based on Siloxybinaphthyls: Best Binaphthyl Dihedral Angle in the Excited State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:9968-9972. [PMID: 33617100 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A series of axially chiral 1,1'-binaphthyls with trialkylsiloxy (OSiR3 ) groups were synthesized. Among them, 1 a-c possessing OSiR3 groups at the 7,7'-positions and methyl groups at the 2,2'-positions were liquids at room temperature, and the neat liquids showed circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) (R=Bu; Φfl,liquid =0.21, |glum,liquid |=1.6×10-3 ). The |glum,liquid | value is the highest of pure liquids. These compounds remained liquid over a broad range of temperatures, down to -50 °C. Time-dependent DFT calculations indicated that in the excited state, the binaphthyls adopt a transoid conformation with a small angle between the electric and magnetic transition dipole moments (θμ,m =77°), which is a key factor in their CPL activity. The best binaphthyl dihedral angle in the excited state is approximately 110°.
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- Kazuto Takaishi
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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Takaishi K, Matsumoto T, Kawataka M, Ema T. Circularly Polarized Luminescence Liquids Based on Siloxybinaphthyls: Best Binaphthyl Dihedral Angle in the Excited State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kazuto Takaishi
- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University Tsushima Okayama 700-8530 Japan
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