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Scarpelli F, Ricciardi L, La Deda M, Brunelli E, Crispini A, Ghedini M, Godbert N, Aiello I. A luminescent lyotropic liquid-crystalline gel of a water-soluble Ir(III) complex. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Vadra N, Huck-Iriart C, Giovanetti LJ, Di Chenna PH, Cukiernik FD. Supramolecular organogels based on mesogenic 2,7-difunctionalized triphenylenes as a simple system for water content assessment in light alcohols. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj04834k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Self-assembly of di-hydroxylated triphenylenes in columnar mesophases and organogels depends on the spacer length and allows water quantification in alcohols.
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- Nahir Vadra
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Analítica y Química Física and CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales
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- Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología
- CONICET
- Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM)
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA)
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
- Universidad Nacional de la Plata
- CONICET
- La Plata
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a la Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR)
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Analítica y Química Física and CONICET–Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales
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Mac Cormack AS, Busch VM, Japas ML, Giovanetti L, Di Salvo F, Di Chenna PH. The effect of vicinal di-halo substituents on the organogelling properties of aromatic supramolecular gelators and their application as soft templates. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01440k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Vicinal di-halo substituents have a determinant effect on the supramolecular self-assembly and properties of aromatic physical gelators with application as soft templates.
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- Andrea S. Mac Cormack
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a la Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR)
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Pabellón 2
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- Instituto de Tecnología de Alimentos y Procesos Químicos (ITAPROQ) Departamento de Química Orgánica y Departamento de Industrias
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Ciudad Universitaria
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- Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA)
- Gerencia Química
- Centro Atómico Constituyentes
- Av. Gral. Paz 1499, San Martín
- B1650KNA Buenos Aires
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA)
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas
- Universidad Nacional de la Plata
- CONICET
- La Plata
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Analítica y Química Física and CONICET
- Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a la Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR)
- Departamento de Química Orgánica
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
- Pabellón 2
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Iqbal S, Khan AA. Supramolecular self-assembly and physical-gel formation in disc-like liquid crystals: a scalable predictive model for gelation and an application in photovoltaics. RSC Adv 2019; 9:6335-6345. [PMID: 35517296 PMCID: PMC9060925 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09278h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The application of triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystal derivatives as physical gelators is investigated. In particular, we focus on 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexakis-pentyloxytriphenylene (HAT5) and the longer alkyl chain homologue (HAT6). The driving mechanisms behind and parameter space of non-covalent physical gel formation is studied. A Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) approach is used to predict physical gelation of these disc-like liquid crystalline molecules in a variety of common organic and inorganic solvents important to electrochemical devices. Our results show that HSP analysis is very useful for the prediction of gel formation. The results are transferrable and can form the basis for future investigations into liquid crystalline physical gels. Furthermore, we use acetonitrile as a solvent and apply the gels as electrolytes in dye sensitized solar cells. It is observed that using a binary mixture of gelators results in average photovoltaic power conversion efficiencies as high as 7.21%, compared to a 5.9% reference electrolyte. This is attributed to a reduction in electron recombination at the n-type interface and provides further insight about hybrid gelators. Coupled with an increase in device stability, the results are promising for gel-based dye sensitized solar cells as well as potentially other electrolytic devices such as batteries and supercapacitors.
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- Sehrish Iqbal
- Department of Physics, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Sector U, DHA Lahore 54792 Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Sector U, DHA Lahore 54792 Pakistan
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Di Chenna PH. Gels as Templates for the Syntheses of Shape-Controlled Nanostructured Materials. Gels 2018; 4:E10. [PMID: 30674785 PMCID: PMC6318621 DOI: 10.3390/gels4010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The preparation of inorganic, organic and/or hybrid nanostructured materials with controlled shape and size is crucial for the development of nanotechnology, and it is nowadays the focus of intense research.[...].
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- Pablo H Di Chenna
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos Aplicados a la Química Orgánica (UMYMFOR), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EG, Argentina.
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Scarpelli F, Ionescu A, Aiello I, La Deda M, Crispini A, Ghedini M, Brunelli E, Sesti S, Godbert N. High Order in a Self-Assembled Iridium(III) Complex Gelator Towards Nanostructured IrO 2 Thin Films. Chem Asian J 2017; 12:2703-2710. [PMID: 28816032 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201700930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The preparation and characterization of a new metallogelator based on the IrIII discrete cyclometalated complex [(ppy)2 Ir(bpy)](CH3 CH2 OCH2 CO2 ) are reported, where H(ppy) is 2-phenylpiridine and bpy is 2,2'-bipyridine, which is used as an ancillary ligand. The compound is able to self-assemble in water in a range of concentrations between 3 % and 6 % w/w, creating a luminescent ordered supramolecular gel. The gel and xerogel architectures were investigated through polarized optical microscopy (POM), SEM and TEM microscopies coupled with powder X-ray diffraction. The gel supramolecular organization is characterized by columnar tetragonal strands, already present at high dilution conditions, of cations surrounded by counteranions. These strands, in turn, are self-assembled in an oblique columnar cell upon gelification. The xerogel thin films obtained upon complete dehydration maintained the gel supramolecular order and can be used as a precursor for the preparation of nanostructured IrO2 thin films.
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- Francesca Scarpelli
- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra, DIBEST, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Ecologia e Scienze della Terra, DIBEST, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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- MAT-INLAB (Laboratorio di Materiali Molecolari Inorganici), LASCAMM CR-INSTM, Unità INSTM della Calabria, Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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Khan AA, Kamarudin MA, Qasim MM, Wilkinson TD. Formation of physical-gel redox electrolytes through self-assembly of discotic liquid crystals: Applications in dye sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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