Expanded theory of H-and J-molecular aggregates: the effects of vibronic coupling and intermolecular charge transfer

NJ Hestand, FC Spano - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The electronic excited states of molecular aggregates and their photophysical signatures
have long fascinated spectroscopists and theoreticians alike since the advent of Frenkel …

A highly strained all‐phenylene conjoined bismacrocycle

X Zhang, H Shi, G Zhuang, S Wang, J Wang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report the precise synthesis of a 3D highly strained all‐phenylene bismacrocycle,
termed conjoined (1, 4)[10] cycloparaphenylenophane (SCPP [10]). This structure consists …

Six-coordinate zinc porphyrins for template-directed synthesis of spiro-fused nanorings

L Favereau, A Cnossen, JB Kelber… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Five-coordinate geometry is the standard binding mode of zinc porphyrins with pyridine
ligands. Here we show that pseudo-octahedral six-coordinate zinc porphyrin complexes can …

Template-directed synthesis of a conjugated zinc porphyrin nanoball

J Cremers, R Haver, M Rickhaus, JQ Gong… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report the template-directed synthesis of a π-conjugated 14-porphyrin nanoball. This
structure consists of two intersecting nanorings containing six and 10 porphyrin units …

Tuning the circumference of six-porphyrin nanorings

R Haver, L Tejerina, HW Jiang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Most macrocycles are made from a simple repeat unit, resulting in high symmetry. Breaking
this symmetry allows fine-tuning of the circumference, providing better control of the host …

Nanoscale π-conjugated ladders

SA Meißner, T Eder, TJ Keller, DA Hofmeister… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
It is challenging to increase the rigidity of a macromolecule while maintaining solubility.
Established strategies rely on templating by dendrons, or by encapsulation in macrocycles …

Charge-carrier cooling and polarization memory loss in formamidinium tin triiodide

KJ Savill, MT Klug, RL Milot, HJ Snaith… - The journal of physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Reports of slow charge-carrier cooling in hybrid metal halide perovskites have prompted
hopes of achieving higher photovoltaic cell voltages through hot-carrier extraction. However …

Efficient energy transfer mitigates parasitic light absorption in molecular charge-extraction layers for perovskite solar cells

HJ Eggimann, JB Patel, MB Johnston… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Organic semiconductors are commonly used as charge-extraction layers in metal-halide
perovskite solar cells. However, parasitic light absorption in the sun-facing front molecular …

Excited‐State Dynamic Planarization of Cyclic Oligothiophenes in the Vicinity of a Ring‐to‐Linear Excitonic Behavioral Turning Point

KH Park, P Kim, W Kim, H Shimizu, M Han… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Excited‐state dynamic planarization processes play a crucial role in determining exciton
size in cyclic systems, as reported for π‐conjugated linear oligomers. Herein, we report time …

Magnetically Induced Current Densities in π-Conjugated Porphyrin Nanoballs

A Mahmood, M Dimitrova, LN Wirz… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Magnetically induced current densities (MICDs) of Zn-porphyrinoid nanostructures have
been studied at the density functional theory level using the B3LYP functional and the def2 …