Smart Molecules,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 15, 2024
Abstract
Smart
materials
serve
as
the
fundamental
cornerstone
supporting
humanity's
transition
into
intelligent
era.
possess
capability
to
perceive
external
stimuli
and
respond
accordingly.
Light‐controlled
smart
(LCSMs)
are
a
significant
category
that
can
sense
light
stimuli.
Light,
being
non‐invasive,
precisely
regulated,
remotely
controllable
source
of
physical
stimulation,
makes
LCSMs
indispensable
in
certain
application
scenarios.
Recently,
construction
using
supramolecular
strategies
has
emerged
research
focus.
Supramolecular
assembly,
based
on
non‐covalent
bonding,
offers
dynamic,
reversible,
biomimetic
properties.
By
integrating
systems
with
photoresponsive
molecular
building
blocks,
these
achieve
synergistic
rich
stimulus
responses.
This
review
delves
latest
advancements
strategies.
There
four
sections
this
review.
The
first
section
defines
outlines
their
advantages.
second
discusses
design
approaches
LCSMs.
third
highlights
over
past
3
years.
fourth
summarizes
current
provides
insights
future
development
field.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
57(16), P. 2316 - 2325
Published: Aug. 7, 2024
ConspectusPhotocatalytic
energy
conversion
is
a
pivotal
process
for
harnessing
solar
to
produce
chemicals
and
presents
sustainable
alternative
fossil
fuels.
Key
strategies
enhance
photocatalytic
efficiency
include
facilitating
mass
transport
reactant
adsorption,
improving
light
absorption,
promoting
electron
hole
separation
suppress
electron-hole
recombination.
This
Account
delves
into
the
potential
advantages
of
electrically
conductive
metal-organic
frameworks
(EC-MOFs)
in
examines
how
manipulating
electronic
structures
controlling
morphology
defects
affect
their
unique
properties,
potentially
impacting
selectivity.
Moreover,
with
proof-of-concept
study
hydrogen
peroxide
production
by
EC-MOF's
structure,
we
highlight
outlined
this
Account.EC-MOFs
not
only
possess
porosity
surface
areas
like
conventional
MOFs,
but
exhibit
conductivity
through
d-p
conjugation
between
ligands
metal
nodes,
enabling
effective
charge
transport.
Their
narrow
band
gaps
also
allow
visible
making
them
promising
candidates
efficient
photocatalysts.
In
EC-MOFs,
modular
design
nodes
allows
fine-tuning
both
structure
physical
including
particle
morphology,
which
essential
optimizing
positions
achieve
selective
conversion.Despite
as
photocatalysts,
modulating
or
EC-MOFs
nontrivial,
fast
growth
kinetics
make
prone
defect
formation,
To
fully
leverage
discuss
our
group's
efforts
manipulate
develop
synthetic
control
healing.
For
tuning
structures,
diversifying
combinations
metals
linkers
available
EC-MOF
synthesis
has
been
explored.
Next,
suggest
that
synthesizing
ligand-based
solid
solutions
will
enable
continuous
positions,
demonstrating
distinguish
reactions
similar
redox
potentials.
Lastly,
present
incorporating
donor-acceptor
system
an
spatially
separate
photogenerated
carriers,
could
As
strategy
control,
demonstrated
electrosynthesis
can
modify
enhancing
electrochemical
area,
be
beneficial
adsorption.
Finally,
healing
reducing
traps
on
defects,
efficiency.Our
vision
introduce
platform
conversion.
Although
are
new
class
semiconductor
materials
have
extensively
studied
conversion,
inherent
absorption
properties
indicate
significant
potential.
We
envision
employing
molecular
applying
customize
repair
promote
separation,
transfer
reactants,
realize
high
selectivity
EC-MOF-based
effort
lays
foundation
rational
advance
use
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
review
examines
the
strategies
of
symmetry
breaking
(charge/coordination/geometric)
in
single-atom
catalysts
to
regulate
active
site
electronic
structures,
greatly
enhancing
catalytic
performance.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Comprehensive
Summary
The
advancement
of
multifunctional
fluorescent
probes
for
monitoring
diverse
environmental
parameters
is
paramount
importance.
In
this
study,
we
engineered
dual‐chromophore
probe,
DBT
,
that
responds
to
multiple
stimuli
by
integrating
functional
groups
with
unique
characteristics.
Notably,
the
probe
exhibits
pronounced
bimodal
emission
under
specific
conditions,
its
fluorescence
shifting
between
red
and
blue
in
response
alterations
solvent
composition,
humidity
levels,
temperature
variations.
Significantly,
facilitates
differentiation
visual
identification
eight
solvents,
permits
quantitative
detection
trace
water
content
organic
solvents.
Additionally,
it
allows
gasoline.
These
findings
herald
development
single‐molecule
materials
capable
responding
stimulus,
paving
way
simultaneous
multi‐stimuli
discrimination
various
applications.
