Nanoengineering triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion: from materials to real-world applications

T Schloemer, P Narayanan, Q Zhou, E Belliveau… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Using light to control matter has captured the imagination of scientists for generations, as
there is an abundance of photons at our disposal. Yet delivering photons beyond the surface …

Visible‐to‐UV Photon Upconversion: Recent Progress in New Materials and Applications

M Uji, TJB Zähringer, C Kerzig… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultraviolet (UV, λ< 400 nm) light is essential for various photochemical reactions,
but its intensity in the solar spectrum is very low, and light sources that artificially generate …

NIR‐Absorbing B, N‐Heteroarene as Photosensitizer for High‐Performance NIR‐to‐Blue Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion

JK Li, MY Zhang, L Zeng, L Huang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Triplet‐triplet annihilation upconversion (TTA‐UC) with near‐infrared (NIR) photosensitizers
is highly desirable for a variety of emerging applications. However, the development of NIR …

Blue‐to‐UVB Upconversion, Solvent Sensitization and Challenging Bond Activation Enabled by a Benzene‐Based Annihilator

TJB Zähringer, JA Moghtader… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several energy‐demanding photoreactions require harsh UV light from inefficient light
sources. The conversion of low‐energy visible light to high‐energy singlet states via triplet …

Ultra‐Small Air‐Stable Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion Nanoparticles for Anti‐Stokes Time‐Resolved Imaging

B Zhang, KD Richards, BE Jones… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Image contrast is often limited by background autofluorescence in steady‐state bioimaging
microscopy. Upconversion bioimaging can overcome this by shifting the emission lifetime …

A new sensitization strategy for achieving organic RTP in aqueous solution: tunable RTP and UC emission in supramolecular TTA-UC systems

L Wei, F Gao, C He, Q He, P Jin, Y Rong, T Zhao… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
Achieving room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) of heavy-atom-free organic molecules
with near-infrared (NIR) emission in solutions is fascinating for medical and biological …

Energy component analysis for electronically excited states of molecules: why the lowest excited state is not always the HOMO/LUMO transition

P Kimber, F Plasser - Journal of Chemical Theory and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ability to tune excited-state energies is crucial to many areas of molecular design. In
many cases, this is done based on the energies of the highest occupied molecular orbital …

Applications of red light photoredox catalysis in organic synthesis

AH Schade, L Mei - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoredox catalysis has emerged as an efficient and versatile approach for developing
novel synthetic methodologies. Particularly, red light photocatalysis has attracted more …

Promoting multiexciton interactions in singlet fission and triplet fusion upconversion dendrimers

G He, EM Churchill, KR Parenti, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Singlet fission and triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion are two multiexciton processes
intimately related to the dynamic interaction between one high-lying energy singlet and two …

Natural Protein Photon Upconversion Supramolecular Assemblies for Background-Free Biosensing

HJ Feng, L Zeng, JY Li, WY Lin, F Qi… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The diagnosis of disease biomarkers is crucial for the identification, monitoring, and
prognostic assessment of malignant disease. However, biological samples with …