Exploration of the Two-Step Crystallization of Organic Micro/nano Crystalline Materials by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

10.1039/C8QM00118A

2018-04-11

To clearly understand the crystallization process of organic micro/nano crystalline (OMC) materials in solution is a long-standing challenge because of the difficulty in the separation of intermediates and in situ and real-time monitoring the process. Herein,...

The Strategy for Molecular Design of Aggregation-Induced Emission Units Further Modified by Substitutes

10.1039/C8QM00096D

2018-04-10

The Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecules with strong luminescence in aggregated states have attracted persistent attentions in recently years. Developing new structure AIE units and further modifying with functional groups to satisfy more specialized ...

CVD growth of continuous and spatially uniform single layer graphene across grain boundary of preferred (111) oriented copper processed by sequential melting-resolidification-recrystallization

10.1039/C8QM00082D

2018-04-09

The properties of catalyst used for CVD growth has significant influence on the quality the graphene grown. Single crystalline or preferred (111) oriented with smooth surface is most essential criterion for growth of high quality graphene on copper substrate....

Enhancing light hydrocarbons storage and separation through introducing Lewis basic nitrogen sites within a carboxylate-decorated copper-organic framework

10.1039/C8QM00105G

2018-04-09

A novel nanoporous Cu metal-organic framework (NEM-4) with open CuII sites, Lewis basic nitrogen sites, and uncoordinated -COO- groups, exhibits both outstanding uptake capacities (in cm3 (STP) g-1) for C2H2 (204), C2H4 (164.1), C2H6 (172.2), C3H6 (197.4), an...

Colloidal Au-Cu Alloy Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Optical Properties and Applications

10.1039/C7QM00538E

2018-04-04

In this review, we discuss the recent advancement in the shape-controlled synthesis and characterization of colloidal Au-Cu alloy nanostructures. Then we review the studies on the plasmonic properties of the Au-Cu alloy nanoparticles, which are different from...

Remarkable water-soluble ZnO nanocrystals: from ‘click’ functionalization to a supramolecular aggregation enhanced emission phenomenon

10.1039/C7QM00586E

2018-04-04

The preparation of ZnO nanocrystals with enhanced stability and photoluminescence intensity in an aqueous environment is a challenging task. We report on an one-pot two-step organometallic approach for the synthesis of processable alkyne-functionalized quantu...

Tetrathienylethene based red aggregation-enhanced emission probes: super red-shifted mechanochromic behavior and highly photostable cell membrane imaging

10.1039/C8QM00008E

2018-04-04

A series of branched π-conjugated small molecular red fluorescent probes (TTE-4TPA, TTE-4DPT and TTE-4DTPA) with aggregation-enhanced emission (AEE) characteristics have been synthesized for mechanochromic applications and cell imaging. These red fluorescent ...

A dendrimer emitter doped in a dendrimer host: efficient thermally activated delayed fluorescence OLEDs with fully-solution processed organic-layers

10.1039/C7QM00579B

2018-04-03

A thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) carbazole dendrimer (tBuG2TAZ) doped in a carbazole dendrimer host (G3Ph, G4Ph) was employed as an emissive layer (EML) in an OLED device with fully solution processed organic layers. Green (λMAX = 502 nm) emi...

Synthesis of bithiazole-based semiconducting polymers via Cu-catalysed aerobic oxidative coupling

10.1039/C7QM00584A

2018-04-03

Polycondensation using Cu-catalysed aerobic oxidative C–H/C–H coupling reaction was developed for the synthesis of semiconducting polymers. The synthesised polymers served as optoelectronic materials in organic field effect transistors and organic light emitt...

FeP nanoparticles: a new material for microwave absorption

10.1039/C8QM00003D

2018-04-03

Microwave absorbing materials play a critical role within the realms of information and homeland security in times of both peace and international conflicts; as such, discovering new materials for microwave absorption is of critical importance due to their ap...