Molecular engineering of conjugated polymers for solar cells: an updated report

S Xiao, Q Zhang, W You - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The device efficiency of polymer: fullerene bulk heterojunction solar cells has recently
surpassed 11%, as a result of synergistic efforts among chemists, physicists, and engineers …

Fluorination enhances NIR‐II emission and photothermal conversion efficiency of phototheranostic agents for imaging‐guided cancer therapy

C Li, G Jiang, J Yu, W Ji, L Liu, P Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phototheranostics with second near‐infrared (NIR‐II) imaging and photothermal effect have
become a burgeoning biotechnology for tumor diagnosis and precise treatment. As …

Exploration of syntheses and functions of higher ladder-type π-conjugated heteroacenes

Z Cai, MA Awais, N Zhang, L Yu - Chem, 2018 - cell.com
Ladder-type heteroacenes with well-defined structures and highly planar and delocalized π-
electrons are an important class of materials for potential applications in organic electronics …

(Semi) ladder-type bithiophene imide-based all-acceptor semiconductors: Synthesis, structure–property correlations, and unipolar n-type transistor performance

Y Wang, H Guo, A Harbuzaru, MA Uddin… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Development of high-performance unipolar n-type organic semiconductors still remains as a
great challenge. In this work, all-acceptor bithiophene imide-based ladder-type small …

High-efficiency and low-energy-loss organic solar cells enabled by tuning conformations of dimeric electron acceptors

X Gu, Y Wei, N Yu, J Qiao, Z Han, Q Lin, X Han… - CCS …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Dimeric fused-ring electron acceptors (DFREAs) have attracted much attention due to the
combined advantages of their monomeric and polymeric acceptors, including a well-defined …

An n‐Type All‐Fused‐Ring Molecule with Photoresponse to 1000 nm for Highly Sensitive Near‐Infrared Photodetector

Y Zhang, Y Yu, X Liu, J Miao, Y Han, J Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Most of all‐fused‐ring π‐conjugated molecules have wide or medium bandgap and show
photo response in the visible range. In this work, an all‐fused‐ring n‐type molecule, which …

Ladder‐type heteroarenes: up to 15 rings with five imide groups

Y Wang, H Guo, S Ling… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A series of novel imide‐functionalized ladder‐type heteroarenes with well‐defined structure
and controllable conjugation lengths were synthesized and characterized. The synthetic …

A large pyrene-fused N-heteroacene: fifteen aromatic six-membered rings annulated in one row

Z Wang, P Gu, G Liu, H Yao, Y Wu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we present our recent progress on the synthesis, crystal structure, physical properties
and DFT calculations of a novel large pyrene-fused N-heteroacene (15RINGS) with 15 …

Covalent and noncovalent approaches to rigid coplanar π-conjugated molecules and macromolecules

C Zhu, AJ Kalin, L Fang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Molecular conformation and rigidity are essential factors in determining the
properties of individual molecules, the associated supramolecular assemblies, and bulk …

Extraordinary redox activities in ladder-type conjugated molecules enabled by B← N coordination-promoted delocalization and hyperconjugation

C Zhu, X Ji, D You, TL Chen, AU Mu… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The introduction of B← N coordinate bond—isoelectronic to C–C single bond—into π-
systems represents a promising strategy to impart exotic redox and electrochromic …