Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(24), P. 16681 - 16688
Published: June 5, 2024
Electrochemiluminescence
(ECL)
involves
charge
transfer
between
electrochemical
redox
intermediates
to
produce
an
excited
state
for
light
emission.
Ensuring
precise
control
of
is
essential
decoding
ECL
fundamentals,
yet
guidelines
on
how
achieve
this
conventional
emitters
remain
unexplored.
Molecular
ratchets
offer
a
potential
solution,
as
they
enable
the
directional
energy
or
chemicals
while
impeding
reverse
movement.
Herein,
we
designed
10
pairs
imine-based
covalent
organic
frameworks
reticular
delicately
manipulate
intrareticular
directing
transduction
from
electric
and
chemical
energies.
Aligning
donor
acceptor
(D–A)
directions
with
imine
dipole
effectively
facilitates
migration,
whereas
reversing
D–A
direction
impedes
it.
Notably,
ratchet
effect
directionality
intensified
increasing
contrast,
resulting
in
remarkable
680-fold
improvement
efficiency.
Furthermore,
dipole-controlled
exciton
binding
energy,
electron/hole
decay
kinetics,
femtosecond
transient
absorption
spectra
identified
electron
tendency
N-end
toward
C-end
during
transduction.
An
exponential
correlation
efficiency
difference
was
discovered.
Our
work
provides
general
approach
design
next-generation
devices.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(28)
Published: May 7, 2022
Two-electron
oxygen
photoreduction
to
hydrogen
peroxide
(H2
O2
)
is
seriously
inhibited
by
its
sluggish
charge
kinetics.
Herein,
a
polarization
engineering
strategy
demonstrated
grafting
(thio)urea
functional
groups
onto
covalent
triazine
frameworks
(CTFs),
giving
rise
significantly
promoted
separation/transport
and
obviously
enhanced
proton
transfer.
The
thiourea-functionalized
CTF
(Bpt-CTF)
presents
substantial
improvement
in
the
photocatalytic
H2
production
rate
3268.1
µmol
h-1
g-1
with
no
sacrificial
agents
or
cocatalysts
that
over
an
order
of
magnitude
higher
than
unfunctionalized
(Dc-CTF),
remarkable
quantum
efficiency
8.6%
at
400
nm.
Mechanistic
studies
reveal
performance
attributed
prominently
two-electron
reduction
reaction
forming
endoperoxide
unit
highly
concentrated
holes
thiourea
site.
generated
from
water
oxidation
subsequently
consumed
(ORR),
thereby
boosting
overall
findings
suggest
powerful
functional-groups-mediated
method
for
development
efficient
metal-free
polymer-based
photocatalysts.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
33(52)
Published: Oct. 8, 2021
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
are
a
class
of
porous
crystalline
materials
whose
facile
preparation,
functionality,
and
modularity
have
led
to
their
becoming
powerful
platforms
for
the
development
molecular
devices
in
many
fields
(bio)engineering,
such
as
energy
storage,
environmental
remediation,
drug
delivery,
catalysis.
In
particular,
ionic
COFs
(iCOFs)
highly
useful
constructing
devices,
functional
groups
can
transport
ions
efficiently,
nonlabile
ordered
all-covalent
pore
structures
backbones
provide
ideal
pathways
long-term
under
harsh
electrochemical
conditions.
Here,
current
research
progress
on
use
iCOFs
specifically
lithium-based
batteries
fuel
cells,
is
reviewed
terms
iCOF
backbone-design
strategies,
synthetic
approaches,
properties,
engineering
techniques,
applications.
categorized
anionic
or
cationic
COFs,
how
each
these
types
lithium
ions,
protons,
hydroxides
illustrated.
Finally,
challenges
future
opportunities
utilization
described.
This
review
will
therefore
serve
reference
state-of-the-art
design
application
strategies
focusing
devices.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
123(7), P. 3944 - 3975
Published: Sept. 15, 2022
Micro-/nanorobots
(MNRs)
can
be
autonomously
propelled
on
demand
in
complex
biological
environments
and
thus
may
bring
revolutionary
changes
to
biomedicines.
Fluorescence
has
been
widely
used
real-time
imaging,
chemo-/biosensing,
photo-(chemo-)
therapy.
The
integration
of
MNRs
with
fluorescence
generates
fluorescent
unique
advantages
optical
trackability,
on-the-fly
environmental
sensitivity,
targeting
chemo-/photon-induced
cytotoxicity.
This
review
provides
an
up-to-date
overview
MNRs.
After
the
highlighted
elucidation
about
various
propulsion
mechanisms
introductory
information
emphasis
materials,
we
systematically
illustrate
design
preparation
strategies
integrate
substances
their
biomedical
applications
imaging-guided
drug
delivery,
intelligent
sensing
In
end,
summarize
main
challenges
provide
outlook
future
directions
work
is
expected
attract
inspire
researchers
from
different
communities
advance
creation
practical
application
a
broad
horizon.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(9), P. 5203 - 5210
Published: Feb. 13, 2023
sp2
carbon-conjugated
covalent
organic
frameworks
(sp2c-COFs)
with
superb
in-plane
π-conjugations,
high
chemical
stability,
and
robust
framework
structure
are
expected
to
be
ideal
films/membranes
for
a
wide
range
of
applications
including
energy-related
devices
optoelectronics.
However,
so
far,
sp2c-COFs
have
been
mainly
limited
microcrystalline
powders,
this
consequently
hampered
their
performances
in
devices.
Herein,
we
report
simple
methodology
fabricate
large-area,
free-standing,
crystalline
sp2c-COF
films
(TFPT–TMT
TB–TMT)
on
various
solid
substrates
(e.g.,
fluorine-doped
tin
oxide,
aluminum
sheet,
polyacrylonitrile
membrane)
by
self-assembly
monolayer-assisted
surface-initiated
Schiff-base-mediated
aldol
polycondensation
(namely,
SI-SBMAP).
The
resultant
show
lateral
sizes
up
120
cm2
tunable
thickness
from
tens
nanometers
few
micrometers.
Owing
the
highly
ordered
quasi-1D
channels,
membrane-based
osmotic
power
generator
presents
an
output
density
14.1
W
m–2
under
harsh
conditions,
outperforming
most
reported
COF
membranes
as
well
commercialized
benchmark
(5
m–2).
This
work
demonstrates
interfacial
fabrication
green
energy
potential
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(36)
Published: June 28, 2023
Constructing
a
powerful
photocatalytic
system
that
can
achieve
the
carbon
dioxide
(CO2
)
reduction
half-reaction
and
water
(H2
O)
oxidation
simultaneously
is
very
challenging
but
meaningful
task.
Herein,
porous
material
with
crystalline
topological
network,
named
viCOF-bpy-Re,
was
rationally
synthesized
by
incorporating
rhenium
complexes
as
reductive
sites
triazine
ring
structures
oxidative
via
robust
-C=C-
bond
linkages.
The
charge-separation
ability
of
viCOF-bpy-Re
promoted
low
polarized
π-bridges
between
units,
efficient
enables
photogenerated
electron-hole
pairs,
followed
an
intramolecular
charge-transfer
process,
to
form
electrons
involved
in
CO2
holes
participate
H2
O
simultaneously.
shows
highest
catalytic
monoxide
(CO)
production
rate
(190.6
μmol
g-1
h-1
about
100
%
selectivity)
oxygen
(O2
evolution
(90.2
among
all
catalysts
sacrificial
agents.
Therefore,
successfully
achieved,
this
exhibited
excellent
stability
catalysis
process
for
50
hours.
structure-function
relationship
confirmed
femtosecond
transient
absorption
spectroscopy
density
functional
theory
calculations.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(42)
Published: Aug. 19, 2023
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
with
structural
designability
and
tunability
of
photophysical
properties
enable
them
to
be
a
promising
class
luminescent
materials
by
incorporating
well-designed
fluorescent
units
directly
into
the
periodic
skeletons.
The
COFs
are
mainly
affected
features,
which
determine
conjugation
degree,
charge
delocalization
ability,
exciton
dynamics
COFs.
To
understand
relationship
between
COF
structures
their
properties,
two
same
pyrene
chromophore
but
different
linkages
(imine
or
vinylene)
were
designed
synthesized.
Interestingly,
endow
huge
differences
in
solid-state
photoluminescence
quantum
yield
(PLQY)
for
imine-
vinylene-linked
pyrene-based
COFs,
possess
PLQY
values
0.34
%
15.43
%,
respectively.
femtosecond-transient
absorption
spectra
time-dependent
density
functional
theory
reveal
charge-transfer
pathways
influence
relaxation
way
fluorescence
intensity.
In
addition,
an
effective
white-light
device
was
obtained
coating
on
light-emitting
diode
strip.
Small,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
17(44)
Published: Sept. 27, 2021
2D
covalent
organic
frameworks
(2D
COFs)
have
been
recognized
as
a
novel
class
of
photoactive
materials
owing
to
their
extended
π-electron
conjugation
and
high
chemical
stabilities.
Herein,
new
framework
(Tph-BDP)
is
facilely
synthesized
by
using
porphyrin
derivative
an
dye
BODIPY
(5,5-difluoro-2,8-diformyl-1,3,7,9-tetramethyl-10-phenyl-5H-dipyrrolo[1,2-c:2',1'-f][1,3,2]diazabori-nin-4-ium-5-uide)
monomers
for
the
first
time,
unique
photosensitive
properties
endow
them
excellent
simulated
oxidase
activity
under
635
nm
laser
irradiation
that
can
catalyze
oxidation
3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine
(TMB).
Further
findings
demonstrate
presence
uranium
(UO22+
)
coordinate
with
imines
products
TMB,
thus
modulating
charge
transfer
process
colored
accompanied
intensive
aggregation
remarkable
color
fading.
This
research
provides
preparation
strategy
COFs
photocatalytic
nanozyme
activity,
broadens
applications
simple
colorimetric
methods
sensitive
selective
radionuclide
detection.